Science Placing other people's poop in your person is a piss-poor plan Seamus Bellamy

videogames Talking Adventure Games with Dave Gilbert Jeffery Klaehn

UFOs Pentagon releases UFO footage Thom Dunn

interviews An interview with legendary bass player Carol Kaye Gareth Branwyn

names What is the best name to ask Siri to call you? Rob Beschizza

Journalism The problem with all the mistakes in Jill Abramson's book on journalism is you'll never know who wrote them Rob Beschizza

politics 'Family detention' existed under Obama, too. But systematically separating kids is all new. Xeni Jardin

News MOVIES: Talking 'Muppet Guys Talking' with Frank Oz & Victoria Labalme Xeni Jardin

music In 1977, the Sex Pistols played their last UK gig: a Christmas show for children Cory Doctorow

sexual harassment Notes from the #MeToo march: thoughts and prayers can't right what is wrong Maureen Herman

Science Vote for the best Halloween candies, for science David Ng and Ben Cohen

wtf apps Bad Driver Database is a smartphone app that I predict will soon be yanked from the iTunes Store Mark Frauenfelder

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

trump That Dr. Strangelove scene where the U.S. President phones Russia about an imminent air strike Xeni Jardin

homophobia Can you guess what happened when a Young Adult lit mag suggested a bi character wasn't OK for younger readers? Rob Beschizza

donald trump If you vote for Trump, then screw you Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Parasitic Souls: what if there was a tech bubble, but for magic? Kater Cheek

uk Happy Chilcot Day (A Fairy Story) Charlie Fletcher

books Reminder: Neal Stephenson predicted Donald Trump in 1994 Cory Doctorow

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