Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...

In the limited edition Defy Extreme Lapis Lazuli, Zenith pairs a gemstone older than civilisation with a high-frequency ...

Medievalists may have to reconsider long-held assumptions about who, exactly, painted all those gorgeous illuminated manuscripts. The intricate role of the scribe has been popularly attributed to ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The first blue pigment to hold its color was often prized over gold. The semi-precious stone lapis lazuli was ground into an iridescent pigment, sometimes called ultramarine, that ...

Suzail Ahmad is a writer from Kashmir. He has been a manga and gaming enthusiast for more than a decade. As an expert, he aims to provide an in-depth analysis of titles from both mediums. When he is ...

Lapis Lazuli is a mineral in Minecraft. It can be obtained in a variety of ways. In this IGN guide, we'll detail everything you'll need to know about Lapis Lazuli. With information on finding it, what ...

Somewhere in a box in her office Julie Abouzelof has a pile of pure blue lapis lazuli. The Hawaii-based ethical sourcing advocate, who owns an online healing crystal shop, is struggling to do the ...

What Anita Radini noticed under the microscope was the blue—a brilliant blue that seemed so unnatural, so out of place in the 1,000-year-old dental tartar she was gently dissolving in weak acid. It ...

Lapis lazuli is an ore item used for enchanting books, armours, tools and weapons. Lapis lazuli was added to the game in Minecraft's 1.2 update back in 2012. Without Lapis Lazuli players, cannot use ...

The cake is a sublime art form, involving numerous colours and flavours commingling into an oh-so-soft and delicious cake that hides a kaleidoscope of intricate geometric patterns. The rich, buttery ...