When the truth has lost its luster there are places you can turn…. turn…
Literary hoaxes, pranks and frauds have been around since the early days of the printing press. One well documented example was in the late 18th century when Thomas Chatterton wrote a number of poems …
First there was One Page Wargames…now I have found folks doing One Page Dungeons. For the last few years they have been running a contest to find the best one pagers, there are some amazing pages to be found here. It is never a bad thing to have a quick adventure handy.,..
Commentary and reviews on all things related to the One Page Dungeon Contest (1PDC): Twitter posts tagged #1pdc · 1PDC category in Alex’ blog · Facebook Page. The URL campaignwiki.org/one redirect…
Google Maps for 8bit NES….. Google Maps 8-bit for NES
With this episode Mr History Of Rome announces the end game for his amazing and cherished weekly installments on the History Of Rome. Of all the netcasts this is one of those I look forward to hearing each week. Like the Roman empire though as the show ends another chapter in his life begins..
In the early 450s a string of deaths changed the political dynamic of Roman world. Between 450 and 455 Galla Placidia, Aelia Pulcheria, Atilla the Hun, Flavius Aetius and Valentinian III would all die…
We’ve had a couple of posts recently about a hypothesis that links the current increase in obesity with an increase in easy access to foods that are designed to trigger reward systems in the human brain. Basically: Maybe we’re getting fatter because our brains are seeking out the recurrent reward of food that makes us fat. Scientist Stephan Guyenet explained it all in more detail in a recent guest post.
It’s an interesting—and increasingly popula…
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