On the Horizon
A glimpse into the subjects we are exploring. Some will become essays, some records, and some may change direction entirely.
Coming into View
Pieces taking shape for publication.
The Great Moon Hoax of 1835
The extraordinary newspaper story that blurred science, satire, and spectacle.
Read the prospectus ↗Music · GamesLife Is Strange, Music, and Nostalgia
Soundtracks, memory, and the places we imagine we remember.
Read the prospectus ↗Cartography · IdeasWhy Maps Lie Without Being False
Every map is a selection. What does it leave out?
Read the prospectus ↗Mind · ScienceDéjà Vu
A familiar feeling with surprisingly unsettled explanations.
Read the prospectus ↗Place · PerceptionWhy Some Places Feel Different
Atmosphere, expectation, memory, and the geography of feeling.
Read the prospectus ↗Unravelling the Threads
Subjects being examined; questions remain open.
The Rohonc Codex
A mysterious illustrated text and the difficulties of interpreting it.
Read the prospectus ↗Manuscripts · HistoryThe Book of Soyga
A Renaissance work of learning and esoteric speculation.
Read the prospectus ↗Memory · CultureThe Mandela Effect
Collective misremembering and how shared stories form.
Read the prospectus ↗ScienceWhen Science Cannot Replicate
Why a result can be published and still remain uncertain.
Read the prospectus ↗Culture · HistoryWhy Do We Trust Old Things?
The curious authority we grant to age and antiquity.
Read the prospectus ↗History · BeliefRelics and the Stories They Carry
Objects, authenticity, devotion, and memory.
Read the prospectus ↗Music · MindThe Strange Power of Music to Give Us Chills
What happens when a sound seems to move through the body?
Read the prospectus ↗At the Margins
Early ideas, fragments, and possible future explorations.
The Smell of Remembering
Why a scent can return a vanished place in an instant.
Read the prospectus ↗Geography · HistoryPlaces That Change Their Names
What disappears when a place is renamed?
Read the prospectus ↗HistoryThe People History Leaves Out
Ordinary lives at the edges of the official record.
Read the prospectus ↗Television · CultureThe Twilight Zone and the Uneasy Familiar
Why familiar rooms can become strange without changing at all.
Read the prospectus ↗Culture · TechnologyOld Tools, New Preppers
The surprising return of older methods in uncertain times.
Read the prospectus ↗Culture · MemoryThe Curious Life of Souvenirs
Small objects that claim to contain a journey.
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