Cast some 3,000 years ago (~1450 BC) in the Middle Bronze Age likely near what’s now Nördlingen, Germany, this bronze sword was recently unearthed in exceptional quality. Shoot, I’d still quest with it. Its preservation is due in part to the naturally antimicrobial copper salts in the sword, and the

This is a 16mm film featuring a tour of Disney World in 1972 that’s been remastered in high definition so you can fully appreciate just how scary those old costumes really were. I assume this was before they adopted ‘The Happiest Place On Earth’ as their slogan. “They’ve been using

Performed by bardcore musician Hildegard von Blingin’, this is a cover of Johnny Cash’s heartfelt cover of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Hurt’, complete with slightly altered lyrics to make it more medieval. Man, that song — it’s a doozy. My girlfriend knows if she hears me playing it in the basement

Built as part of the creation of video game Titanic: Honor and Glory in which PC players will be able to explore the RMS Titanic prior to and during its sinking, this is a 4K walking tour of the ship. The game will feature a faithful recreation of the entire

This is some footage from the wayback machine, taking us to the year 1968 and The Rolling Stones recording the banger ‘Sympathy For The Devil’ for their album Beggars Banquet. It was interesting to watch the process. Also, I found it particularly impressive how they were able to smoothly edit

In wayback news (my favorite kind, all new news is bad news), this is a video from the Australian Public Broadcast service on August 31st, 1962 asking Sydney residents if they think there’s life on other planets. The answers range from “no” to one guy having seen a UFO. Most

To celebrate Carol Burnett’s 90th birthday yesterday (the big 9-0!), here’s a best-of compilation of the show’s actors breaking character with laughter. It’s a good time. Remember the Carol Burnett show? I sure do. Of course I also remember the Renaissance like it was just earlier this year. Now I

This is a video of guitarist Andrea Boma Boccarusso providing a history of rock from 1965 – 2022, playing one popular song riff for each year. Man, there were a LOT of tasty jams in there. So many if you could preserve and jar them you could make a fortune