The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has ...

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Sue Roe's new book details how while on holiday with his wife, Picasso installed his mistress in a beach hut - then took up with another! But then came… After Amy Griffin narrowly lost a school ...

In “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” Omar El Akkad criticizes the Western narratives that make suffering in Gaza an abstraction In her memoir, “The 10,” E.A. Hanks ...

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A Pokémon Pocket player has designed a nefarious deck with the explicit goal of forcing opponents to spend a prolonged amount of time making eye contact with Shining Revelry’s scariest card. The deck ...

The Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond card The Master Multiplied has just had a huge and very rapid price spike. The card was priced at $1 just a couple of days ago, and now it’s risen by a ...