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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 10h

A pirate widow, a mid-battle overdose, a suspiciously fresh corpse, leaded gas, SF's lost tombstones, and the science of screw-ups. What could possibly go wrong? GRAVE MISTAKE is next week! Join us to find out. Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/grave-mist...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 23/09/2026

History is full of people making good decisions. This show is not about them. Six true stories of very bad, no-good, grave mistakes! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/grave-mist... Ian Cannon — War on Drugs: The Patron Saint of Overdoses Lin Lawhn — Sixteen Years of Piracy: Jeanne de Clisson’s Revenge

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Martin @martinstrauss.id.au · 23/09/2026

Back on my BS (printing and toning and mounting cabinet cards of @pieceofnostalgia.bsky.social for my Victorian photo album) #filmisnotdead

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 22/09/2026

Pitches are open for By Design! Bring us your ideas for a 10–12 minute story about ingenious designs, elaborately constructed systems, or things that worked exactly as intended—for better or worse. Pitches for By Design are due Oct 6th. Send your ideas here: curiosityguild.org/speak

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 16/09/2026

Jupiter's Moons and the Speed of Truth | Curiosity Guild: DARK HORSE | Martin Azevedo youtu.be/9WoEV89r3YU

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Martin @martinstrauss.id.au · 14/09/2026

To address requests for updates on where I'm performing or exhibiting, here's a very occasional mailing list: substack.com/%40martinstr...

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Photographer, musician, event producer.

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Martin @martinstrauss.id.au · 04/09/2026

@pieceofnostalgia.bsky.social's work is so inspiring. I loved getting to work together with her... can't wait to take some of these negatives into the darkroom and make some cabinet cards!

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 04/09/2026

We had so much fun at Dark Horse! If you missed out and are feeling the FOMO, come to our upcoming events: Brainstorm for BY DESIGN - 9/15 6pm at Casements Bar Curiosity Guild: GRAVE MISTAKE - 10/6 6:30pm at Public Works Learn more: www.curiosityguild.org (Photos by www.kayleighshawn.com)

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 01/09/2026

Dark Horse is tonight. Meet the Mag In Black - a long shot in a black hat, is excited to host you at Public Works. Six stories of underdog winners, WWII spies, a horse that could math, science, art, and one very brave tiger. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 31/08/2026

DARK HORSE is TOMORROW! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse... Six stories about unexpected champions that will make your heart warm and fuzzy, yes even in this economy. Join us! Tuesday Sep 1st Public Works. Doors 6:30pm, Show 7:30pm 21+

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Piece Of Nostalgia @pieceofnostalgia.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Absolutely stunning ambrotype from @martinstrauss.id.au Witnessing the process was so magical and made me fall in love with early photography techniques even more so. Thank you Martin for this hauntingly beautiful experience.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Naught but a leap to the left And then a clockwyse tread; Put thyne handes on thyne hippes, And be thy knees yn-gatheréd: Lo! It ys the pelvique thruste That maketh mirthe down to rayne - Lat us doon the Tyme Warpe agayne!

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 28/08/2026

Spy, Lie, Defy: The One-Legged Woman Who Fooled the Gestapo Virginia Hall was a 1920s American socialite turned WWII spy and real-life James Bond. Rejected by the State Department and hunted by the Nazis, she went to France to fight against the Nazis, all on a wooden leg she named Cuthbert.

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 26/08/2026

Doyle Harden: The Henry Ford of Black Velvet Painting -- Stacy McClanahan A mysterious man made millions selling black velvet paintings and, in doing so, doomed the entire medium. How did black velvet go from the most popular to the most forgotten art form? Come learn about the best worst art empire

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 25/08/2026

Can there be a dark horse show without the story of an underdog Kentucky Derby winner? Fear not, our new speaker Raven Glazman has just covered. Story details below. Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm Public Works, 21+ 161 Erie Street, SF Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 24/08/2026

Hosted by Sahil Bansal Tuesday, Sep 1st Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm Public Works, 21+ 161 Erie Street, SF Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 24/08/2026

DARK HORSE is next week! Here's a sneak peek: An Indian Tiger & the Rockets' Red Glare - Sahil Bansal What does a Revolutionary War ship have in common with an orphaned Indian soldier? A fight with the British. The defiance of this "Indian Tiger" would echo for centuries, in places nobody expected

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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

SFMemory Update! 179 remarkable glass plates from Eureka Valley (the Castro to you) photographer DH Wulzen just uploaded. I am so honored the Wulzen Family allowed me to possess & scan these artifacts before donating them to @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social Take a look : sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...

View south on Castro Street toward 18th, August 1901

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 18/08/2026

- Spy, Lie, Defy: The One-Legged Woman Who Fooled the Gestapo: Liz Medinia - Doyle Harden - The Henry Ford of Black Velvet Painting: Stacy McClanahan Get your tickets and join us at Public Works and delve into these dark horse stories from art, history, science and the life-story of a WWII era spy!

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 18/08/2026

The speakers and stories for Dark Horse are live! Here are six incredible tales about unexpected champions, coming to you on Tuesday, Sep 1st. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17/08/2026

"Jenny owns a crematorium. John’s propane company gives her a $20 billion investment in return for 5 percent of her operation. Jenny throws $10 billion into the incinerator, then pays John $10 billion to buy propane to burn that money to ashes..."

