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Bingham's Notebook: The Bingham Estate
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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The House Where the Notebook Became a Warning
Filed Under: Locations, Lawrence Bingham, The Gold Box, Majestic Twelve, 1983 Murders
Related Entries: Dr. Lawrence J. Bingham, The Gold Box, Malcolm Kane, The Archive of Enlil
Spoiler Advisory: This entry contains lore details connected to The Midas Protocol and the hidden history behind Call of the Minotaur.
Some places in The Midas Files are important because of what they contain.
Bingham's Notebook: Dr. Lawrence J. Bingham
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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The Man Who Built the Impossible
Filed Under: Characters, Majestic Twelve, Evium Research, The Gold Box, Bingham’s Notebook
Related Entries: The Gold Box, The Cube of Aurelia, The Black Box Prototype, Malcolm Kane, Ryan Billings, Carly Gucci
Spoiler Advisory: This entry contains lore details connected to The Midas Protocol and Call of the Minotaur.
Every impossible story needs someone who saw the impossible first.
Bingham's Notebook: The Gold Box
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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The Machine Dr. Lawrence Bingham Was Never Supposed to Build
Filed Under: Artifacts, Evium Gold, Lawrence Bingham, Universal Temporal Council, The Axiom, The Trials
Related Entries: The Cube of Aurelia, The Black Box Prototype, Mortimer Vanterpool, The Archive of Enlil
Spoiler Advisory: This entry contains lore details connected to The Midas Protocol and Call of the Minotaur.
Every mythology has an object that starts the trouble.
The Scratching Post: What Comes After the Minotaur?
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
- Category: The Scratching Post
Finishing a book is supposed to create a sense of closure.
After spending years writing, revising, correcting, formatting, and finally publishing Call of the Minotaur, I expected to feel as though I had reached the end of a very long road. In some ways, I did. The book was finally out of my hands and available to readers, which still feels a little surreal after living with the story for so long.
Read more: The Scratching Post: What Comes After the Minotaur?
The Funny Newz: Tech Millionaire Opens Gentrifried Chicken Concept
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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WILLIAMSBURG, N.Y. — Describing it as both a “personal calling” and “an enormous untapped market,” technology entrepreneur Preston Vale announced Monday that he is combating gentrification in Williamsburg with a new chain of luxury restaurants called Gentrifried Chicken.
Read more: The Funny Newz: Tech Millionaire Opens Gentrifried Chicken Concept
Cool Filmz: Disclosure Day Review — Spielberg Looks Back at the Sky
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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What did this movie feel like to a guy who writes Pittsburgh-rooted sci-fi thrillers about hidden history, alien power, secret technology, and whether humanity can handle the truth?
Read more: Cool Filmz: Disclosure Day Review — Spielberg Looks Back at the Sky
TechGnosis: NASA Is Learning How to Cook Oxygen Out of Moon Dirt
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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There are certain scientific headlines that sound less like news and more like something recovered from a classified briefing folder.
NASA is working on ways to extract oxygen from Moon dirt.
Read more: TechGnosis: NASA Is Learning How to Cook Oxygen Out of Moon Dirt
Bingham's Notebook: Magic Eyes Only—Malcolm's Coin
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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MAGIC EYES ONLY
Filed Under: Artifacts, Evium Technology, Majestic Twelve, Psychological Warfare
Related Figures: Dr. Malcolm Kane, Mortimer Vanterpool, Project Sovereign Eagle
First Major Appearance:Call of the Minotaur: The Midas Files — Book Two
Spoiler Advisory: This entry contains lore details connected to Call of the Minotaur.
Read more: Bingham's Notebook: Magic Eyes Only—Malcolm's Coin
The Scratching Post: I Finished Call of the Minotaur. Now What?
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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After publishing Call of the Minotaur, I found myself in a strange place.
Read more: The Scratching Post: I Finished Call of the Minotaur. Now What?
Cool Filmz: I am watching Star Wars in Machete Order and It Changes Everything
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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I still remember sitting in a dark movie theater in the summer of 1977, clutching my popcorn as the words “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” appeared on the screen.
Read more: Cool Filmz: I am watching Star Wars in Machete Order and It Changes Everything
Funny Newz: Did Stonehenge Suffer A Y0K Problem?
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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SALISBURY, ENGLAND — World-renowned scientist Dr. Frederick Diffendorfer of the Archaeological Institute for the Preservation of Pedantic Study plans to publish a groundbreaking paper this summer on Stonehenge, shortly after resolving what his legal team continues to call “an unfortunate plagiarism misunderstanding.”
The Funny Newz: Space Aliens Buying Up U.S. Beachfront Property — Officials Say Everything Is Fine
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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CLEARWATER, FLORIDA — Interstellar aliens are rapidly buying up U.S. real estate and business holdings at what critics are calling an alarming rate, The Funny Newz has learned.
- The Funny Newz: Mojave Officials Crack Down on Cheap Alien Monuments
- The Funny Newz: Chattering Teeth Robot Wins $1 Billion Defense Contract
- CoolFilmz: Is Die Hard A Christmas Movie? Yes—It's Home Alone for Grownups
- Bingham's Notebook: Mortimer Vanterpool’s Powers Explained
- Tech Gnosis: Boeing’s Starliner Returned Without Its Crew. What Does That Mean for NASA?
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