What's in a Pumpkin?

C&EN and Andy Brunning give us a little education about the chemistry of our favorite orange vegetable.

We are Losing Our Children

How in the hell did this happen?

Mary MFing Janes, the true flavor of All Hallows,

along with Candy Corn and Caramel Apples

According to Forbes, Mary Jane -- the classic orange and black candy you have eaten every October since forever -- is not only the LEAST favorite Halloween candy, they "are so disliked that they actually appeared twice on this list. The consensus was that peanut butter-flavored treats should not be chewy."

A stupid child

Pumpkin Infographic from GGR Group

You need a crane to lift your gigantic pumpkin, friend. The folks at GGR Group (a European maker of spider cranes and more) put together a cool infographic to show what all you can lift. Check it out.

Pumpkin Beer Infographic

From Visually comes this informative visual comparison of pumpkin beers.

Skeleton Props with Ears -- Stop It

You might have seen this. You might have not noticed. Skeleton props with ears, or at least, ear-shaped protuberances on the skull.

All the better to hear the rat, maybe?

Even Dapper Cadaver is on this train.

Halloween Express wins the prize though, for this bone-hooded cobra.

Adventure Time and The Myth of Sisyphus

One of the better articles about Adventure Time, by Kay Albasi at Medium.

The Cake Looks Like Malus

The Cake looks like Malus, the sixteenth colossus in Shadow of the Colossus.