happy mutant I chatted with Danny Elfman about his new MasterClass, and his ventriloquist dummy "Buddy" Rusty Blazenhoff

metal Metal cover of Nightmare Before Christmas' 'This is Halloween' Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Penis fish, Simon Cowell’s missing boobs, and Hillary Clinton’s gay flings, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutant Danny Elfman is teaching a MasterClass: "It's okay to fail" Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids Scientology Sex Scandal, Kennedy conspiracy, and Royal bombshells in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Brad Pitt’s brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week’s dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan

biographies Edward Gorey's macabre tarot deck from 1966 Mark Dery

uk Happy Chilcot Day (A Fairy Story) Charlie Fletcher

fire Aleister Crowley and Jimmy Page's former home gutted in blaze David Pescovitz

offworld The other side of Braid Liz Ryerson

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

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squid The Kraken Awakes: What Architeuthis is Trying to Tell Us Mark Dery

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