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Now You Can Chart a Medieval Map of Mars
Be sure to bring Eleanor Lutz's scientifically-accurate map next time you're out trekking the dry dunes.
Not Dead Yet: Painter Aleksandra Waliszewska Makes Nightmares Look Beautiful
Not Dead Yet is a column dedicated to finding experimental, funny, and out-of-this-world artists.
Joanna Newsom Goes Full Medieval Punk on New Single "Leaving the City"
Newsom turns back the clock in a major way on the second single from her upcoming 'Divers.'
We Spoke to the Medieval Astronomers Who Made David Leyonhjelm Swear
Leyonhjelm was in Melbourne as part of a senate inquiry into the medical and psychological effects of wind turbines. ClimActs were there to take the piss.
PREMIERE: Journey Back in Time with Obsequiae's Medieval Metal Masterpiece, 'Aria Of Vernal Tombs'
Listen to the glorious new LP from Minnesota's master of all things medieval and metallic.
Homework Finds ‘80s Tinged Love in the “Palindrome 1” Music Video
It’s retro, odd, and irresistibly heartwarming.
Has the United States Run Out of Ways to Make the Death Penalty More Humane?
As lethal injection drugs become harder to get, lawmakers are struggling to come up with humane alternatives for death row inmates.
How to Drink Hallucinogenic Beer Like a Viking Shaman
Nowadays, it’s hard to think about consuming craft beers without hops, but ancient brewers used to flavor their wares with whatever they could find. Foraged herbs and spices even had magical powers, and those beer makers even used them as medicine for...
Australia Blasts For the Past by Bringing Back Knights and Dames
In a throwback to medieval times, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has reintroduced the honor of the Knights and Dames of the Order of Australia.
The Incredibly Mysterious Voynich Manuscript Still Has Scientists Stumped
Even the NSA tried and failed to decipher it, but the research indicates you shouldn't give up just yet.
Medieval Slimes
According to sources such as Hollywood, history textbooks, and the word on the street, the Middle Ages were a thousand-year grunge revival in which everybody walked around covered in fleas and mud.
A Bunch of Guys Wearing Chainmail and Bashing Each Other Is a Sport
If you don't think LARPing is a sport, these guys will cut your balls off with a sword. What isn't athletic about guys whupping each other with weapons, kicks, and punches directed at every body part except the back of the neck and knees?