Lore

Of all the parts of life that we can depend on, one of the darkest parts is loss. That's the trouble with being surrounded by mortal, fragile human beings; at some point, the people we love won't be h...

15 Apr 201931min

The deepest mysteries come from the places we haven't fully explored, or where we lack the control that makes us feel safe. And yet one of the most universally mysterious places of all is closer than ...

1 Apr 201933min

Not everything can be perfect. Even when there's a clean slate and we're given the resources and tools to make something great, humans have a way of building their flaws into it. And while there are m...

18 Mars 201932min

There's a lot in life we can count on. Death, taxes, the sunrise, and political turmoil--these are all guaranteed, safe bets. But outside that, everything else is an assumption. And sometimes we get i...

4 Mars 201931min

Our oceans are some of the most remote regions on the planet. Because of that, people have filled that darkness and space with stories that reflect our common fears and deepest suspicious. Unfortunate...

18 Feb 201933min

We like to think we'll see it coming. That we can plan ahead and prepare—even defend ourselves. But death comes in all shapes and sizes, sometimes so small and featureless that it slips through our ca...

4 Feb 201941min

Humans have a tendency to collect things. From baseball cards to Twitter followers, we enjoy bringing everything into one place. But when that collection represents the very worst of humanity—both in ...

21 Jan 201931min

We love to simplify things. Easy is better than complex, after all, and simple things are easy to understand. Sadly, though, the people around us are far from simple; they are complex and layered, wit...

7 Jan 201935min