mommy Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is suing Hillary Clinton for calling her a "Russian asset" Mark Frauenfelder

christmas 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Yog-Sothoth' and other Cthulhuian Yuletide classics Gareth Branwyn

I'm not owned! I'm not owned! FBI investigating right-wing troll's bungled attempt to accuse Mueller of rape Mark Frauenfelder

picks Puppy still figuring out her wee little dog barking voice (SOUND ON!) Xeni Jardin

fake news This week’s tabloids: They’re not lies. They’re just Trumpian thinking Peter Sheridan

Technology Sex-robot has "family mode" switch so kids can play with it. Ethicist says it is "profoundly damaging" to children Mark Frauenfelder

breastfeeding Candidate for Wisconsin governor breastfeeds in campaign video Carla Sinclair

fake news Trump hiding DC sex scandals, Bill & Hillary’s $350m divorce, and ”you can fly,” in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

Emotional 'Profoundly deaf' baby hears her mom's voice for the first time Rusty Blazenhoff

Funny The Big Bad Fox: hilarious tale of predators, parenting, and poultry Cory Doctorow

fanac The Rocky Horror Picture Show and four decades of queer sci fi punk Evan J. Peterson

Funny Shel Silverstein's filthy not-kids' book, "Uncle Shelby," beloved of George RR Martin, is back in print Cory Doctorow

hardcore vegan fails Hardcore vegan baby nearly dies Jason Weisberger

picks #FalconHeights: Philando Castile shot dead by police on camera “for no reason at all” Xeni Jardin

novels Excerpt from The Biographies of Ordinary People, by Nicole Dieker Nicole Dieker

Business Dooce quits mommyblogging amid toxic pressure from advertisers Cory Doctorow

Delightful Creatures This raccoon bangs a rock against a glass door when she's hungry Mark Frauenfelder

Funny Read John Hughes's original story that sparked the Vacation movies! David Pescovitz

Ferret babies follow mommy Xeni Jardin

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow