The Gospel of Judas

Ardellis | April 10, 2006

To a certain faction of the Christian faithful, the discovery of lost gospels can be a disturbing thing. These now non-canon documents paint a picture of a religion that was still getting its act together, after all, and if it didn’t start off with one complete, overarching vision, that could shake some people’s faith, perhaps, [...]

Irish Warlord Got Around - A Lot!

Ardellis | January 21, 2006

Scientists are saying that the legendary Niall of the Nine Hostages may have as many as three million male descendants worldwide. Connected modern surnames include (O’)Gallagher, (O’)Boyle, (O’)Doherty, O’Donnell, Connor, Cannon, Bradley, O’Reilly, Flynn, (Mc)Kee, Campbell, Devlin, Donnelly, Egan, Gormley, Hynes, McCaul, McGovern, McLoughlin, McManus, McMenamin, Molloy, O’Kane, O’Rourke, and Quinn.

Copernicus’ Grave Found

Ardellis | November 9, 2005

I hadn’t realised that it had gone missing, but they’ve found it again, so that’s good. They’ve even had a portrait made, based on the skull. See?
Andy has a co-worker at the Museum of Science who is currently getting a great deal of mileage out of the fact that he looks enough like Copernicus in [...]