Man Goes from Zero to Hero — With Fitness Regimen He Copied from Manga

When people are down in the dumps, they often need a little bit of inspiration to start getting back up again. Sometimes, that inspiration can come from a surprising source. Like manga, for example. Li Shuangyong from China was, and not to put too fine a point to it, a loser. His business had failed, …

7 Strange and Creepy Magical Items (And How to Make Them)

Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble… This famous quote from Shakespeare (did you know that?) shows that you need some accoutrements to perform magic. Some of those magical objects are pretty strange, though. You might be familiar with eyes of newt and other such things, but “real” witches and wizards have …