The Interval at Long Now

08/20/2026

[Upcoming Talk] Researcher Anne Heggli, artist Jonathon Keats, and paleoclimatologist Adam Csank will discuss their paradigm-shifting long science findings and multi-millennial artwork studying the world's oldest trees.

A small-capacity, intimate evening hosted at The Interval. Tickets will sell out fast, get yours at the link in bio.

07/20/2026

What a wonderful member happy hour we hosted in partnership with FOR-SITE Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture and Haines Gallery celebrating the opening of Andy Goldsworthy's Red Flags exhibition.

Huge thanks to Frank Smigiel, FMCAC's Chief Curator & Director of Arts Programming and Cheryl Haines FOR-SITE's Founder, Executive Director, & Chief Curator, who gave us insights into this amazing work.

Red Flags is open through July 30th at Fort Mason's Gateway Pavilion.

More member happy hour gatherings like this to come. Stay tuned!

07/13/2026

We got a visit from Visit California | Travel + Fun Things to Do! What a pleasure to host their team for a cocktail and tour. Find the video for an unbeatable 10-hour itinerary in San Francisco (featuring a stop at The Interval 🤗) at the link in bio.

07/13/2026

POV you have one drink at The Interval

Love this video from Visit California, featuring an unbeatable itinerary for 10 hours in San Francisco, including a cocktail and tour at The Interval: https://na2.hubs.ly/H06Dcgz0

07/09/2026

Historians have used AI to restore lost verses of Gilgamesh,, read carbonized papyrus scrolls sealed for millennia, and fill in gaps in 2,000-year-old Greek inscriptions.

What ancient codes will AI crack next?

Taras Grescoe reports on the quantum leaps in ancient language decipherment, and which codes AI can’t crack (yet).

Read the full story at the link in bio.

Illustration by Casey Cripe

06/20/2026

Wise words from our wise one, Shawn. If you need a pep talk, you know where to find him.

06/12/2026

The gimlet has been maligned for decades, says Ty Caudle, our beverage director, as a result of artificial ingredients and rushed preparations. The Interval recipe has corrected those deficiencies by using navy strength gin infused with lime oil and slowly filtered over three days. The resulting lime cordial is stirred (rather than shaken) to create a perfect pearlescent finish.

Our Navy Gimlet was just named best in the city by , and included on this exceptional list which maps the best and most storied bars in the city. It’s an honor to be included.

Check it out here:
https://na2.hubs.ly/H0642M50

05/28/2026

"I saw my first Whole Earth Catalog in a bookstore. I opened it up and it was like, ‘This is for me. He's talking to me. This is exactly everything that I'm interested in.'"

Kevin Kelly, Long Now board member and founding editor of Wired magazine, talks to Substack about long-term thinking, technoptimism, and how he helped shape the early internet. Plus, it’s filmed in a beautiful location if we do say so ourselves.

The radical optimist on starting Wired, stories from the early internet, originating 1,000 True Fans, and why the only way to steer technology is to use it