Casa Sugar is speaking our language with these October must-haves.

Want to recycle and create a cool Halloween costume? Check out the milk jug bat masks at Filth Wizardry. (Via Croqzine.)

You may like bacon, but could you look it in the eye? Notes from a slaughter class at the Ethicurean.

Kitchen renovation in your future? Charles & Hudson has kitchen layouts made easy. (Via Casa Sugar.)

Mrs. Blandings meets Mel Dwork and you should, too.

In the mood for eco-flicks? Check out the top ten at Hullabaloo.

Has overfishing our waters created an “aquacalypse”? Story in the New Republic.

Swissmiss has a link to an interesting post: working hard is overrated. Agreed! Happy Friday!