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James A. Hodges (School of Information, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, USA) Journal of Documentation ISSN: 0022-0418 Article publication date: 21 April 2025 Abstract Purpose This paper aims to reframe contemporary research on … Continue reading A bibliographic archeology of game-like conspiracy narratives: examining the Ong’s Hat Incunabula catalog
Ong’s Hat is a real place. But the stories about it aren’t. That didn’t stop tales about a dimension hopping, scientific, transcendentalist, sadomasochistic cult from spreading across the early internet. … Continue reading The Mysterious Egg in Ong’s Hat – The First ARG
Ong’s Hat: The Beginning (Authorized Version) Reissued, authorized, and final version, 2021. Available as Kindle, Print, and Audiobook Free versions at Archive.org ONG’S HAT FAQ REVIEWS “…a bizarre Internet phenomenon: … Continue reading Ong’s Hat: The Beginning (Authorized Version)
The Cosmic Salon This is such an incredible conversation with a truly lovely soul and fellow journeyman — Joseph is behind many things in this reality that folks may not … Continue reading Getting out of the way with Joseph Matheny
Some of the new Substack mailing. Read the entire message here. First of all, I want to say hello and thanks for sticking around. It’s been a busy year, and … Continue reading Happy Solar Return (New Year)
(This conversation originally took place in 2021.) Joseph Matheny, legendary transmedia storyteller and creator of Ong’s Hat, has got some insight to share about the appeal of conspiracy theory and the … Continue reading Cracking the Code with Joseph Matheny
Perhaps one of the most famous stories of portals being opened is that of a place called Ong’s Hat. The setting for this particular tale is the ghost town of … Continue reading Strange Tales of People Who Built Portals to Other Dimensions
Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stylesrebelradio/episodes/Episode-232-Ongs-Hat-TheFake-Town-e2pm74i/a-abj2nus What is going on in Ong’s Hat New Jersey? Does this abandoned town hold the secrets to interdimensional travel or the secrets to Quantum reality? Was it all … Continue reading The Rebel Podcast: Episode 232: Ong’s Hat (The”Fake” Town)
Had a blast meeting Steve and kibitzing about all our mutual passions. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoyed recording it. Steve’s intro: This week … Continue reading Joseph Matheny: Bending Reality With Art
In this episode of The Computer Room, Katherine and friends talk about Art Bell’s legacy. We meet Leah Prime, who’s writing a book about Art Bell, John Steiger who on … Continue reading First Time Caller: An Art Bell Tribute
LINK: https://shows.acast.com/new-jersey-is-the-world/episodes/a-return-to-ongs-hat WARNING: Some listeners may be disturbed by the fact that at no point in this episode do Mike D and Andrea mention diarrhea. This is a diarrhea-free episode. … Continue reading New Jersey Is The World: A Return to Ong’s Hat
The insurrection of which you are the hero We will see later how this central idea of radical mutual aid is embodied. In the meantime, what form does Hypergaming actually … Continue reading RADICAL: THE HYPERGAME OF ANARCHIST FAIRIES
Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea. Blog, Internet resources, online reading groups, articles and interviews, Illuminatus! info. Original post: http://www.rawillumination.net/2024/03/five-questions-for-joseph-matheny.html If you haven’t listened to it yet, the new Hilaritas podcast interview … Continue reading Five questions for Joseph Matheny
Show link: https://shows.acast.com/perplexitymysterypodcast/episodes/episode-67-ongs-hat-new-jersey-and-the-internet-conspiracy-t Have you ever driven through a ghost town and wondered about the history behind it? What ruin or tragedy may have led to the town becoming nothing … Continue reading Perplexity: A Mystery PodcastEpisode 67: Ong’s Hat, New Jersey and the Internet Conspiracy Theory
Paul Giamatti and friends discuss weird New Jersey stories and give some props to Ong’s Hat. Recorded live from the (possibly haunted) Marines’ Memorial Theatre in San Francisco at @SFSketchfest … Continue reading Tales of Weird NJ: Bovine, Bigfoot & Frogs
A great conversation I had with the guys from The Long Seventies Podcast Show page: https://www.thelongseventiespodcast.com/home/2024/2/15/133-joseph-matheny-interview-ongs-hat-amp-the-alchemy-of-alternative-realities
Show link: https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0036 Some rare art transcends reality, some even rarer art seems to create a new reality altogether – the work of Joseph Matheny does both of these things … Continue reading VYS0036 | Infinite Game – Vayse to Face with Joseph Matheny
Portal a lo desconocido description Link to show: https://www.ivoox.com/portal-a-lo-desconocido-audios-mp3_rf_124087690_1.html Descubre cómo un simple libro polvoriento en la biblioteca de una universidad desencadenó una investigación que llevó a un viaje interdimensional … Continue reading Portal a lo desconocido
A mystery inside a mystery. FROM CHASING SHADOWS FEB 2, 2024 Quietly nestled near the middle of New Jersey, Ong’s Hat(or sometimes just “Ong”) is about 45 minutes from the … Continue reading Exploring Ong’s Hat
***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, David B Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. UFOs are angels? Beasttech, Kenneth Grant is the new Crowley? Magick needs to … Continue reading The Mauve Zone – Transmission #004 BEASTTECH, TIKTOK ASTRAL BATTLES, and PUNK ROCK MAGICK
Ever wondered about the wild, wacky and wonderful world of quantum physics, alternate dimensions, and internet hoaxes? Well, buckle up for a roller-coaster journey as we uncover one of New … Continue reading These Scientists Ripped A Hole In Reality From A Cabin In The Woods
SOURCE: https://www.archyde.com/art-in-the-age-of-reels/ THERE WILL BE A BEFORE AND AFTER AGGRO DR1FT, THE NEW DIGI-PSYCHEDELIC FILM BY HARMONY KORINE. INSPIRED BY GTA 5, CREATED WITH AN ARMY OF DESIGNERS, AI ARTISTS, … Continue reading ART IN THE AGE OF REELS
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Anne Huston (Caveat NYC) joins Brian and Josh to do battle with the Slender Man and other monsters from … Continue reading The Worst of All Possible Worlds: 111 – Slender Man and Marble Hornets
“Perhaps the oldest internet myth of all: the mystery of Ong’s Hat” I had a wonderful conversation with Michael Förtsch, the author of this piece for the German Scifi mag … Continue reading Der vielleicht älteste Internet-Mythos überhaupt: Das Mysterium von Ong’s Hat
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