The Commercial Map of Constantinople

Over on the Medievalists.net website, there is a new article posted titled "The Commercial Map of Constantinople." See more here!

Thirty-Six Stratagems

If you're looking for a way to flesh out a setting, take some inspiration from the "Thirty-Six Stratagems." Read more here!

Icy Lighthouse Photos

Over on Cottage Life, there is a recent pictorial with lighthouses covered in ice.  See more here!

Warp Drive Seems Possible

An article from last year on io9.com suggests that Warp Drive might be more likely than previously thought.  Read more here!

Animated Animals with Human Skeletons

There is a cool video by Brian Andrews circulating of animated animals with human skeletons.  Enjoy!

Viking Raiding Gone Wrong

There is a new article on the irisharchaeology.ie website titled "Bones of the Vikings: when raiding goes wrong." See more here!

Hild by Nicola Griffith - NPR Review

There is a review on the NPR website of a new historical fiction novel titled Hild by Nicola Griffith about a 7th Century women who became a saint.  Read more here!

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Additions

Earlier this month it was announced on YaleDailyNews.com that the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library has some additions to their collection. Read more here!

Medieval Archaeology

Even in Medieval Times, archaeology was happening, though sometimes by accident.  Read more on the Medievalists.net website here!

The Disturbing Origins of 10 Famous Fairy Tales

Earlier this month, over on FlavorWire.com, they posted an article titled "The Disturbing Origins of 10 Famous Fairy Tales." Read more here!

False Memories

Over on The Atlantic, there is an interesting article on false memories that might well feed a tabletop game scenario or two.  Maybe a series of them that are all about the same event but from different perspectives.  Read more here!

Layers of History

A recent article on LiveScience.com titled "Ancient City Discovered Beneath Biblical-Era Ruins in Israel" takes a look at the hidden depths of ruins.  See more here!

Oldest Death

The Telegraph recently ran an article titled "World's oldest creature was 507...but scientists killed it." Read more here!

Mysterious Inverted Crater

According to TheViralPost.com, scientists in Irkutsk are puzzled by a massive, inverted crater.  Read more here!

Two-Sword Grave

Diggers in Finland have discovered an unusual two-sword grave.  Read more here!

Flood Displaces Australian Spiders

ViralNove.com has a cool pictorial detailing what has happened to spiders and farms surrounding flooded river valleys in Australia.  See more here!

Big History Project

If you are a tabletop game setting creator, check out the Big History Project for a bit of perspective.  See more here!

The Earliest Little Red Riding Hood Tale

Learn about "The Earliest Little Red Riding Hood Tale" over on Medievalists.net here!

Replica Tutankhamun Tomb

Tour the tomb's replica to protect the original, then map it out for a gaming scenario.  See more here!

Strange Animals

Some of the animals in the linked pictorial from Memolition.com have surfaced in other pictorials to which I have previously linked but this is a fine collection.  See more here!

New Species or Sea Monster?

An interesting creature has been pulled from the South China Sea and it has folks puzzled.  See more here!

The Vampire Connection of Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris

There is a wonderful article on atlasobscura.com, telling of the vampiric connections of Paris and the infamous Père Lachaise Cemetery.  Read more here!

Box of Crazy

Over on Imgur.com, someone has posted images of a box and its contents that were purportedly found "by the trash."  The idea of it, in and of itself, is inspiration enough for a scenario or two for a tabletop RPG, but the contents holds so much more.  See more here!

Medieval Microcredit

There is a new article up on the Medievalists.net website titled "Medieval Microcredit? Pledging and Rural Credit in England During the Middle Ages." Read more here!

44 Coolest Tech Gadgets of 2013

Sometimes making a near-future setting isn't about thinking up a whole new way to handle tech, it's about taking what is simply new today and making it commonplace.  To that end, check out this article on DodoBurd.com titled "44 Coolest Tech Gadgets of 2013" here!

Magnifying Contact Lenses

There's a new article over on IndustryTap.com titled "Telescopic Lenses Give You Superhero Vision." Read more here!

Designer of the Bayeux Tapestry Identified

Over on the Medievalists.net website, there is a recent article putting forth a candidate as designer of the famous Bayeux Tapestry.  Read more here!

1920s Mugshots

Over on TheMetaPicture.com, there is a new pictorial called "Police mugshots in the 1920s" that would make for some good villains and NPCs. See more here!

Nov. 1st – Calan Gaeaf

The Reasons for the Season had an interesting post yesterday titled "Nov. 1st – Calan Gaeaf" about the first day of winter in Wales  Read more here!

Five Reasons why Mermaids Can’t Physically Exist

Over on the Deep Sea News website, they recently posted an article titled "Five Reasons why Mermaids Can’t Physically Exist." Read more here!