Oct
25
Perhaps I'll Be A Bird One Day
Four tales from the historical frontier where bird and human cultures intersect.
17 min read
history
May
05
Are We Wrong About the American Horse?
New findings push back the origins of American horse culture. The secret? Knowing what questions to ask.
25 min read
Dec
25
Festival of Fires
Difficult heroes, failed rebellions, and how to rebuild a religion
20 min read
Nov
25
Decline and Fall Annex: Kosher Torture
Disney's Andor has a lot to say about imperial rule — and the difficulties of overthrowing it.
19 min read
Nov
10
I Met A Traveler From An Online Land
What do lost cities and the modern internet have in common?
17 min read
Jun
09
The Problem We All Live With
A beloved YA series leads to musings on the nature of child sacrifice.
8 min read
Nov
18
Decline and Fall: History and Star Wars with Patrick Wyman
A lively interview on processes of empire, the violence of frontiers, and the role of history in invented worlds.
23 min read
Jun
24
We're All Creatures of Collapse
It hung over them as it hangs over us: as a memory, as a premonition.
18 min read
May
27
The Empire is a Predatory Forest
Trees, like empires, wear against one another. Empires, like trees, are never quite so separate from one another as they like to claim.
12 min read
