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1 min read 2022-01-22 05:39:00

Here's Something Cool: Make Your Own

Sometimes I find fun stuff that is not exactly the subject of this blog, yet seems tangentially related - and certainly worth

1 min read 2021-05-18 07:29:00

This beast is one that, to be fair, is pretty darn bizarre and amazing in real life, so I’m not going to say that the medieval

3 min read 2021-03-04 05:26:00

This is a beast that is not featured in the true bestiaries, but does regularly show up in the various encyclopedias of natural history

3 min read 2021-01-16 04:25:00

For those of you who are just joining us, feel free to get caught up with prior episodes of everyone’s favorite game: Guess that

2 min read 2020-12-22 05:20:00

Today’s beast for you to guess is not from a manuscript, but from a stone carving at the Rock of Cashel in Ireland. I don’t have

3 min read 2020-12-08 09:01:00

It’s time for Round 4 of everyone’s favorite game, and this time it’s a creature I’ve discussed in this blog before. This

2 min read 2020-11-24 09:02:00

It’s time for another round of everyone’s favorite game! This one is a little different because unlike most of our creatures, the

2 min read 2020-11-19 00:55:00

Now you know how to play the game, so here’s another illustration for you to identify. This one comes from a manuscript of Der

1 min read 2020-11-10 02:58:00

This magnificent dragon sculpture glowers over Sneinton, a suburb of Nottingham, England. It is stainless steel, and was created in

3 min read 2020-08-22 00:02:00

John Bate first published The Mysteryes of Nature and Art, his illustrated compendium of mechanical and technological instructions, in

2 min read 2020-03-10 01:22:00

Here’s a clever novelty for the serious fan: transforming a refrigerator or door of your house. Dr Who’s TARDIS makes a great

2 min read 2019-05-29 08:21:00

Ann Arbor, Michigan is known for its urban fairy population, as evidenced by their doors, which can be spotted all around the city.