Listening and Tragedy

The Global Rise Of Listening Bars

Melanie Mcfarland | Salon | 24th October 2026

Spaces dedicated to the express purpose of listening to a music album in its entirety are growing everywhere, a symptom of vinyl’s resurgence and a fatigue with digital streaming. “The first thing you feel is not volume; it’s presence. The room seems to steady itself around a note. The air thickens. You sit differently. Your breath slows without negotiation. The room listens back” (1,400 words)

The Tragedy Of Johannes Kepler

Amod Lele | Love Of All Wisdom | 25th October 2026

Kepler believed that the world was the orderly creation of a benevolent God. All too aware of the chaos that reigned on Earth, he turned to the skies for comfort. He believed that the celestial bodies’ orbital speeds corresponded to music and was appalled by the idea of an infinite universe, the horror that Lovecraft used in his stories, “where the knowledge of the universe’s true nature drives people mad” (800 words)