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Contrary To Popular Claims, Mythical Griffins Were Not Inspired By Dinosaur Fossils
IFLScience· 2 days agoAccording to a popular and widespread belief, the mythical griffin – that eagle-faced, winged lion...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ VFX Team Used Story as Their North Star
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTheWrap magazine: With action sequences designed to function like dialogue, the VFX crew were guided...
From the Archives: African Khat (1978)
High Times· 4 days agoKhat: the cocaine of Africa—the mint green leaf of the shrub Catha edulis—is a way of life in the new nation of Djibouti and the ancient land of Yemen. Grown on large farms ...
Seven years later, Napa's Signorello winery rises from the Atlas Fire's ashes
Napa Valley Register· 3 days agoRay Signorello Jr. vowed to rebuild his Signorello Estate winery along the Silverado Trail shortly...
‘At the Edge of Empire’ Review: Leaving Mao’s China
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoHis writing is particularly poignant on China’s oppression of the Tibetans, whose land was annexed by the Communists in 1951, and his description of...