magic Harry Anderson, TV's 'Night Court' star, has died at 65 in Asheville, N.C. Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 Celebrating the mad genius of music producer Hal Willner, who has died, likely of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

tabloids Hollywood stars too fat and too thin, and the Royal reality TV show, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

tabloids Dying Angie, Divorce Bombshells, and a Julian Assange Sex Tape, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Kate Hudson’s stripper pole, money-hungry Duchess Meghan, and Bruce Springsteen’s fear of fans, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Why Donald Trump is the tabloid president Peter Sheridan

happy mutants 2017 Hugo nominees announced Cory Doctorow

fake news Michael Jackson is alive, Hillary is boozing, and a Buckingham Palace Sex Ring, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Decapitating Kim Kardashian, Paul McCartney drives his daughter insane, and cat litter beauty treatments, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Russian sex toys, flying dinosaurs, and Barbara Bush’s missing toes, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

books Bad Dads: Art Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson Mark Frauenfelder

movies Watch: movie directors using color to mess with your mind David Pescovitz

Check out this fandom-themed short film from promising young director, Yulin Kuang Caroline Siede