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Scandinavia - Here you go Mortius. Where did the Vikings live? How were they really in life, war, and trade? What was going on in Scandinavia during WWII, the Cold War, and today? Are the Scandinavian countries today truly socialist utopia or socialist dystopias? Do people from different...

Maybe we don't all agree on everything. Maybe some of us see the people that took over part of Seattle for several weeks as anarchists who failed to understand the rule of law. And some of us see the people that were planning on kidnapping / assassinating Michigan's governor as anarchists who...

I just finished designing a basic pen and paper role-playing system of my own, Story Roll. It's only 16 pages long (and soon to be under either the Creative Commons or GPL license). I know that you are going to tell me that D&D, GURPS, SPECIAL, or something else is already your favorite. I...

George Miller has announced that the Mad Max <s> 4 </s> reboot is a GO. Spotted on Moviehole (the once small-time, now big-time movie news website). Details Title(s): Mad Max <s> 4: </s> Fury Road, Mad Max Furiosa (series rebooted) Media: <s>Animated CGI</s> Live action shot in 3D (not...

On Saturday December 6, 2008 large-scale riots broke out all across Greece in response to the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police officer in Athens' often volatile Exarchia district. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D94UNGO03&show_article=1 Now in their...

The Saudi-Arabia owned supertanker The Sirius Star was hijacked by Somali pirates several hundred miles off the eastern coast of Africa on Saturday (Nov. 15, 2008). The pirates plan on using the 25 crew members (of various nationalities) as hostages until the $10 million ransom demands are met...