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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Historical Thursday - Historical New York

Over on sometimes-interesting.com, check out "The First Attempted New York Subway: Beach Pneumatic Transit" here.


Also, on openculture.com, enjoy "An Online Gallery of Over 900,000 Breathtaking Photos of Historic New York City" here.


Finally, on stonybrook.edu, there is a collection of "New York State Historical Maps" here.


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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Worldbuilding Wednesday - Teotihuacan, Yonaguni, & the Grand Mound

Over on The Guardian, they recently mentioned that "Liquid mercury found under Mexican pyramid could lead to king's tomb" here.


Also, on collective-evolution.com, a recent posting revealed a "Marine Geologist discovers A Supposed 10,000 Year Old Yonaguni Monument, Dubbed Japanese Atlantis" here.


Finally, on archaeology.org, they announce "Grand Mound to Reopen" here.


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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The Tuesday Sundries - Stone Age Wheat, Stone Tools, & Canabalism

According to a recent story on npr.org here, "Stone Age Britons Were Eating Wheat 2,000 Years Before They Farmed It."  It certainly makes sense that folks would take some time to figure out that something they discovered they could eat could also be managed in some way, whether it be plating wheat to moving a fruit tree.  With the thinking that languages skills were limited, taking two thousand years doesn't seem that long.  One person could figure it all out on day two, not be able to tell anyone, then be eaten by a wild animal, thus burying the idea until someone else could come up with it all on their own again.  BTW, if you haven't read the one-off novels Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell.  Very good and you'll want to run a game in that period afterwards.


Also, a recent post on geologypage.com tells us that the "Oldest stone tools raise questions about their creators" here.


Finally, on archaeology.org, "More Evidence of Cannibalism Found in Gough’s Cave" here.


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Monday, April 27, 2015

RPG Media Monday - Dwarves of Demrel (2016)

Over on the Petya Kantrov YouTube channel there is a trailer for a project called "The Dwarves of Demrel."  Enjoy.



Also, they will have regular updates for this movie destined to release next Spring on their Facebook page here.  They also have a Kickstarter page for funding the effort here.  Check that out for all sorts of pics of the costumes and also concept drawings.


Finally, on the Adventure Mining Company website in their tours section, you could check out the location(s) used for the filming here.




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Sunday, April 26, 2015

Setting & Society Sunday - Party Apparel, Flax, & Medieval Milan Fashion

Over on risharchaeology.ie, they discuss "Split down the middle: parti-coloured clothes in 14th century Ireland" here.


Also, on ecouterre.com, they show us how "A London Community Grows Flax to Turn Into Clothing" here.


Finally, on the Medievalists.net, they featured "Move over Milan! Late Medieval and Renaissance Fashion in Venice" here.


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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Saturday in Space - Warp Fields, Space Colonies, & The Rosetta Mission

Over on mysteriousuniverse.org, they tell us how "NASA May Have Accidentally Created a Warp Field" here.


Also, on wallstreetscope.com, they give us some details on why "Tesla Motors (. . .) Boss Musk Wants Space Colonies" here.


Finally, on the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory YouTube channel, a recently uploaded video is titled "The Rosetta Mission Asks: What Has Comet C-G Revealed About Our Beginnings?" Enjoy.



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Friday, April 24, 2015

Flora & Fauna Friday - Glass Frogs, Early Dogs, & a Million Bees

Over on bbc.com, they report the discovery of a new species of glass frog in Costa Rica here.


Also, on sciencemag.org, a recent article tries "Solving the mystery of dog domestication" here.


Finally, on q13fox.com, check out what happened when a "Semi-truck carrying more than 40 million bees overturns on I-5, WSP warns drivers" here.


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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Historical Thursday - Dark Ages

There is often confusion for gamers on a solid definition of the Dark Ages.  Over on Encyclopedia Britannica, check out the simple definition of Dark Ages here.


Also, before getting into it further, check out a humorous article on "5 Ridiculous Myths You Probably Believe About the Dark Ages" here.


Finally, on the Prager University YouTube channel is a video uploaded early this year that asks "How Dark Were the Dark Ages?" Enjoy.



