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Neopets (Entry 831.EC0904)
In which Futureling Kate tells John about the rise, fall, and attempted revival of a millennial obsession. Certificate #30063.
4 months, 1 week ago
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (Entry 386.DA1125)
In which Futureling Richard Stephens tells of the rapid rise of a Revolutionary general through the military ranks, the challenges he faced as a pers…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Glacier Girl (Entry 530.JB3822)
In which a WWII fighter plane crashes on a Greenland ice sheet in 1942 and is painstakingly recovered and restored by a pilot over two decades. Certi…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Exiled to Sentosa (Entry 438.LU2319)
In which a politician is banished to Singapore’s theme-park island, recounted by Nathan Jennings. Certificate #41799
5 months ago
E.A. Wallis Budge (Entry 161.IS1901)
In which the illegitimate son of a Cornish housekeeper rises to the top of the British Museum Egyptology department. Featuring futureling and the hos…
5 months ago
Penn Cove Whale Capture (Entry 916.JB0712)
Wherein dozens of Orca were kidnapped in an unspeakable scene and Christopher didn’t bring a laptop (and John didn’t have a camera yet). Certificate …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Grit (Entry 551.PR1004)
In which a plucky immigrant "printer's devil" creates a newspaper that puzzles and pays off generations of young American boys, and John avoids a cha…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Grand DARPA Challenge (Entry 543.PS5507)
In which a government-backed desert race for unmanned vehicles ignites the technologies driving the autonomous future now creeping into our cities - …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Jack Kirby’s Lost Art (Entry 688.DE2203)
In which Jack Kirby, a titan of American pop culture, confronts the disappearance of thousands of pages of his original comic art—and the battle over…
6 months ago
New York to Nome (Entry 835.AC2710)
In which two young Depression-era clerks break from their dull routines and embark on a canoe trip. Certificate #44688
6 months, 1 week ago