Ong's Hat
@ongs-hat.com
Slate, Gizmodo, BBC, Audible Original, etc.
Substack at http://josephmatheny.substack.com
More writing at https://josephmatheny.com/portfolio/writing/
Substack at http://josephmatheny.substack.com
More writing at https://josephmatheny.com/portfolio/writing/
Also, for people like me who prefer their podcasts as audio only: pca.st/ksh1cab8
Meme Magick and the Unseen Internet with Shira Chess
Ken sits down with Shira Chess, cultural scholar and author of The Unseen Internet, for a wide-ranging exploration of magic, myth, and belief in digital culture, examining how the internet has…
pca.st
February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Also, for people like me who prefer their podcasts as audio only: pca.st/ksh1cab8
Friends, @sittingnow.bsky.social and @shirachess.bsky.social discuss Shira's new book, The Unseen Internet – Technology, magic, and belief online. I'll be posting a review of the book in my Substack next week.
youtu.be/-XDf8BKAYBM
youtu.be/-XDf8BKAYBM
Meme Magick and the Unseen Internet with Shira Chess
YouTube video by SittingNow
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Friends, @sittingnow.bsky.social and @shirachess.bsky.social discuss Shira's new book, The Unseen Internet – Technology, magic, and belief online. I'll be posting a review of the book in my Substack next week.
youtu.be/-XDf8BKAYBM
youtu.be/-XDf8BKAYBM
It took me a while but I got used to it. It could be better to be sure, but it's a minimalist experience.
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
It took me a while but I got used to it. It could be better to be sure, but it's a minimalist experience.
Yeah, me too. I've moved those suckers alone, so I know how much it sucks to haul them.
February 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Yeah, me too. I've moved those suckers alone, so I know how much it sucks to haul them.
Once, when I hired a moving company to pack up and move my house, I heard one of the movers say, "Ah, sh*t!" when he saw all my bookshelves full of books. LOL
February 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Once, when I hired a moving company to pack up and move my house, I heard one of the movers say, "Ah, sh*t!" when he saw all my bookshelves full of books. LOL
A gift link of tis NYT article.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
Haruki Murakami Isn’t Afraid of the Dark
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
A gift link of tis NYT article.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
Every once in a while, the algorithm introduces me to something I actually enjoy.
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
http://KEXP.ORG presents Angine de Poitrine performing live at ESMA in Rennes, France, during Trans Musicales 2025. Recorded December 04, 2025.
Songs:
Sarniezz 00:32
Mata Zyklek 06:10
Fabienk…
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Every once in a while, the algorithm introduces me to something I actually enjoy.
Yeah, Eugene and Santa Cruz are kinda sister cities.
February 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Yeah, Eugene and Santa Cruz are kinda sister cities.
Been here for about 10 years. Finally had it with Cali, so I went to Alaska and the Artic Circle for 8 months and then moved here. I used to hang with the ELF folks in Santa Cruz so Eugene was part of our "underground network."
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Been here for about 10 years. Finally had it with Cali, so I went to Alaska and the Artic Circle for 8 months and then moved here. I used to hang with the ELF folks in Santa Cruz so Eugene was part of our "underground network."
Local OG 'zine maker, Frog, has a plaque in my hood. Just noticed it on my morning walk.
www.registerguard.com/story/lifest...
www.registerguard.com/story/lifest...
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Local OG 'zine maker, Frog, has a plaque in my hood. Just noticed it on my morning walk.
www.registerguard.com/story/lifest...
www.registerguard.com/story/lifest...
Plus the mythic resonance of it showing up on WSB's birthday.
February 5, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Plus the mythic resonance of it showing up on WSB's birthday.
I am a character in some books. Sometimes my own and other times by mysterious, unidentified, cryptoterrestrial authors. 😜
I'm sure I'll enjoy it. It prompted Jonl to reach out and rattle my cage, so it has started balls rolling.
I'm sure I'll enjoy it. It prompted Jonl to reach out and rattle my cage, so it has started balls rolling.
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I am a character in some books. Sometimes my own and other times by mysterious, unidentified, cryptoterrestrial authors. 😜
I'm sure I'll enjoy it. It prompted Jonl to reach out and rattle my cage, so it has started balls rolling.
I'm sure I'll enjoy it. It prompted Jonl to reach out and rattle my cage, so it has started balls rolling.
This just showed up in my mailbox. Thanks @shirachess.bsky.social and @mitpress.bsky.social
I talked to @jonkl.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy yesterday and he said my name shows up.
Anyway, I will be reading and reviewing on my Substack in the near future.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255388...
I talked to @jonkl.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy yesterday and he said my name shows up.
Anyway, I will be reading and reviewing on my Substack in the near future.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255388...
The Unseen Internet
Our contemporary digital landscape often reflects a strange logic: Elon Musk believes there’s a one-in-a-billion chance that we are not living in a com...
mitpress.mit.edu
February 5, 2026 at 10:49 PM
This just showed up in my mailbox. Thanks @shirachess.bsky.social and @mitpress.bsky.social
I talked to @jonkl.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy yesterday and he said my name shows up.
Anyway, I will be reading and reviewing on my Substack in the near future.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255388...
I talked to @jonkl.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy yesterday and he said my name shows up.
Anyway, I will be reading and reviewing on my Substack in the near future.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255388...
Ah, the "brawlroom." Such memories.
February 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Ah, the "brawlroom." Such memories.
Happy posthumous solar return WSB.
February 5, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Happy posthumous solar return WSB.
I have a friend who came ot the US as a refugee from the Soviet-era Czech Republic. When he arrived in the US, he was gifted a welcome package that included some ICBINB packets, and the wording thoroughly confused his fragile understanding of US EN.
February 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I have a friend who came ot the US as a refugee from the Soviet-era Czech Republic. When he arrived in the US, he was gifted a welcome package that included some ICBINB packets, and the wording thoroughly confused his fragile understanding of US EN.
Fits so many circumstances
February 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Fits so many circumstances