I don’t watch a lot of TV, haven’t in many years, but this is first TV show I think I will make time for in a loooong time. I loved the original Prisoner show, it was frustrating, challenging, confusing and brilliant. The world around us has become ever more frustrating, challenging confusing and brilliant in [...]

A remarkable database of English soldiers has been made available online for research into medieval soldiers. The records are the compiled information on soldiers who served between 1369 and 1453, which includes the Battle of Agincourt. A more recent collection of US Military records is available at the Ancestry web site.

My revolutionary war reenacting experience summed up in one video: Yes. I know the uniforms are wrong….

This Elvis song could have easily been written by HP Lovecraft. Via the Trollsmyth

I was talking to some people yesterday about my preference for science based on science, rather than superstition or hunches. My two favorite sites on the topic are Bad Science and Science Based Medicine, but there are plenty of other good ones out there. Below the cut is a Youtube film about an emergency room [...]

We have a winner for the 2009 Summer of Fear contest and a new world Overlord all in one story! All hail the mighty Ant! I for one welcome our new Anty Overlords. Via Cronaca