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!