“General Mills says it introduced Count Chocula and the fuchsia-colored Franken Berry in 1971, followed by Boo Berry in 1972. The three cereals feature fingernail-size corn ghouls and multicolored “spooky-fun” marshmallow bats. Count Chocula is ‘chocolatey,’ by its box’s description, while Franken Berry boasts an artificial strawberry flavor. Boo Berry touts ‘berry flavor.’ Processed-food lovers who appreciate artificial colors and flavors and lots of sugar couldn’t be happier.”

Hey, guess what, Moderate Drinkers? You’re hurting your hippocampus too! So you can stop looking down at those of us with more robust thirsts.

“Back in 2001, it took a six monthlong investigation by Fortune writer Bethany McLean to uncover the wrongdoings that led to the collapse of Enron. Had The Business Insider been around, it would have done it in two weeks, according to TBI President Julie Hansen — maybe with a slideshow to follow. ‘We would pursue it for a couple weeks, get a lot of sources, get the data and tell people, This is what we know. What do you know? What do you think?’ she said.”
 — “Do you know more about Enron’s secret accounting? Tell us IN THE COMMENTS.”

“Air Force mechanics have reported mysterious incidents in which the airborne robots went haywire. In March 2011, a Predator parked at the camp started its engine without any human direction, even though the ignition had been turned off and the fuel lines closed. Technicians concluded that a software bug had infected the ‘brains’ of the drone, but never pinpointed the problem. ‘After that whole starting-itself incident, we were fairly wary of the aircraft and watched it pretty closely,’ an unnamed Air Force squadron commander testified to an investigative board, according to a transcript. ‘Right now, I still think the software is not good.’”

Also Louis CK, SAINT ETIENNE (!!!), Napalm Death, John Kelly, Daniel Mendelsohn, and even more. (Buy batteries! Buy candles! Fill your bathtub! Etc. Who knows.)

The Eternal Life Of ‘Twilight’ In Forks, Washington

by Roger Kisby

Part of a series about monsters and other scary things happening here through Halloween.

On the same road trip where I photographed Roswell and Area 51, I also spent a couple days in Forks, Washington, the setting of the Twilight series. Forks is a small town, about 3,500 people, and the chief industry is timber. Along the main road that runs through town every few vehicles that passes will include a truck carrying freshly cut trees from logging areas. One day, I went on a ride-along with one of those truckers who showed me where they did some of the logging. It was funny to talk to the loggers about what they thought of Twilight phenomenon. Their thoughts seemed mainly to be, it’s silly, but it’s good business for the town, especially important as the timber industry has suffered in the past years.

The town was definitely sleepy. One main grocery store, a few motels, and some shops. Before Meyer’s fans started coming, most visitors were, I gathered, sports fishermen. The folks I met in the tourist center were excited to show off the Twilight side of Forks. It was there I learned that the movies weren’t filmed in the town, but mostly in Oregon. But even if the town doesn’t appear in the movies, Forks still offers tours that take you past a truck like Bella would have driven, a house like Bella would have lived in, the high school, where the vampire/werewolf treaty would have happened, etc. etc. Here’s what I saw of Twilight and its vampires in this little logging town.

Previously in series: Portrait Of A Witch

Roger Kisby is an editorial and portrait photographer who lives in Brooklyn. You can see more photos at his Tumblr and on Instagram. You can also follow him on twitter.

“Parenting style and childhood temperament might play roles in shaping one’s political mindset, new research suggests. Specifically, kids who have fearful temperaments and are raised by parents who value obedience are more likely to endorse conservative ideologies as young adults, the study found.”

★★★ Leaves were flattened against the wet morning sidewalks of the city, pressed into golden ovals of slime. Under and across the Hudson, in the dim light, autumn colors rioted in the ditch by the rails. The New Jersey marshes affirmed their power to wring beauty out of anything: the reeds were the color of a lioness’s fur; the water caught the dull sky and reflected it back with a silver gleam verging on electric blue. The train advanced, through space or time or possibly both, into the full clear blaze of October, where crisp and curling oak leaves lay on dry pavement. Lawns were duveted — red and pink here, gold next door; office-suite parking lots lay behind brocade draperies. On the return trip, the progress reversed itself, as ambiguously as it had arrived. Was dusk coming heavily and early out the windows, or were the clouds still lurking? The Freedom Tower answered the question by coming not quite into view, incomplete and half-obscured by mist.

“Things slow at the office? Remind your employees that they’re going to die.”

Football Pick Haikus For Week 8

Thursday, October 25

At Minnesota -6 Tampa Bay

Vikings should crush Bucs.
Flip channels only during
World Series innings. PICK: VIKINGS

Sunday, October 28

New England -7 St. Louis (At London)

New England visits
Regular England. Brady
Defects to Man U. PICK: PATRIOTS

At Tennessee -3.5 Indianapolis

Chris Johnson is alive!
Too bad Tennessee defense
hates playing defense. PICK: TITANS

At Green Bay -15.5 Jacksonville

Brad Pitt says it’s not
A journey. Every journey
ends but Jags lose on. PICK: PACKERS

San Diego -2.5 At Cleveland

I’m taking the Browns.
I’m writing a book: THE YEAR
I LOST EVERYTHING. PICK: BROWNS

At Philadelphia -2.5 Atlanta

No team should ever
go undefeated, it’s just
profoundly selfish. PICK: EAGLES

At Detroit -2 Seattle

If Lions had a
decent coach they’d probably
still be in last place. PICK: LIONS

At NY Jets -2.5 Miami

The Jets have to win.
If they’re irrelevant this
soon shrinks will go broke. PICK: JETS

At Chicago -7.5 Carolina

Trying to beat the
Bears at home is harder than
shaving Ditka’s stache. PICK: BEARS

At Pittsburgh -4.5 Washington

The Steelers are great
at home, terribly waving
their yellow towels. PICK: STEELERS

At Kansas City -1.5 Oakland

The Chiefs will start
Brady Quinn. K.C., don’t cheer
if he gets injured! PICK: CHIEFS

NY Giants -2 At Dallas

Last year Giants lost
twice to the Redskins. Will they
lose two to these bums? PICK: COWBOYS

At Denver -6 New Orleans

Saints visit Mile High!
Their suspended coach can call
plays in from the blimp. PICK: BRONCOS

Monday, October 29

San Francisco -6.5 At Arizona

Cards in a tailspin.
But Niners melt in desert
like scorpion poo. PICK: CARDINALS

Detroit Tigers v. San Francisco Giants

Verlander stunk up
Game One but Obama lost
the first debate, too. PICK: Tigers in 7

Last week’s Haiku Picks went 5–6–2. That’s 46–56–3 for the season. This week, we picked all the home teams. Go, Home Teams!

Jim Behrle tweets at @behrle for your possible amusement.