LANGUAGEMon Aug 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
To Boldly Split an Infinitive
A tiny grammatical construction became a century-long argument, then a starship flew straight through it.
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Observations, experiments & other evidence
Field Notes
Research, experiments, museum rabbit holes, works in progress, things we learned accidentally, and answers to questions nobody actually asked us.
This is where we document what happens between: “I have an idea.” and: “Why are there seventeen browser tabs about this?”
SOCIAL HISTORYMon Aug 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
The Orphan Train Record
For decades, children left eastern cities by rail and entered homes across the United States. The surviving record resists a simple rescue story.
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Badges Before Buttons
Long before the modern pin-back button, small wearable objects announced journeys, loyalties, and stories.
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The Family Portrait as Gothic Fiction
Victorian mourning photography, domestic grief, and the uneasy afterlife of the familiar pose
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