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boiledleather: There’s a lot going on in tonight’s episode of Game of Thrones, entitled “Blood of My Blood.” Isn’t there always? With so many characters involved in so many storylines spread across so many locations, the sprawl is simply incomparable…

There’s a lot going on in tonight’s episode of Game of Thrones, entitled “Blood of My Blood.” Isn’t there always? With so many characters involved in so many storylines spread across so many locations, the sprawl is simply incomparable to…

Originally published on Grist. Tristan knew the end was near when his dad turned yellow. Two years earlier, his father, Jake Seniuk, had been diagnosed with a rare form of small intestine cancer. He tried chemo, he tried…

It’s Memorial Day weekend! Summer is here at last. To usher you into the season, here is the internet’s best writing on books and related topics for the week of May 23, 2016. Shaun Tan’s sculptural illustrations for the Brothers…

Yes, if the iPhone ruled Westeros, it would probably do it perched on top of the BEVL. The BEVL compliments the iPhone perfectly, and gives it a definite edge over when you dock your phone on other docks. The BEVL,…

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The Rosetta spacecraft has detected biological components glycine and phosphorus emerging from its comet – suggesting life on Earth could have arrived on a ball of ice ift.tt/1TJS3dP via Today on New Scientist – Short Sharp Science ift.tt/1Sl3dlX

I had little idea of what I would discover when I set out to find and photograph the oldest living things in the world. I expected that researching, traveling, and photographing would stretch my perspective, and force me to learn…

Blue Origin, the builder of the New Shepard re-usable rocket, has announced plans for the fourth flight of the rocket. With a recent successful launch and landing in their pocket, the company is anticipating another similar result. But this time,…

There’s something so perfect about a one-bowl meal. Equal parts comforting and efficient (we’ll always be in favor of fewer dishes to wash), bowl meals are just better — and this is especially true when it comes to lunch. After…

I feel there are three categories of people: those who love camping, those who tolerate camping, and those who would rather shove a flaming hot s’more stick in their eyeball than voluntarily camp. I’m a life-long lover of camping and…

A soggy winter in the 1240s turned parts of central Europe into a swamp, forcing the Mongols led by Genghis Khan’s grandson to retreat to feed their horses ift.tt/22qjxbG via New Scientist – Home ift.tt/1Sl3dlX

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The Golden Gate Bridge under construction. This essay by M. F. K. Fisher appeared posthumously in our Spring 1995 issue. Fisher died in 1992. Her previously unpublished novel, The Theoretical Foot, was released earlier this year. Now I am thinking about…

You’re ambitious and smart, and you have plans. You know your job well, and you work hard, so why does your boss hate you? Well, maybe not hate you, but it’s clear that she likes your coworker a lot more than…

Sounds Like A Movie: 20,000 Bees Follow Woman’s Car For Two Days After Queen Gets Trapped In The Trunk May 26, 2016 in bees , flying , get away from me , god save the queen , insects…

Let’s face it — sometimes the side dishes are just better. Yes, chicken is great, and we’ll never say no to a burger, but really aren’t we just here for the buttery mashed potatoes, perfectly crunchy slaw, and crispy fries?…

VIDEO When whistleblower Edward Snowden told people just how easily the government could compromise their technology and spy on them, the immediate response was some variation on “Oh, crap! My laptop? My cell phone? People can see that?!” OK, that’s…

Today’s picture shows a Shipyard Worker enjoying a nice ice cream. The picture was taken in 1943 at the Bethlehem Shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland. This must have been a very busy time for the area. ift.tt/1Z2fUqp via Old Picture of…

This week’s episode, "The Door," was so bursting-full of reveals and revelations of the highest calibre it was difficult to digest. The white walkers were created by the children of the forest, another direwolf has died, and of course, we…

Having been first introduced to A Song of Ice and Fire through Game of Thrones, I was no stranger to not knowing what was coming from the show. Witnessing Ned’s execution without the pre-text of the books hardened me to…

Daenerys Targaryen has been a major power/influence in the continent of Essos for some time now. She has taken a small horde of Dothraki for her own, released the Unsullied, the first to ever do so (winning their service in…