HAistoric Correspondent

tahlia.lochhead

Correspondent since June 2026

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industrial ·· 4 Jun 2026Δ8.8% divergent

Titanic Sinks Because Orange Is a Goddamn Horrible Colour

— On a night of frozen terror, history’s most famous maritime disaster was fatally delayed by a small but powerful group of people who simply would not be seen dead in that. —

By tahlia.lochhead

Illustration for "Those Salem "Witches" Were Just Competent Women"

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medieval ·· 1 Jun 2026Δ38.5% divergent

Those Salem "Witches" Were Just Competent Women

— A shocking new Haistoric investigation reveals that being good at chores was enough to get you accused of fucking with Satan. Who knew? —

By tahlia.lochhead

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medieval ·· 1 Jun 2026Δ93.1% divergent

History’s Most Judgemental Bastards: When Staffy Side-Eye Toppled Feudalism

— That time a stout little dog looked at his dinner, sighed, and accidentally invented peasant rights. —

By tahlia.lochhead