Kids Santa Claus dies of a heart attack in front of room full of Russian children Seamus Bellamy

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

puzzles My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension Jane Frauenfelder

graphic novels Watch the new trailer for Netflix's upcoming "Locke & Key" adaptation Thom Dunn

tabloids Megxit Explodes – Who’s to blame? in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

cancer Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher’s lamp Gina Loukareas

tabloids Killing the Queen, John Lennon’s murder, and William Shatner’s talking horses in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutant I chatted with Danny Elfman about his new MasterClass, and his ventriloquist dummy "Buddy" Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids Brad Pitt’s brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week’s dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Stars who wear clothes more than once, rats in Buckingham Palace, and why sharks attack, in this week’s shocking tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Celebrate Independence Day with Cordell Jackson, the "Rock n Roll Granny" a psychobilly pioneer who played until she was 81 Cory Doctorow

Artistic L.A. trucker transforms road grit into truck masterpieces Xeni Jardin

Entertainment Can you guess the meaning of these Droodles? Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Behold the jukebox of tomorrow Rob Beschizza

creepy santas Former Walmart Santa Claus arrested when bodies of his 2 kids found buried in his backyard Xeni Jardin

claymation MADtv's violent Rankin/Bass Christmas spoofs Rusty Blazenhoff

biographies Edward Gorey's macabre tarot deck from 1966 Mark Dery

censorship Catholic high school suppressed student newspaper article, drawing wide attention to it Rob Beschizza

telcoms New York City makes all prisoner calls free Cory Doctorow

History The BBC finally admits that MI5 secretly vetted its employees, an open secret for generations Cory Doctorow