First Pick:

Kaladesh Prerelease

 

Gather the Townsfolk

Banned and Restricted list: No changes

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/september-26-2016-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2016-09-26

 

Desperate Ravings Pile Shuffling added to Magic Tournament Rules: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2016-09-26

 

Going Infinite

New format: http://www.hareruyamtg.com/jp/pages/format_frontier.aspx

 

Splash Damage

California fake signature bill: https://graphicpolicy.com/2016/09/28/california-has-made-getting-and-selling-autographs-and-limited-edition-items-more-confusing-and-labor-intensive/

 

https://teleread.org/2016/09/26/new-california-law-will-make-it-harder-to-sell-autographed-books-art/

 

http://geekandsundry.com/geek-and-sundry-joins-nerdist-to-enter-the-next-level-of-interaction-with-alpha/

http://geekandsundry.com/alpha-information-reveals-new-shows-and-the-return-of-favorite-series/ --video

https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/151065514229/so-um-new-tabletop-season-is-on-this-new-alpha

 

The Rise and Rise of Tabletop Gaming: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/25/board-games-back-tabletop-gaming-boom-pandemic-flash-point

 

(could apply to Magic, and people wanting to physically be close to one another)

 

The Finisher

This week, combination Bond-villain-and-technology-Jesus Elon Musk announced this week that he wants to send One Million people to Mars with his SpaceX program. And to further nerdify this story, he wants to name the Mars-bound spaceship the “Heart of Gold,” in a reference to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. And since vehicles also just came out in Kaladesh, what do you think the Magic Mics spacecraft should be named?