Bathysphere. I love an ocean with a happy Bathysphere.
May 20, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Bathysphere. I love an ocean with a happy Bathysphere.
And this morning the Shed is a bathysphere, roaming the abyssal plains…
May 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM
And this morning the Shed is a bathysphere, roaming the abyssal plains…
And this morning the Shed is a bathysphere, rolling along the abyssal plain…
April 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
And this morning the Shed is a bathysphere, rolling along the abyssal plain…
This week on The Bathysphere we have a lovely essay by Chris on the brutalist parkour game VHOLUME:
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February 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This week on The Bathysphere we have a lovely essay by Chris on the brutalist parkour game VHOLUME:
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Really excited about the delivery of our new bathysphere.
January 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Really excited about the delivery of our new bathysphere.
The week on the Bathysphere, I wrote about environmental storytelling in IKEA:
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April 9, 2026 at 11:46 AM
The week on the Bathysphere, I wrote about environmental storytelling in IKEA:
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Expedition 1 of The Bathysphere was released today, with a lovely first essay from Chris Donlan on resting in games:
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Expedition 1
Hello and welcome to the first communication from The Bathysphere. We wanted to make a video game newsletter that isn’t in fact about news at all. It’s about...
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March 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Expedition 1 of The Bathysphere was released today, with a lovely first essay from Chris Donlan on resting in games:
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This week on the Bathysphere we have an essay by Chris on getting lost in a video game city:
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Expedition 49
Welcome back to the Bathysphere! Today Chris is getting really lost and kind of loving it. Florence tries to remember to forget something. The Bathysphere...
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March 19, 2026 at 12:06 PM
This week on the Bathysphere we have an essay by Chris on getting lost in a video game city:
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untouchable bathysphere fish
September 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
untouchable bathysphere fish
This week in the Bathysphere I write about the concept of ergodic space, and relate it the Backrooms, the archaeology of Minoan Crete and the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur
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Expedition 61
Today we’re submerging in the depths a bit later than usual, and for a shorter trip. Please bring a map, but remember, it won’t help you. The Bathysphere...
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June 11, 2026 at 7:19 PM
This week in the Bathysphere I write about the concept of ergodic space, and relate it the Backrooms, the archaeology of Minoan Crete and the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur
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Hello! I an launching a little video game email newsletter with excellent people Christian Donlan and @florencesn.bsky.social! It’s called The Bathysphere and it’s about games we like and interesting books, films and events about games-adjacent stuff! You can subscribe at buttondown.com/Bathysphere
The Bathysphere
A weekly deep dive into video games from Christian Donlan, Florence Smith Nicholls and Keith Stuart. No hot takes, no news, no reviews. Just short essays, recommendations and other nice things.
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March 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Hello! I an launching a little video game email newsletter with excellent people Christian Donlan and @florencesn.bsky.social! It’s called The Bathysphere and it’s about games we like and interesting books, films and events about games-adjacent stuff! You can subscribe at buttondown.com/Bathysphere
December 7, 2024 at 2:16 AM
All credit to Brad Fox's brilliant "The Bathysphere Book" for this find.
May 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
All credit to Brad Fox's brilliant "The Bathysphere Book" for this find.
A Mysterious Bathysphere Has Taken Me to a City where Everyone Has Magic Powers (and my dad is in charge?!)
My own original engagement bait post, go!
Take a TV show, Film, Novel, or Video Game you love and rename it like it’s one of “those” light novels.
“Level 1 Hobbit Can’t Believe He Has To Go On An Adventure To Destroy The Overpowered Magic Artifact He Found”
Take a TV show, Film, Novel, or Video Game you love and rename it like it’s one of “those” light novels.
“Level 1 Hobbit Can’t Believe He Has To Go On An Adventure To Destroy The Overpowered Magic Artifact He Found”
January 22, 2026 at 10:26 PM
A Mysterious Bathysphere Has Taken Me to a City where Everyone Has Magic Powers (and my dad is in charge?!)
I don't know who needs to hear this, but William Beebe was 55 when he made his first legendary descent in the Bathysphere.
February 24, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but William Beebe was 55 when he made his first legendary descent in the Bathysphere.
The bathysphere wasn't all that, but honestly Cait's just happy for the experience*. 🪼
*It's too polluted to make anything out
#caitvi #bathyspherelesbians
*It's too polluted to make anything out
#caitvi #bathyspherelesbians
January 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The bathysphere wasn't all that, but honestly Cait's just happy for the experience*. 🪼
*It's too polluted to make anything out
#caitvi #bathyspherelesbians
*It's too polluted to make anything out
#caitvi #bathyspherelesbians
Super excited to announce that I'm one of the writers for The Bathysphere, a new weekly newsletter with deep dives on games and related media! 🌊
Hello! I an launching a little video game email newsletter with excellent people Christian Donlan and @florencesn.bsky.social! It’s called The Bathysphere and it’s about games we like and interesting books, films and events about games-adjacent stuff! You can subscribe at buttondown.com/Bathysphere
The Bathysphere
A weekly deep dive into video games from Christian Donlan, Florence Smith Nicholls and Keith Stuart. No hot takes, no news, no reviews. Just short essays, recommendations and other nice things.
buttondown.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Super excited to announce that I'm one of the writers for The Bathysphere, a new weekly newsletter with deep dives on games and related media! 🌊
William Beebe says: "To be a Naturalist is better than to be a King."
March 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
William Beebe says: "To be a Naturalist is better than to be a King."
The Bathysphere Book by Brad Fox. About William Beebe's Bathysphere. I wrote about this book and other Beebe biographies here: rubenbos.co/en/william-b...
December 17, 2024 at 8:24 PM
The Bathysphere Book by Brad Fox. About William Beebe's Bathysphere. I wrote about this book and other Beebe biographies here: rubenbos.co/en/william-b...
Expedition 40 of The Bathysphere is out, and this week we have a lovely essay from Chris Donlan on the Brontës and paracosms!
The Bathysphere is now entirely FREE to access! Make sure to subscribe to be updated each week!
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The Bathysphere is now entirely FREE to access! Make sure to subscribe to be updated each week!
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Expedition 40
Happy 40th expedition! As you heard from our emergency communication, we’re changing things up at The Bathysphere. From now on, the entire newsletter will be...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Expedition 40 of The Bathysphere is out, and this week we have a lovely essay from Chris Donlan on the Brontës and paracosms!
The Bathysphere is now entirely FREE to access! Make sure to subscribe to be updated each week!
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The Bathysphere is now entirely FREE to access! Make sure to subscribe to be updated each week!
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first issue of The Bathysphere, a new newsletter about games. some nice reflections on resting in games, and also a nice plug for the last Now Play This (on in April, tickets still available) buttondown.com/Bathysphere/...
Expedition 1
Hello and welcome to the first communication from The Bathysphere. We wanted to make a video game newsletter that isn’t in fact about news at all. It’s about...
buttondown.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
first issue of The Bathysphere, a new newsletter about games. some nice reflections on resting in games, and also a nice plug for the last Now Play This (on in April, tickets still available) buttondown.com/Bathysphere/...
Synthetic Soviet submersible simulacrum Sonya #OC #bathysphere
June 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Synthetic Soviet submersible simulacrum Sonya #OC #bathysphere