- Voynich Manuscript: Did Bay Area researchers decipher mysterious medieval book? – this time it’s Latin written in medieval shorthand. The article provides a quick review of all the latest scholarship. As I’m not a linguist or cryptographer I still abstain.
- More Than 1 Million People Agree To ‘Storm Area 51,’ But The Air Force Says Stay Home – I’m amazed that Area 51 is still a “thing” on the pop cultural landscape this many years after “The X-Files” heyday, and while I suspect what people see there is bleeding edge human tech, I confess a curiosity about what lies beyond the black mailbox. I’m tickled that the Little A’Le’Inn is not only still in business but booked solid for that weekend, internet joke or not.
- Catch These Events Celebrating Apollo 11 Moon Landing’s 50th Anniversary – a fairly comprehensive list of this Saturday’s (7/20) 50th anniversary festivities around the U.S. Being the fashion nerd that I am, I really want to see the restored space suit.
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