Kip Rosser at Cornelia Street Observatory, next Wednesday night!
At 6 PM next Wednesday, May 30, we’re exciting to once again host thereminist/performer/all-around amazing human Kip Rosser on behalf of Observatory, this time at our monthly Manhattan event (details here). Check out Kip’s music: In 1919, Lev Sergeivitch Termen, known throughout the world as Leon Theremin, invented the first synthesizer. Originally dubbed the Aetherphone, [...]
Our Favorite Obscure Adventurers
This list was drawn up for a friend but never used. I want to share it now, because I am excited about the possibility that a) my own Society’s past is irrecoverably clouded by time and fictions and b) someday, my own involvement in the Society will be as well. Also, c) perhaps I could [...]
The Congress For Curious Peoples 2012
Our friends Joanna Ebenstein and Aaron Beebe are yet again producing a faboulous Congress For Curious Peoples, April 13-22 at Coney Island USA. Here are all the details: Presented by Morbid Anatomy Library and Coney Island USA, the 2012 Congress of Curious Peoples is a 10-day series of lectures, performances, and a 2-day symposium devoted to [...]
History Of The Grecian Urn, Abridged
Another strange history. This is from a severely backlogged project—I reread just the epigraphs the other day and was amazed how they told a story about the object in question, the urn. Thus, today, the Hollow Earth Society presents… History of the Grecian Urn Abridged Ut urna poesis. *** Severe contemplators, observing these lasting relicks, [...]
Melancholy And Cowboys
Artist Tim Schwartz rocks. A while back, he contacted me about participating in a project called Reimagining Wild Bill for which several writers were asked to fill in the missing page of a notable article—the 1867 Harper’s Monthly account of Wild Bill’s duel with Dave Tutt in Springfield, MO. Says Schwartz: “Over the last number of [...]
Swords-As-Cybernetics
This passage comes from “Count Roland: Heroes Every Child Should Know,” about the Twelve Peers of France (who were among the first knights): Next to Roland for valour and hardihood came Oliver, his companion. Many a heathen warrior did he slay, till at last his spear was shivered in his hand. “What are you doing, [...]
