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What is SYGNYL?
Today is Groundhog’s Day, and aside from using a groundhog-based weather prediction to determine if we’ll get more winter or spring (spoiler: it’s more winter) we also have our first taste of SYGNYL, a new project from Nonchalance. Taking a step back, Nonchalance is an ongoing immersive art project from Jeff Hull (also known…
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Looking back at Dispatches From Elsewhere, season 1
Now that the first season is over I thought I’d give a non-spoilery take on Dispatches From Elsewhere. There will be some mentions of the events in the first episode, so if you want to go in completely fresh go watch it first. This won’t be your typical review, as I was a participant of…
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Jason Segel explains “Dispatches From Elsewhere” on The Late Show
In the above clip from The Late Show, Jason Segel explains his upcoming TV show Dispatches From Elsewhere to host Stephen Colbert. The quick version: While searching for inspiration for a new TV show to create, Segel learns about The Jejune Institute and manages to contact the man behind it all, who Segel likens to…
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The mysterious album from The Jejune Institute’s second chapter
While cleaning my closet I happened to come across an unusual CD in a cardboard sleeve. It’s called The Sound of Ascension: Audio Kool-Aid From The 70’s Most Eccentric Cults & Communes. This is an artifact from the second chapter of The Jejune Institute saga. The timing of this discovery is perfect as the TV…
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The Jejune Institute is coming to the small screen
“Welcome to The Jejune Institute,” a disembodied female voice declares as someone enters a small room. When I first saw a list of TV shows AMC was working on, Dispatches From Elsewhere immediately jumped out at me. Both the name of the show and one of the characters — Octavio — were lifted straight from…
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What was “The Latitude”? Part Three: In Bright Axiom
I’ve been meaning to conclude my first two blog posts about Nonchalance’s The Latitude (part one, part two) with a final wrap up since 2016, and yet somehow I never quite knew what I wanted to say. Tonight, I finally have an excuse to get all my thoughts written down once and for all —…
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How I got mentioned in an art history dissertation
It’s been brought to my attention that yours truly is mentioned in a master’s dissertation — and even cited as a source. On the surface this seems surprising since I hold a master’s in computer science. I’ve never written a serious academic paper on art, let alone history. But as you’ll soon see it’s not…
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More relics from The Jejune Institute on the web
I have no idea what my brain does when I’m asleep. Occasionally it leads me to some strange discoveries. For example, up until today I’d always assumed “Nonchalance,” the name of the studio behind The Jejune Institute, was something they’d made up for the game’s second chapter. My own dreams proved this to be incorrect.…
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A recently unearthed write up on The Jejune Institute’s fourth chapter
The fourth chapter of The Jejune Institute’s saga, “The Lost Mixtape” was an adventure that took place with a group of strangers in the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland. Eva Lucien, the hero of the story, guided participants through a tape on a golden boombox. You can read more about it on producer Uriah…
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