This cursed Roman ring may have inspired the One Ring of JRR Tolkien. It's now on display at The Vyne in Basingstoke, England. The Guardian has more on this artifact and the strange story surrounding its theft and subsequent curse.
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Apr 5, 2013
The real (?) "One Ring" Of The Hobbit
Beautiful footage of Parisian life from more than 100 years ago
A clip from director Hugues Nancy’s “Paris 1900, the City of Lights,” featuring restored and colorized film footage from the fin de siècle. From C21Media: Thanks to incredible archives restored and fully colorized, this film presents a previously unseen journey through time and space. Discover, Paris in 1900 at the time of the Exposition Universelle […]
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Jeannette Ng was right: John W Campbell was a fascist
My latest Locus Magazine column is Jeannette Ng Was Right: John W. Campbell Was a Fascist, which revisits Jeannette Ng's Campbell Awards speech from this summer's World Science Fiction convention.
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The mystery of brass Roman dodecahedrons
Brass dodecahedrons keep turning up in the European soil. They’re of Roman antiquity, but no-one knows for sure what they were for. Thankfully, “mundane ornamentation or maybe a childrens’ toy” is not what anyone wants to hear. Mental Floss: Historians have found no written documentation of the dodecahedrons in any historical sources. That void has […]
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5 innovative massage guns that can blast your aches away
Got some aches that a lazy rubdown won’t put a dent in? Give your muscles an early Christmas with these massage guns. If you’ve never tried one, they’re all designed to bring deep tissue relief, and they’re all at Black Friday prices now. JAWKU Muscle Blaster V2 Cordless Percussion Massage Gun This cordless massager exerts […]
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Go from installation to system admin with this Linux training bundle
Just about everybody from small-time app developers to big database administrators loves Linux. But just because it’s open-source doesn’t mean its secrets are open to everybody. For that, you need a comprehensive training program like the Complete Linux System Administrator Bundle. If you’re chasing any kind of career in coding, this is the online regimen […]
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Break into Android app development with this Jetpack training bundle
If you want to be an app developer for Android, there’s never been a better time. Languages like Kotlin are tailor-made for functionality, and the Jetpack suite of tools makes the whole process easier. The only hurdle is learning your way around these tools, and that’s where the Android Jetpack & App Development Certification Bundle […]
