zombies Nick Cole wrote an uplifting, zombie apocalypse love story Jason Weisberger

science fiction Max Barry on how science fiction prepares us for the apocalypse Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 Politico asked 34 big thinkers to predict how the coronapocalypse will permanently change our world Gareth Branwyn

coronavirus A drone video of a sheltered-in-place Los Angeles Rusty Blazenhoff

electronic music New Blackmouth record, featuring Jarboe (formerly of Swans) Gareth Branwyn

comedy Post-apocalypse game show: "Hello, good evening, and remain indoors!" Rob Beschizza

Business New York City raised minimum wage to $15, and its restaurants outperformed the nation Cory Doctorow

art 'Station Eleven' is a haunting tale of the apocalypse Jason Weisberger

thou shalt not make a mind in the likeness of a machine Mutant fly strains invented by a neural net Rob Beschizza

television Watch: Adam Savage ('MYTHBUSTERS') back on TV in 'SAVAGE BUILDS' Xeni Jardin

videos Screening Surveillance: three short science fiction films about surveillance, with accompanying classroom materials Cory Doctorow

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

History Watch this marvelous animation that summarizes humanity in five minutes David Pescovitz

claymation MADtv's violent Rankin/Bass Christmas spoofs Rusty Blazenhoff

gender Tavi Gevinson is folding up Rookie, after seven years: part mediapocalypse, part moving on Cory Doctorow

WTF The latest sign of the Apocalypse: Sour Patch Kids, the cereal Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants Woman World: the hilarious man-free apocalypse we've all been waiting for Cory Doctorow

Games Grim times for indie game devs Rob Beschizza

video games Uncover the tragic history of Fallout Online: The MMO that could have been Seamus Bellamy

Business Private equity bosses took $200m out of Toys R Us and crashed the company, lifetime employees got $0 in severance Cory Doctorow