happy mutants Picnic/beach blanket that looks like a knotted rug Cory Doctorow

tabloids Royals Clash, Clooneys divorce, and Jacko’s rotten feet in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

magic A delightful snail takes a magic carpet ride full of wonder and joy David Pescovitz

generators Portmanteau generator Rob Beschizza

music Hear all 77 songs Weird Al covered on tour Rusty Blazenhoff

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Read: Rescue, by Sarah Gailey Sarah Gailey

Entertainment A new trailer is out for 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' reboot starring Laverne Cox Xeni Jardin

Science Our Generation Ships Will Sink Kim Stanley Robinson

graphic novels Wytches – A terrifying trip into the dark heart of parental fears and malevolent forests Gareth Branwyn

robotics Robotic dog pants, dribbles warm saliva, and tries to bite you Mark Frauenfelder

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

books RIP, Terry Pratchett Cory Doctorow

A look at the new Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master’s Guide Ethan Gilsdorf

trailers Trailer homesteading in the Mojave Reanna Alder

Solitary Vices: Mikita Brottman on the Books in Her Life Mark Dery

happy mutants Collaborating with your kids: the story of "A Dark and Dismal Flower" JC Herz

books Jo Walton's "My Real Children" [book excerpt] Boing Boing