Like a lot of teenagers of my generation, I played a Role-Playing Game (RPG) called Dungeons and Dragons (“D&D“.) The majority of the players in our smallish-town D&D group were Christians, so we downplayed the wizardry aspect, and concentrated on adventure and combat.  We also shunned most cosplay and Live-Action Roleplaying. (“LARPing”.) This was in the late 1970s, so we had access to just the small-format Chainmail book and the first three D&D boxed-set rulebooks developed by Gary Gygax, et al. This was long before the more popular large-format Advanced D&D books were published. One key aspect of characters in…

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On March 26, 1636, the University of Utrecht had its opening ceremony. Pictured is the university’sAcademiegebouw Rectory. — March 26, 1790: The US Congress passed the Naturalization Act, requiring two-year residency. — March 26th, 1812: An earthquake now estimated at 7.7 on the Richter scale destroyed 90% of Caracas, Venezuela, and killed an estimated 15,000–20,000 people. — Today’s feature article is an essay by SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, James Wesley, Rawles (JWR). — There are just a few days left to get your Writing Contest article in for the current round of judging.   Read the full article here

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On the morning of March 12, 2026, a routine Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) leadership lab at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Va., turned into a fight-or-flight situation. Inside Constant Hall, eight cadets faced an armed terrorist who was intent on mass murder. The murderer was a 36-year-old former Virginia Army National Guard member (we choose not to print the names of evildoers here) with a prior federal conviction for attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group ISIS. He entered the classroom around 10:43 a.m. He reportedly demanded to know if the class was for an…

Since 1958, the Savage 110 has been the company’s flagship centerfire bolt-action rifle, offering an affordable and customizable firearm that has evolved with the times. Earlier this year, Savage announced next-generation updates for the 110. Now for the first time, the Savage 110 will be offered as a rimfire model. The Savage 110 RF is a rimfire rifle that uses a full-size Savage 110 action and full-size AICS-pattern magazines adapted for the .22 LR cartridge. The 110 RF is a full-size rimfire rifle based on the 110 action. This has two advantages. First, this allows the 110 RF to function…

In recent years, Taurus USA has focused on expanding its selection of revolvers, particularly those suited to concealed carry and personal defense. One of its latest designs is the 850, which builds on the company’s earlier 650 design, providing the same shrouded-hammer design in a .38 Special-only chambering. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” Rifleman Review segment above to see the details of this compact carry revolver. “When it comes to personal defense and concealed carry, nothing really beats a simple wheelgun,” NRA Media Shooting Editor Christopher Olsen said. “And that’s where Taurus is really focused in the last few years.…

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00:00:02 Speaker 1: So we come to Covenan County Hospital at a hurry and got him minee poolish clothes off shot? What ever were on that tile floor? 00:00:17 Speaker 2: How would you like to hear some turkey stories from Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and even Old Mexico. Well, my friends, if you said yes to that, you are in luck. This is our annual Turkey Stories episode. We’ve rounded up some of the best, most unique stories that we could find from a completely unique set of Homo sapiens, both old and young, both men and women. But…

00:00:07 Speaker 1: This podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer Newhart and today we’re joined by Randall Brody, Corinne, Nate John and Roman. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat eaters four verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. There is a prize. Meat Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the conservation organization of the winner’s choosing for the satura the week. This week we’re looking at the Shelby Index. For today’s episode, she set a personal best for…