VIKING

(NEW ZEALAND OUT) New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless, who plays the character 'Xena', stands on the set at dusk during the final night of filming for the last episode of 'Xena, the Warrior Princess' 30 March, 2001. The top rated series is shot in New Zealand and shown in 115 countries. Lawless, 33, was tight-lipped about Xena 's final fate. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read RICHARD ROBINSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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WOMEN
DNA Test Reveals Powerful Viking Warrior Was Actually A Woman
By Alanna Vagianos
Basically, researchers just discovered the Viking version of Xena the Warrior Princess.
BACHELORETTE 13 - "Episode 1306" - As the two-on-one date between Kenny and Lee amps up, Kenny, the fierce professional wrestler, meets Lee head on about the accusations he made to a stunned Rachel. The Bachelorette is left to pick between the truths and lies and choose the man who is really there for her. Can the drama be alleviated? Will Rachel send one or both men home? The rose ceremony will reveal relationships that have failed to advance and those that have progressed. The remaining suitors are thrilled to learn that they will be traveling to romantic Copenhagen, Denmark, on the finale of the special two-night event, on "The Bachelorette," concluding TUESDAY, JUNE 27 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Thomas Lekdorf) RACHEL LINDSAY, PETER, BRYAN, DEAN, ALEX, KENNY, ADAM
Thomas Lekdorf
ENTERTAINMENT
'The Bachelorette' Contestants Make The Most Adorable Vikings Ever
By Claire Fallon
We're so here for this.
TRAVEL
No Kiddin': Iceland Really Has a Penis Museum
By Bob Schulman, Contributor
Travel editor, WatchBoom.com
SCIENCE
The Vikings' Magnificent Flying Machine
By Petra Perkins, Contributor
* Writer * poet * tinker * spy
Like the medieval Vikings, these were curious explorers and capable conquerors, but mostly they were inventors. They were "imagineers" - designers of gadgets, experiments, solutions. They invented the Viking spaceship to sail and land in unknown realms.
Laura Psutka
WEIRD NEWS
Tiny Pet Fish Gets Epic Viking Send-Off
By Dominique Mosbergen
Complete with wooden boat, burning pyre and "some epic music."
BBC
SCIENCE
Possible Viking Find Could Rewrite North American History
By Dominique Mosbergen
Archaeologist Sarah Parcak used satellite data to find the Canadian site.
Peder Jacobsson
WEIRD NEWS
It's Time To Quit The Rat Race And Become A Freakin' Viking
By Hilary Hanson
You don't even have to wear a horned helmet.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Muse and Her Director: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sanjay Gupta Talk 'Jazbaa'
By E. Nina Rothe, Contributor
Cultural Activist
In Cannes this year, the actress was there to promote her upcoming film Jazbaa, the feature directorial debut for Bollywood mega producer Sanjay Gupta, and her return to acting after a five-year hiatus.
TRAVEL
Don't Throw Momma From the Boat: How I Survived a Danube River Cruise
By Natalie Compagno, Contributor
Owner Traveler's Bookcase, co-founder Oscar and Mae literary s...
I am watching the season finale of "Downton Abbey" when my Mom calls to say that she wants to go on a Danube river cruise. Of course she does. It's Pavlovian, the Viking Cruises ad runs before each episode and the bells ring for the servants to attend to the aristocrats of the manor.
BOOKS
The Best of the Best Books Lists
By Carole DeSanti, Contributor
VP/Editor at Large, Penguin Random House; author, 'The Unruly ...
Every year, as an editor, reader and writer, I wish for a cool hand, or the hand of history, to lay alongside these best-ofs and favorites.
SCIENCE
Medieval 'Thing' Site Discovered Beneath Parking Lot
SCIENCE
Dirty 'Nose Ring' Turns Out To Be Rare Viking Treasure
By Macrina Cooper-White
BOOKS
Women's History Month Spotlight: Advice From the 19th Century, on Loneliness and Doubt, Horses, Vacuum Cleaners and the Nature of Time
By Carole DeSanti, Contributor
VP/Editor at Large, Penguin Random House; author, 'The Unruly ...
In honor of women's history month and to celebrate the paperback publication of The Unruly Passions of Eugénie R., I arranged an interview with Eugénie R. herself (heretofore known only as my fictional character) to find out how this 19th century woman feels about our 21st century world.
TRAVEL
PHOTOS: Exploring The Viking World
By Andrew Burmon
TRAVEL
WATCH: Eating Rotten Shark With A Viking
By Richard Wiese, Contributor
Host of Born to Explore
I'm no food critic, but imagine eating the contents of a bait box left out in the sun for days. That's what it tasted like.
SCIENCE
New Study Reveals Who Brought Mice To America
By Travis Korte
BOOKS
Easy Reader: Kellow's Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark Throws Radiant Light on the Renowned Movie Critic
By David Finkle, Contributor
Writer, Drama Critic
The only fan letter I ever wrote to a public figure -- other than to child star Bobby Driscoll when I was a child -- went to the then New Yorker movie critic Pauline Kael.
BOOKS
"Three Cups Of Tea" Publisher Questioning Book's Accuracy Too?
BOOKS
Mortenson's 'Three Cups Of Tea' Under fire from ‘60 Minutes': Author Denies Allegations
SPORTS
2010 NFL Week 16 Picks
By Elizabeth Engel, Contributor
Philadelphia Eagles Fan
TRAVEL
So You Thought the Vikings Were Gone?
By Judie Fein, Contributor
Author, Life is a Trip
In the bosom of a fjord, under a sky of cotton ball clouds, 500 authentically Viking-clad reenactors from 20 nations bring the Vikings back to life.
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