Flora & Fauna Friday - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

Over on news.nationalgeographic.com, check out "Before and After: See Animals Change Their Coats for Winter" here.

Also, on cracked.com, they feature "The 5 Coolest Pets Humanity Has Bred into Existence" here.

Finally, on mashable.com, they suggest "13 Ferocious Hybrid Animals to Creep You Out."  Find out how much here.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Dystopian Views

Over on atlasobscura.com, have a look at "The Real-World Locations of 14 Sci-Fi Dystopias" here.

Also, on atlasobscura.com, view "The Famous Photo of Chernobyl's Most Dangerous Radioactive Material" here.

Finally, on the BI Science YouTube channel, check out "What the Earth would look like if all the ice melted."  Chilling!

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Parallel Universes, UFOs, & Time

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "A cosmologist says he's found possible signs of a parallel universe" here.

Also, "These spectacular clouds over Cape Town aren’t UFOs, but they are out of this world."  Learn more here.

Finally, they invite us to "Watch: This 3-minute animation will change your perception of time."  Check it out here.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Liquid Mountains, Wishing Trees, & Starships

Over on boredpanda.com, check out the Liquid Mountains on Lake Erie here.

Also, on atlasobscura.com, see the "Wishing Trees: Where Money Grows in the Branches" here.

Finally, on the MetaBallStudios YouTube channel, they show us "Starships size comparison."  Enjoy!

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RPG Media Monday - Star Wars, Captain Blood, & D&December

Over on pcgamer.com last month, they told us "Star Wars Battlefront graphics mod makes the game look like a movie" here.

Also, on nonpareilonline.com, we were reminded last week that "Errol Flynn’s ‘Captain Blood’ turns 80" here.  Old films like this can be a rich source for simple RPG plots and are rife with NPC ideas.

Finally, on the ProJared YouTube channel, he proclaims this month "D&December!!"  Enjoy!

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RPG Media Monday - Star Trek, David Mitchell, & Chaucer

Over on tribality.com, A. A. Amirault shares iedas on "5 Star Trek TNG Episodes for D&D Conversion" here.

Also, on wired.com, they tell us "Genre Snobbery Is a 'Bizarre Act of Self-Mutilation'" according to author David Mitchell from the latest Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast.  Find out more here.

Finally, on medievalists.net, check out "Chaucer’s Solar Pageant: an Astrological Reading of the Canterbury Tales" here.

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Saturday in Space - Dust, Wormholes, & Dyson Spheres

Over on sciencealert.com, they report "Astronomers spotted strange ripples "unlike anything ever observed" around a nearby star."  Learn more here.

Also, on livescience.com, they feature "Chasing Wormholes: The Hunt for Tunnels in Space-Time."  Find out more here.

Finally, on discovery.com, they ask, "Has Kepler Discovered an Alien Megastructure?"  Have a look here.

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RPG Media Monday - Tolkien, Burroughs, & Monsters

Over on medievalists.net, they expound on "Teaching Tolkien’s Translations of Medieval Literature: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Orfeo and Pearl."  Learn more here.

Also, on io9.com, they ask "Why does Edgar Rice Burroughs still matter?"  Find out here.

Finally, on podbean.com, Roll Initiative looks at "6 Underused and Underrated Dungeon Monsters" here.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - TWA Flight Center, Alien Worlds, & Gravity

Over on wired.com, they pictorially invite you to "Go Inside the Ultra-Cool TWA Flight Center Before It Becomes a Hotel."  See more here.

Also, on scifiideas.com, they explain "How To Create An Alien Species In 3 Stages" here.

Finally, on sciencechannel.com, they have a new video that briefly describes "The Mysterious and Powerful Force of Gravity" which is an excerpt from "How The Universe Works" here.

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RPG Media Monday - Grimm Blood, New Languages, & Tolkien's Latest

Over on theguardian.com, let us know that the "Grimm brothers’ fairytales have blood and horror restored in new translation" here.

