halloween The CIA is offering…privacy advice? For trick-or-treaters? WTF? Thom Dunn

b-side Former CIA Chief of Disguise shares how spies use disguises Rusty Blazenhoff

This is (allegedly) the original Star Wars Episode IX plot by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly David Pescovitz

Funny Tupac Shakur arrested in Tennessee! David Pescovitz

plagiarism High school student claims principal plagiarized Ashton Kutcher for graduation speech David Pescovitz

wonderful creatures Why is the octopus so smart? Rob Beschizza

design Today's technology thinks you suck Mark Frauenfelder

virginia aquarium Watch these adorable baby octopuses hatch Carla Sinclair

music Spice World, postmodern masterpiecce Rob Beschizza

trump Only Mexico City has the cojones for the Trump/They Live Billboard! Mark Frauenfelder

family The weirdest bumbling cat burglar movie of all time Jason Weisberger

russia The best dystopian fiction you'll ever read Jason Weisberger

Science University student scientists study: "Who’s the best-equipped superhero?" David Pescovitz

tabloids Conspiracy theories abound in this week’s tabloids, or is everyone plotting against us? Peter Sheridan

Entertainment Review: 'Pee-wee's Big Holiday' (loved it) Jason Weisberger

law Exclusive: Snowden intelligence docs reveal UK spooks' malware checklist Cory Doctorow

corruption US Treasury Dept wants to know which offshore crimelords are buying all those NYC and Miami penthouses Cory Doctorow

cards The Contraband deck tells a subtle story in card design Michael Borys

appliances All hail Lumio (the lamp, not the phone) Michael Borys

happy mutants Comics historian Craig Yoe celebrates Banned Books Week with the Forbidden Comics bundle Craig Yoe