Ben Franklin’s ghost tapped John Murray Spear to build an electrical messiah and save the world. Who was using who?
Entries Tagged as 'Cranks'
The Further Adventures of Ben Franklin’s Ghost
November 8th, 2007 · 7 Comments
Tags: Favorites · Old Weird America · Cranks · Ben Franklin · Telephony · Gilded Age · Technology
Great Franklin’s Ghost
November 6th, 2007 · 9 Comments
The posthumous adventures of Benjamin Franklin.
Tags: Favorites · Old Weird America · Cranks · Ben Franklin · Gilded Age
Agent Crank
July 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
Takes one to know one? Declassified CIA files (via Wired) on various “cranks, nuts, and screwballs.”
Dungeon Master Zero
May 28th, 2007 · 21 Comments
In which our hero goes looking for the roots of roleplaying games, and finds the Lost Tribe of Israel instead.
Tags: Favorites · Old Weird America · Cranks · Geek Archaeology · Games and Gaming
The Earth is Flat
April 29th, 2007 · No Comments
Christine Garwood on the history of an infamous idea.
King Crank
September 20th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Technology and democracy in the golden age of the American eccentric.
Tags: Old Blog · Favorites · Old Weird America · Cranks
The Medium is the Message
December 18th, 2005 · No Comments
The supernatural is political: ectoplasm, suffragists, and creepy retro bondage gear.
Tags: Old Blog · Favorites · Old Weird America · Cranks · Technology
Spirit Fingers
December 16th, 2005 · 3 Comments
Ghost cameras, necrophones, and the no man’s land between faith and reason.
Tags: Old Blog · Favorites · Old Weird America · Cranks · Technology