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“Xavier owns an apartment that he rents out at a loss of $1 billion/month. Seeing this success, he decides to make financial commitments to construct $850 bi...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 10/08/2026

We are back after our summer break and our next show brings you stories of long shots, last laughs, and ideas that were written off, until they prevailed. Join us for Dark Horse: tales about unexpected champions at Public Works on Sep 1st. Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I have long wanted to write for the excellent Bay Area publishing collective COYOTE...and they let me write something that honestly no other publication would. All hail independent media!!

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 16/07/2026

At Curiosity Guild, when the villain of the story deserves boos, he gets them. 👎❄️ #HistoryVillains #ArcticExploration #AdaBlackjack #StayCurious

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 23/07/2026

Mess with the hat, you get the stab. Jonathan tell us about Edwardian hatpin wars. 👒🗡️ #Suffragette #FashionHistory #StayCurious

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Comix Experience @comixexperience.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

📣 Support our neighborhood friends - Donate your graphic novels, manga, or zines to Madrone Art Bar (500 Divisadero St, SF) through July 19th! 📚 Donations will support their first Community Book Sale on Saturday, July 25th, with all proceeds going to 🔗 www.youthartexchange.org #bookdonations

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 09/07/2026

If you're weird enough and commit to the bit, you can be anything. 🥂👑 Words to live by from Jamie Reffell. #CommitToTheBit #SFHistory #Inspiration

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 03/07/2026

The 1793 version of "This email could have been an internal memo." @evacide.bsky.social reads the Qianlong Emperor's reply to King George III's request to trade. ✉️🔥 #ImperialSass #StayCurious

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Martin @martinstrauss.id.au · 30/06/2026

Loving how these ambrotypes turned out. Thank you @collibrina.bsky.social for being so effortlessly glamorous in front of the lens while I was busy fussing with my glass and chemistry and antique equipment!

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arr @arr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs.

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SFMTA Muni Alerts (Official) @muni.sfmta.com · 27/06/2026

HeadsUp: #SFPride Festival is today and tomorrow in Civic Center from noon to 6pm (both days). ➡️#SFMuni will have reroutes on the 5, 6, 19, & 27. ➡️For complete details, visit: www.sfmta.com/Pride

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Pride Week 2026 Travel and Transit Impacts: June 25 - 28

Use the links below to find information on Pride Weekend events for 2026, including street closures and Muni service changes.

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 24/06/2026

The 1920s "fountain of youth" was... monkey parts? 🐒😳 Science was a wild west back then, as Seth Rosenblatt relates. #MedicalHistory #MadScience #HistoriesMysteries #StayCurious

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The correct analogy is in Alice: "Why, the fact is, you see, Miss, this here ought to have been a red rose-tree, and we put a white one in by mistake; and, if the Queen was to find it out, we should all have our heads cut off, you know. So you see, Miss, we're doing our best, afore she comes, to—"

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 17/06/2026

Ross McKegney asks, why have a house when you can have a moving island castle? 🏝️🏰 The Victorian dream was literally built different. #SteampunkRealLife #Inventions #Utopia #StayCurious

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 12/06/2026

Danielle Roberts presents the official bouquet for when your startup pivots from running shoes to AI. 💐💻 San Francisco, are you okay? #StartupLife #SFHistory #AIInfrastructure #Floriography #SayItWithFlowers #StayCurious

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

imagine drawing a crowd in the middle of the night to watch them remove your name from a building

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 04/06/2026

A toast to everyone who came out to LOCK HORNS yesterday! What an evening. #StayCurious #CuriosityGuild #Cheers

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 29/05/2026

One brave emu took a suicide mission to save the flock. Sahil Bansal salutes a true feathered war hero. #AnimalHeroes #EmuWar #WildHistory #StayCurious

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 01/06/2026

Lock Horns is tomorrow! Don’t miss our last show before a summer break. We’ve got six incredible stories of clashing egos, epic battles and fights worth picking. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/lock-horns... Hosted by Isolde Honore Tuesday, June 2nd Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm Public Works (21+)

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 27/05/2026

Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/lock-horns... See you Tuesday!

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 27/05/2026

Lock Horns is next week! This is our last show before a summer break. Don't miss out: www.eventbrite.com/e/lock-horns... Hosted by Isolde Honoré Tuesday, June 2nd Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm Public Works, 21+ 161 Erie Street, SF Ticket links up top. Story previews down below

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 23/05/2026

It’s for gout ointment, I swear! 🤥 Christina Liu shows us the boldest lie in botanical spy history. #HistoricalSpies #PlantTok #ScienceHistory #StayCurious

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Sometimes I talk about things that are not cybersecurity or human rights. On June 2nd, come hear me talk about the Opium Wars--that time the British Empire fought the war on drugs, on the side of drugs.

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 14/05/2026

When you're trying to loot a Spanish galleon but your friend just wants to look at the flowers... 🌸⚔️ The ultimate "unsuccessful" pirate. #Relatable #BotanistLife #FullBloom

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 19/05/2026

Doing field research in 110-degree heat wearing rubber boots and a necktie. 👔🥾 The 1920s were a different breed. #VintageStyle #FieldWork #DesertLife #StayCurious

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The Onion @theonion.com · 16/05/2026

Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation

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Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation

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