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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Worldbuilding Wednesday - 10 Tips, 25 Statues, & 18 Giant Skeletons

Over on io9.com, they suggested "10 Ways To Create A Near-Future World That Won't Look Too Dated" here.


Also, on Bored Panda, they show off "25 Of The Most Creative Sculptures And Statues From Around The World" here.


Finally, from the Real Thing TV YouTube channel, an uploaded video from a couple years ago told of "18 Giant Skeletons And Pyramids Found."



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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

The Tuesday Sundries - Grimm Landscapes, Ghost Town, & Best King

Over on Bored Panda, a recent pictorial article titled "Brothers Grimm-Inspired Fairytale Landscapes By Kilian Schönberger" showed some remarkable shots here.


Also, on blm.gov, check out the "Garnet Ghost Town" here.


Finally, on the Medievalists.net, they give us a line up for "Who was the best King of Medieval England?" here.


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Monday, April 20, 2015

RPG Media Monday - Dallas Dinos, Plato's Plumbers, & Fairport Convention

Over on nbcdfw.com, they recently let us know "Dallas Zoo Makes Way for New Dinosaur Exhibit" here.


Scott Samuelson recently penned an article titled "Why I Teach Plato to Plumbers" regarding the benefits of a general education but he may as well have been explaining how to build better Gamemasters here.


Finally, from over on YouTube, let's enjoy a little Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief as we game or create gaming materials today, shall we?


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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Setting & Society Sunday - King John, Henry VIII, & London's Medieval Government

Three from the Medievalists.net website this week including one on "King John and the Making of Magna Carta" here.


Also, an interesting look at the "Seven year itch: evidence suggests Henry VIII may have been close to taking a seventh wife before his death" here.


Finally, last year they took a look at "The Government of Medieval London" here.


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Saturday, April 18, 2015

Saturday in Space - Mars Water, GoPro Spacewalk, & Alien Life

Over on phys.org, they recently reported that "Mars might have liquid water: Curiosity rover finds brine conditions" here.


Also, on sciencealert.com, "WATCH: NASA astronauts took a GoPro on a spacewalk, and the footage is incredible" here.


Finally, on space.com, "Signs of Alien Life Will Be Found by 2025, NASA's Chief Scientist Predicts" here.


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Friday, April 17, 2015

Flora & Fauna Friday - Terror Birds, Mushrooms, & Otter Annoyances

Over on sciencenews.org, they explain how a "Fossil reveals terror bird’s power" here.


Also on earthporm.com, a recent posting shows off "The Mystical World Of Mushrooms Captured In Photos" here.


Finally, the Love Nature YouTube channel features a video with an "Otter vs Beaver." Enjoy.



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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Historical Thursday - Margaret Beaufort, Warrior Women, & Literary Women

Three through the Medievalists.net this week on women, the first tells us more about "Margaret Beaufort, Mother of King Henry VII" here.


Also, they raise the question "‘An Entirely Masculine Activity’? Women and War in the High and Late Middle Ages Reconsidered" here.


Finally, they share a video from The University of Arizona YouTube channel which features a lecture on "Breaking the Mold: The First Woman in Italian Literature" here.



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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Worldbuilding Wednesday - Off-Grid, Earthquake, & Seismic Shifting

Three from Archaeology.org, the first being about the fortress synagogue in Krakow here.


Also, a new theory regarding the "Temple Walls Possibly Felled by Earthquake" at the Holy Temple in 70 A.D. in Israel.  Find out more here.


Finally, "Sanxingdui was a Bronze Age civilization that flourished in China’s fertile Sichuan Basin for several hundred years before mysteriously disappearing around 1100 or 1200 B.C."  Learn more here.


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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

The Tuesday Sundries - Strange Weapons, Flint Knife, & Durandal

Over on the Medievalists.net, they recently had a list of the "Top 10 Strange Weapons of the Middle Ages" here.


Also, on Archaeology.org, they tell us of a "Wooden-Handled Flint Knife Found in Denmark" here.


Finally, on Ancient-Origins.net, they give us cited information on "Durandal - The legendary Sword of Roland" here.


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