Best Halloween decoration seen in our neighborhood so far: Several sets of eyeballs mysteriously peering from within a hedge. Oddest decoration: Those creepy cobwebs, also decorating hedges, but this time in purple. Maybe these spiders are Prince fans.

Decorative Links!	Thanks Mike Martinez and Ant.
Play:	Pod Panic. Marvin Spectrum.
Links of the Evening:	Battlefield 2142 Expansion Announced. Thanks Planet Battlefield. Puzzlebox Case Mod. Thanks Digg.
Stories:	The Hidden Life of Paper and Its Impact on the Environment (registration required). Hearst rolls over in his hemp-free grave. The Comma That Costs 1 Million Dollars (Canadian) (registration required). Radioactive Snails Found at Crash Site in Spain (registration required). Thanks Flying Penguin.
Science!:	World's first full-face transplant likely in UK. "Seeing that face on you makes me afraid my tiramisu might come back up." Australia faces blackouts, builds major solar plant. Scientists World's coral reefs in danger.
Media:	Martin Scorsese's Sesame Streets. NSFW language. Puzzle.
Follow-up:	Rocket Racing League gets a boost.