Worldbuilding Wednesday - Tomb of Osiris, Easter Island, & Vertical Cities

Over on sploid.gizmodo.com, there is an article titled "Archeologists discover mythical Tomb of Osiris in Egypt" here.

Also, on archaeology.org, they ask "Did Easter Island Really Collapse?" here.

Finally, on fastcoexist.com, there is a nifty pictorial titled "A Vision Of The Vertical Cities Of The Future" here.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Bernard Cornwell, Victoria and Albert Museum, & Best Demolitions

On Wednesday, January 7th, at 3 pm EST, there will be a Q&A with Bernard Cornwell.  Get with it on his Facebook page here.

Also, from last October, the Medievalists.net website chimed in on the "10 Medieval and Renaissance Things to See at the Victoria and Albert Museum" here.

Finally, from last month, Curbed.com was kind enough to share "The 10 Best Demolitions of 2014, Judged Purely on Aesthetics" here.

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RPG Media Monday - Tolkien's Beowulf, the Anti-Tolkien, & Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2014

Over on the Medievalists.net, there was a recent article on "J.R.R. Tolkien and the morality of monstrosity" here discussing his roots in Beowulf.

Also, from The New Yorker, an article on Michael Moorcock titled "The Anti-Tolkien" came at the end of last year here.

Finally, io9.com has an article detailing what they feel are "The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Books Of 2014" here.

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Setting & Society Sunday - 5th c. Farming, 9th c. Divorce, & 19th c. Science

Four years ago now, the Medievalists.net website posted a useful story for Gamemasters titled "Pigs, Presses and Pastoralism: Farming In the Fifth to Sixth Centuries AD" here.

Also, just last November, that same excellent website told us of "Raymund’s Daughter’s Divorce in the 9th-Century: a Woman’s Textual Role in the Breaking of an Alliance" here.

Finally, last month, io9.com chuckled about "Why 19th Century Scientists Believed That Life Originated In Space" here.

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Saturday in Space - ISS to Linux, Dwarf Planet Ceres, & Venusian Cloud City

On extremetech.com they reported recently that the"International Space Station switches from Windows to Linux, for improved reliability" here.

Also, straight from NASA.GOV comes the report that the "Dawn Spacecraft Begins Approach to Dwarf Planet Ceres" here.

Finally, as mentioned on CNet and elsewhere, "NASA Wants To Establish A Floating Cloud City To Study Venus."  Learn more here.

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Flora & Fauna Friday - Crypto-USA, Cursed Forest, & Ancient Trees

Laughing Squid recently posted "‘Monsters in America’, A Cryptozoological Map of the United States Featuring Legendary Creatures From Across America" here.

Also, a recent article on mysteriousuniverse.org highlighted "The Cursed Forest of Transylvania" here.

Finally, from thisiscolossal.com, check out the pictorial showing "Ancient Trees: Beth Moon’s 14-Year Quest to Photograph the World’s Most Majestic Trees" here.

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Historical Thursday - Death Whistles, Dragon Maiden's, & Dracula’s Dungeon

Over on Modern Notion late last year, they had an article on "The Horrifying Sound of Aztec Death Whistles" here.

Also, Medievalists.net had an article back in September on "When a Knight meets a Dragon Maiden: Human Identity and the Monstrous Animal Other" here.

Finally, from that same month, The Daily Mail ran an article titled "Have they found ‘Dracula’s dungeon’ in Turkey? Secret cells beneath Tokat Castle may have been where Vlad the Impaler was held hostage" here.

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