Also, on nautil.us, they explain "How the Languages in Game of Thrones, Defiance, and Thor Were Created" here.

Finally, on io9.com, they herald that "J.R.R. Tolkien's The Story of Kullervo Will Be Published In October" here.

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RPG Media Monday - Weird Science, Fast Ships, & Science Gone Mad

Over on io9.com, they share the "10 Weirdest Science Fiction Novels That You've Never Read" here.

Also, on sploid.gizmodo.com, they ask "What's the fastest ship in sci-fi history?"  Find out here.

Finally, on popsci.com, they examine "A Brief History Of Science Gone Mad" here.

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RPG Media Monday - Cult Animation, Wrinkles in Time, & Michael J. Tresca

Over on tasteofcinema.com, they've shared "15 Cult Animated Movies You Might Not Have Seen" here.

Also, on mentalfloss.com, they discuss how "How 'A Wrinkle in Time' Changed Sci-Fi Forever" here.

Finally, on patreon.com, Michael "Talien" Tresca is finally leaving The Examiner and will produce content on his own.  He has "written over a 1,000 reviews for Amazon, over 2,500 articles as National Sci-Fi Movie Examiner and National RPG Examiner"  and his "articles and reviews have appeared in Allgame.com, D20 Filtered, Dragon Magazine, Gamers.com, Pyramid, RPG.net, and Sharktopus."  Throwing him a buck a month through Patreon to keep his content flowing while helping him and his wife raise a couple of wonderful children is a guaranteed win/win.  See more here.

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RPG Media Monday - GoT Snowflakes, The Rangers, & Predator: Dark Ages

Over on kryshiggins.com, before Winter is all but forgotten around these parts, check out the "Free snowflake patterns inspired by Game of Thrones" here.

Also, on The Forge Studios YouTube channel, have a look at "The Rangers: A Shadow Rising" teaser for a upcoming fantasy series.  Looks fun!

Finally, if you've yet to see it, spend a half hour on the Predator: Dark Ages YouTube channel watching their short film.  Enjoy!

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - 10 Tips, 25 Statues, & 18 Giant Skeletons

Over on io9.com, they suggested "10 Ways To Create A Near-Future World That Won't Look Too Dated" here.

Also, on Bored Panda, they show off "25 Of The Most Creative Sculptures And Statues From Around The World" here.

Finally, from the Real Thing TV YouTube channel, an uploaded video from a couple years ago told of "18 Giant Skeletons And Pyramids Found."

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RPG Media Monday - Best Sci-Fi, Best Animated Sci-Fi, & NASA's Space Sounds

Over on indiewire.com, a recent article told how "Scientists Choose the 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies Ever" here.

Also, on tasteofcinema.com, they suggest "The 10 Best Animated Sci-fi Movies of All Time" here.

Finally, on createdigitalmusic.com, they tell how "NASA Posts a Huge Library of Space Sounds, And You’re Free To Use Them" here.

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RPG Media Monday - TIE Fighter Short, Anderson's UFO, & Leviathan

Over on techcrunch.com, "Watch This Amazing Fan-Made Star Wars TIE Fighter Short Film" here.

Also on thepropgallery.com, they discuss "Filmed in miniature - The models of Gerry Anderson's UFO" here.

Finally on comingsoon.net, there is a "Stunning Proof-of-Concept Trailer for Sci-Fi Movie The Leviathan" here.

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RPG Media Monday - YA Novels, Cyberpunk is Dead, & Potter Potions

Over on the Guardian website they had an articled titled "The eight best young adult books – and why grownups should read them, too."  Learn more here.

Also, on the Only a Game blog, Chris Bateman tells us why "Cyberpunk is Dead" here.

Finally, the BuzzFeedVideo YouTube channel has shared a look at what real world fans of the Potterverse think of various potions.  Enjoy!

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