1) Christopher Lee's Charlemagne
2) Dinosaurs
NASA discovered small dino tracks in their literal backyard. The Christian Science Monitor discusses it here. The feet in question belonged to a nodosaur.
Which was a giant spiked armadillo apparently.

3) Racism
I really really hate Michael Chabon's new book. Like so much so that I may decide it isn't worth finishing. I really want to write a review but it's like totes not good y'all.
There is a LONG post about this that I am working on in my head about racism, white privilege, and the place of artistic licence in all of it but...it's questionable career-wise considering I have sent a query to his agent to rep my novel...
Yes, I just wrote that and meant it. Oh the pitfalls of the industry! Life is so hard! Le sigh.
4) Kaseem Reed
Dear Democrats, more of this please. Love Michael