happy mutants Lent: Jo Walton's new novel is Dante's Groundhog Day Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Last chance to back the Kickstarter for our interdisciplinary seminar series on censorship today and in the Renaissance Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Optical illusion tights and swim shorts give you the junk of Michaelangelo's David Cory Doctorow

offworld Become a ruthless, noble lady in this 'Renaissance revenge simulator' Leigh Alexander

offworld Run a Renaissance art guild in this Leonardo da Vinci simulator Laura Hudson

Technology YouTube bans 6 channels for hate speech, white supremacists Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, and Richard Spencer among them Xeni Jardin

events There's a cool Ignite Live event tonight at 6pm PT Mark Frauenfelder

social distancing Annalee Newitz looks at the Great Plague of London and 17th century social distancing Gareth Branwyn

fantasy The fantastic fantasy miniatures game, Frostgrave, is currently free! Gareth Branwyn

Food Chipsteaks are unique and delicious, with tremendous protein value Rob Beschizza

aviation The case for replacing air travel with high-speed sleeper trains Cory Doctorow

deaths RIP René Auberjonois Rob Beschizza

tabletop games What's new in tabletop gaming (Indie edition) Gareth Branwyn

animals The Irish language has the best weird translations of common animal names Thom Dunn

books Out today: a two-volume, slipcased edition of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents, introduced by Gloria Steinem and Toshi Reagon Cory Doctorow

art Small painting that French woman kept in kitchen sells for $26.8 Million Mark Frauenfelder

australia Flying T-Rex fossils found in Australia, because of course they were Thom Dunn

gift guide Her Universe launches a line of licensed Haunted Mansion clothing Cory Doctorow

art Masterpiece by 13th century Italian painter Cimabue found in French woman’s kitchen Xeni Jardin

Food PETA billboard protests Renaissance faire's favorite fare David Pescovitz