canada Revenge of the Laughable Bumblefucks: Rob Ford's brother admits that actors were hired to pretend to be his supporters at rally Cory Doctorow

tabloids Johnny Depp dying, Caitlyn Jenner’s baby, and the sexiest man alive, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants Read: Rescue, by Sarah Gailey Sarah Gailey

music Prophets of Rage play Cleveland RNC, kick off 'Make America Rage Again' tour in 35 U.S. cities Maureen Herman

uk Happy Chilcot Day (A Fairy Story) Charlie Fletcher

books Read: Strategic Dog Patterning, a story from "Why I Hunt Flying Saucers" Hugh AD Spencer

science fiction The Android’s Prehistoric Menagerie A Merc Rustad

books Pirate treasure is real. Here's how we found it. Robert Kurson

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

The secret life of a public library security guard Dana Bialek

The charley horse from Hell — why you should work at a standing desk Gammy Hamhock

Homer's Last Theorem Simon Singh

The Gorilla Workout helped me transform my body Nicole Dieker

Robogenesis: the terrifying sequel to Robopocalypse Daniel H Wilson

Cthulhu retro action figures imagine a very different 1980s Rob Beschizza

rats The Rat King: On the Fascinations (and Revulsions) of Rattus Mark Dery

books Jo Walton's "My Real Children" [book excerpt] Boing Boing

movies Godzilla (2014) Ethan Gilsdorf