A filter statement, if there ever was one Original post: https://josephmatheny.substack.com/p/what-i-meant-by-game The above excerpt is from a book I’m currently reading and enjoying, This Is the Strangest Life I’ve Ever Known: A Psychological Portrait of Jim Morrison by Ana Leorne. I was impressed by this quote because it aligns with something I am working through as I write Ong’s… Continue reading What I meant by “game”
Month: December 2023
Ong’s Hat creator Joseph Matheny on the blurred lines between fiction and reality
Sat down and had a discussion with Greg, one of the curators of one of my favorite OG websites, The Daily Grail. LINK: https://www.dailygrail.com/2023/12/ongs-hat-creator-joseph-matheny-on-the-blurred-lines-between-fiction-and-reality/ Ong’s Hat. For those who were on the early internet and into Grail-like topics, those two words likely spark a heady sense of conspiracy, alternative science and history nostalgia. Across websites,… Continue reading Ong’s Hat creator Joseph Matheny on the blurred lines between fiction and reality
Internet’s First Hoax: Did You Fall for It?
Episode: File 0032: Ted the Immortal from Ong’s Hat pt. 3
LINK: https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/ongs-hat/ The town’s not actually a town, as such. And not just because it’s an unincorporated community with a population of zero. The Hat may have only ever comprised one single building: Ong’s Hut. In fact, it’s possible Ong’s Hut is the correct name of the place, but it said Ong’s Hat on the… Continue reading Episode: File 0032: Ted the Immortal from Ong’s Hat pt. 3