Dr. John Jinwright, a professor most awesome, has dug-up an old piece he wrote on the problems in interpreting and performing medieval troubadour music. SCA folks and other reenactors, take note!
Jinright on the Troubadours
Humans: Geeks of the Animal Kingdom
Great Unsung Science Fiction Authors
io9 has a list of 12 “Great Unsung Science Fiction Authors.” I have to admit, some of these are new to me, like Kage Baker. Time to buy some books…
Vikings Renewed
Vikings has been renewed for a 3rd season. This is excellent news, as I have never seen a single episode, and as a medieval scholar this is most shameful. Now I have a chance to rectify the situation.
Movie Destruction Infographic
Today’s forecast: 40% chance of Geological Event today, with a slight chance of Sharknado in the evening. Tomorrow, don’t forget your hand sanitizer, as there is a higher-than-normal chance of widespread infection, though that may not be noticeable with the various Alien Attacks throughout the day.
Holsinger’s “A Burnable Book”
An interview and except with Bruce Holsinger regarding his new novel, A Burnable Book.
Kat Ninetails on WoW
Kat Ninetails has a retrospective on World of Warcraft. I think we can all get behind her comments on Uldaman.
Mythgard Institute
Check this out: Mythgard Institute teaches live video courses online, taught by really cool professors most awesome. It costs a bit of money ($150 to audit a course), but if you’ve got the money, with a crew like they’ve got it would be totally worth it.
How Mark Twain became Mark Twain
Salon has an article about “How Mark Twain became Mark Twain: The amazing story of the lectures that made him a superstar,” which we might have called “How Mark Twain was a 19th-Century Professor Awesome.” Think we could get him to do a guest post here?
Top 12 Best Medieval Games
Gameranx lists what they think are the “Top Twelve Best Medieval Games.” What say you all?