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StoneRed

The StoneRed project (SR) is a wide-area curiosity retrieval initiative aiming to give universal access to one interesting document per day.

Everything there is online about SR is linked directly or indirectly to this document, including an executive summary of the project, the document archive, today's SR news and other appearances.

Today's document: The one interesting thing for Monday, October 5, 2026.
What's out there?: Pointers to every previous document, by subject and date.
Arbitrary document: Retrieves a document at random. Results not guaranteed.
Bored: A recommendation, for users with nothing to do.
Exhibition: Pictures, by artists both dead and very dead. Viewing requires imagination.
Bulletin board: Pictures and sounds posted by other users of this system.
Your documents: Documents kept on this machine.
Audio: Experimental. Requires a loudspeaker and the patience of a saint.
Help: Change how documents are displayed. Recommended for users arriving from the future.

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You came here to read one thing. You left knowing something you didn't know before.THE INTERNET'S MOST UNNECESSARILY INTERESTING DAILY READING MATERIAL

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The Gallery

Trippy visions, wild landscapes, old light and deep space — public-domain art, with the stories behind it.

Every piece here is in the public domain or openly licensed, shown with its credit. Want to add your own? Pin it up on The Wall.

Dreams & Nightmares

Sleepers, monsters, omens and visions from the dark side of the mind. Proceed with a candle.

The Ancient of DaysWilliam Blake · 1794

Isle of the DeadArnold Böcklin · 1880

The Lady of ShalottJohn William Waterhouse · 1888

Netherlandish ProverbsPieter Bruegel the Elder · 1559

Saturn Devouring His SonFrancisco Goya · c. 1819–1823

The Sleep of Reason Produces MonstersFrancisco Goya · c. 1797–1799

The Sleeping GypsyHenri Rousseau · 1897

The DreamHenri Rousseau · 1910

The NightmareHenry Fuseli · 1781

The Triumph of DeathPieter Bruegel the Elder · c. 1562

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