offworld Mobile game of the week: Prune Leigh Alexander

music Listen to Weird Al Yankovic's unreleased parody of The Who David Pescovitz

makers Volunteer "stick library" is a hit with neighborhood dogs Cory Doctorow

The 1960s This is a 1960s TV commercial for prunes starring Ray Bradbury Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Ruminations on decades spent writing stories that run more than 1,000,000 words Cory Doctorow

Science 'Ghost Apples' of ice form after freezing rain in Michigan [PHOTOS] Xeni Jardin

music Friday Tunes: The Cramps Seamus Bellamy

music Hear "Weird Al" Yankovic's unreleased parody of The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" David Pescovitz

video Japanese cops bust bonsai marijuana grower Andrea James

music What a Transparent Day: A new musical compilation of psych nuggets is upon us David Katznelson

Robert Anton Wilson A review of Cosmic Trigger, a play based on Robert Anton Wilson's autobiography Ferdinando Buscema

music David Axelrod, incredibly influential soul/jazz/rock composer and producer, RIP David Pescovitz

Japan Why just four seasons? Ancient Japan had 72 microseasons Andrea James

uk Happy Chilcot Day (A Fairy Story) Charlie Fletcher

Reviews Krampus trashes the horror potential of traditional mythology in a film that's neither funny nor scary Al Ridenour

offworld Offworld Monday Reflection: Living card games, white whales and digital bonsai trees Laura Hudson

happy mutants Boing Boing: zine, blog, and back again Rob Beschizza