Ong's Hat

Immersive proto-ARG

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"Reality is often less interesting than fiction." “I would not have said this 20 years ago, but I'm going to say this now: make sure there is a very clear line between reality and fiction in your work.

Thin Liminal Lines

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Chapter 6 of the ongoing series, Ong's Hat: COMPLEAT LINK:

The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 6

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Renegade physicists at Ong's Hat built a machine that opened a gateway to parallel dimensions

Renegade physicists at Ong's Hat built a machine that opened a gateway to parallel dimensions

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The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 5 Chapter 5 of the ongoing series, Ong's Hat: COMPLEAT

The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 5

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Chapter 4 of the ongoing series, Ong's Hat: COMPLEAT This is a free podcast/post series of Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT

The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 4

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I had fun doing this interview. As I said when I announced that I was doing this interview, after deciding at the beginning of this year I would no longer do interviews, this will be my last interview I do.

The Basement: Joseph Matheny | The Man Who Hacked Reality Before the Internet Existed

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The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of the ongoing series, Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT This is a free podcast/post series of Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT For reviews regarding this work, go here. You may subscribe to this series via RSS here. https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/232444.rss You can subscribe and/or download on other platforms here. The COMPLEAT Broadcasts Archive Chapter 0 Chapter 1 Chapter 2   LINK:…

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Chapter 3 of the ongoing series, Ong's Hat: COMPLEAT This is a free podcast/post series of Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT

The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 3

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When dark tourism goes para-terrestrial: Online legend-tripping and touring the void

Sophie James *, James Cronin A B S T R A C T Using ˇZiˇzek’s concept of ontological incompleteness, we theorise the touristic appeal of online legend-tripping as derived from the fantasy of traversing reality’s uncharted horizons. While online legends such as ‘the Backrooms’ invoke curiosity in suffering and the macabre, they deviate from the sense of heritage, moral guardianship, and evidential…

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Sophie James *, James Cronin A B S T R A C TUsing ˇZiˇzek's concept of ontological incompleteness, we theorise the touristic appeal of onlinelegend-tripping as derived from the fantasy of traversing reality's uncharted horizons.

When dark tourism goes para-terrestrial: Online legend-tripping and touring the void

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Talking About Talking About Talking About UFOs

You know, it is gratifying when you point out a very obvious (to you) hanging thread, and someone takes the time to follow it and, most importantly, has the capacity to comprehend it. Good job, lads. The truth is out there… sometimes… maybe… well, Hine and Buckley just aren’t sure. UFOs, UAPs, Flying Saucers, Alien Spacecraft, whatever you think they are, you don’t know for sure – and if you…

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You know, it is gratifying when you point out a very obvious (to you) hanging thread, and someone takes the time to follow it and, most importantly, has the capacity to comprehend it. Good job, lads.

Talking About Talking About Talking About UFOs

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The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of the ongoing series, Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT This is a free podcast/post series of Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT For reviews regarding this work, go here. You may subscribe to this series via RSS here. https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/232444.rss Other platforms where you can subscribe and/or download are available here. LINK:…

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Chapter 2 of the ongoing series, Ong's Hat: COMPLEAT This is a free podcast/post series of Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT

The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 2

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Twice a month, I will publish, in order, a chapter of the book and the corresponding discussion audio.

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The COMPLEAT Broadcasts, Chapter 1

https://josephmatheny.substack.com/p/the-compleat-broadcasts-chapter-1 This is a free podcast/post series of Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT For reviews regarding this work, go here. You may subscribe to this series via RSS here. https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/232444.rss

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‘Mycellium Parish News 2025’

Received my ‘Mycellium Parish News 2025‘ in the mail. Great zine and I highly recommend. @rawilson23.bsky.social published a review on their site, so go check that out. Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT received a very kind and generous review in this issue. The 2025 Mycellium Parish News may be ordered from Etsy.

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