science fiction Help identify the science fiction legends in these thrift-scored pix of the 1956 Worldcon Cory Doctorow

caterpillars This caterpillar wears its old molted heads as hats Thom Dunn

Disney Disneyland fan re-creates the Haunted Mansion in Animal Crossing, and it's glorious Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids A beheaded tot, isolated stars, and cure coronavirus with herbs, in last week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn

obits Kenny Rogers, 1938–2020 Rob Beschizza

News Inspiring rules for journalists by PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer (RIP) David Pescovitz

politics Passport and Nobels Jasmina Tesanovic

tabloids Adjectival overload, and the tabloids finally get one right, in this week’s round-up of the rags Peter Sheridan

happy mutants Bunnie Huang's classic "Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen" is now free online Cory Doctorow

Food How 700,000 bottles of Tabasco are made every day David Pescovitz

Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2019 Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants I made Wil Wheaton recite the digits of Pi for four minutes, then a fan set it to music Cory Doctorow

Dungeons & Dragons What's new in tabletop gaming (Halloween edition) Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Primary Sludge: "close fiction" from German utopian writer Sina Kamala Kaufmann Sina Kamala Kaufmann

infinite monkeys StoryAI, a bot that autocompletes a story for you Clive Thompson

religion Full story of the missionary killed when trying to convert an "uncontacted" tribe David Pescovitz

trump Immigrant detention facility driver slams truck into protesters, causing serious injuries Xeni Jardin

politics Consultant helps game developers not do stupid things such as decorate lava levels with Stars of David Rob Beschizza

Alien invasion base on the moon, Michael Jackson’s body missing, and Prince Harry’s clash with Trump, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan