mixed reality Watch the Kickstarter video for Jeri Ellsworth augmented reality tabletop game system Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Dancing in the dark at Kathe Koja's DARK FACTORY Kathe Koja

science fiction The Convoy: a glimpse of a deepfakes future owned by James O'Keefe-style hoaxers Cory Doctorow

star wars Mixed-reality demo displays C-3PO and R2-D2 in any room Andrea James

Technology The magical future of virtual reality David Pescovitz

math Augmented reality math is amazing and delightful Jason Weisberger

david bowie Legendary music producer Tony Visconti breaks down Bowie's iconic "Space Oddity" Gareth Branwyn

books Permanent Record: Edward Snowden and the making of a whistleblower Cory Doctorow

music Pedro Bell, the psychedelic painter behind Funkadelic's visual vibe, RIP David Pescovitz

happy mutants Karl Schroeder's "Stealing Worlds": visionary science fiction of a way through the climate and inequality crises Cory Doctorow

politics A new AI tool from Adobe can detect Photoshopped faces Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Tim Maughan's Infinite Detail: a debut sf novel about counterculture, resistance, and the post-internet apocalypse Cory Doctorow

Technology Augmented reality software shows where pipes and other underground structures are Andrea James

fake news Tom Cruise’s healing touch, Nazi Roseanne, and Vanna White’s hooker scandal, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

video Watch a demo of the latest VR production tools Andrea James

books Cult of Personality: Two crime writers discuss the allure of cults in their own dark fiction Alex Segura

sexual harassment Notes from the #MeToo march: thoughts and prayers can't right what is wrong Maureen Herman

video Watch how NASA trains astronauts with VR Andrea James

books The Free: unflinching YA novel about juvie, desperation and empathy Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Kissenger "simulates" kissing loved ones Rob Beschizza