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Oct
28
The Heat Death Classic™ Halloween Spooktacular

The Heat Death Classic™ Halloween Spooktacular

What is a monster? It is an invitation. Come and see.
36 min read
Oct
23
The Paleontologist's Scrapbook

The Paleontologist's Scrapbook

Cartoons and poems from the dawn of prehistory
12 min read
Oct
16
The Myths of Antisemitism

The Myths of Antisemitism

Is "Jew Hatred" really so eternal?
29 min read
Oct
09
When The Desert Blooms

When The Desert Blooms

Inside the long, desperate quest to make it rain.
12 min read
Oct
02
Science Before Science with Adrienne Mayor

Science Before Science with Adrienne Mayor

Historian of science Adrienne Mayor on how fossils become folklore and how stories can save your life.
14 min read
Sep
25
The River Kills When Angry

The River Kills When Angry

Three days down the canyon it began to feel like we were working our way down through the gullet of a great beast.
25 min read
Sep
19
What Film Owes to Star Wars: a Q&A with Tansy Gardam

What Film Owes to Star Wars: a Q&A with Tansy Gardam

In a subscriber exclusive Q&A, Asher and Tansy talk costuming, Going Rogue, and the rocky roads of IP blockbusters
24 min read
Sep
18
Decline and Fall: Dressing the Empire with Tansy Gardam

Decline and Fall: Dressing the Empire with Tansy Gardam

Going Rogue's Tansy Gardam on blue jeans, Star Wars costumes, and what clothes an empire.
15 min read
Sep
11
The Time of the Orc is at Hand

The Time of the Orc is at Hand

A classic Heat Death post asks: what does it take to make an eternal enemy?
21 min read
Sep
04
Cherry-Scented Ghosts

Cherry-Scented Ghosts

What does it mean for a lawn – or a landscape – to be haunted? Novelist Wendy Wagner explains.
12 min read