Time and Lighthouse

Your Perception Of Time Is, In Fact, Warped

Mike Mariani | Noema | 3rd September 2026

Our internal clocks are speeding up, in part thanks to experiences of the Covid pandemic. It's unclear if we can slow down again. "We used to tolerate those interminable minutes standing in a crowded grocery line, gazing out the convex glass window of an airplane, waiting for the dull red digits on an oven timer to run down to zero. These are now the endangered species of our day-to-day lives" (4,800 words)

The Browser Newsletter

Kaamya Sharma & Caroline Crampton | The Browser | Since 2011

Interesting throughout. Two thoughtful readers attempt to consume the entire output of quality internet writing each day, and select only the finest pieces that are truly worth reading. Topics include octopuses, maps, music, orchids, Romans, and almost anything else you can imagine. “An island of wonders, filled with treasure and surprise” (Millions of words)

Entrance Island’s ‘Haunted’ Lighthouse

Olamide Olaniyan | Tyee | 11th September 2026

In the winter of 1900, a young Japanese man at a remote lighthouse in British Columbia, was "beset by dark and mysterious forces that seemed determined to do him ill". Two workers had died during the construction of the lighthouse and now spectral figures armed with weapons pursued Tsunekichi Katsuyama through his every waking hour. A ghost story, or something rather more cruel? (3,500 words)