Chalk #2

Chalk #2

"Issue 02 focuses on extinction, preservation, and endurance. Meaghan Wetherell looks at the afterlife of the oreodont, a prehistoric relative of the camel that lived in North America tens of millions of years ago, which had its taxonomy spoiled by vain Victorian scientists. Nina Cutler looks through the eyes of the honeybee at three speculative futures of farming. Sophie Parkes-Nield looks at the changing nature, but enduring power, of folklore in England. We also have articles on racism in Brazilian football, the steam heritage subculture, and an interview with the staff of the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield." 

Chalk champions good research, combining intelligent writing and beautiful design to tell interesting stories about history, culture, science, and nature. Our first issue has features on history, rewilding, and linguistics, short pieces on chemistry, anthropology, and literary criticism, and an interview with a scientist who has worked in Antarctica – and many other things! We also have some silly sections – travel, horoscopes, and of course a crossword.