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Cyberpunk and the Leather Jacket

An article on the use of leather jackets in the cyberpunk genre and their relevance in 2019 and beyond.

by Jed Edwards

Wildlife at Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone.

Rather unsurprisingly, the removal of human inhabitants from what’s now known as The Zone has enabled the return of wildlife to the land, to the point it now serves as a natural sanctuary, away from human disruption.

However, the ever-present radiation remains a source of concern for scientists, so to this day the current population is kept under observation to study the effects it has over it. 

The Björketorp Runestone & Curse

The Björketorp Runestone is one of many standing stones (menhir) located in Bleking, Sweden and is one of the world’s tallest runestones, measuring 13.7 feet (4.2 m) high. It is part of a stone circle with two other blank standing stones, with several other solitary stones in the surrounding regions. Most scholars date the runestone’s inscription to the 7th century AD. It’s carved with a type of runes that form an intermediate version between the Elder Futhark and the Younger Futhark. The runestone is inscribed on both sides, the shorter message appears to say “I foresee perdition” or “prediction of perdition” and the longer side’s inscription (pictured) translates as:

“I, master of the runes(?) conceal here runes of power. Incessantly (plagued by) maleficence, (doomed to) insidious death (is) he who breaks this (monument). I prophesy destruction / prophecy of destruction.”