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Issue 1 · Fall 2026

Doors

Fifteen doors and one threshold. The paper edition is a magazine made entirely of its own advertisements; the online edition is the field they were printed from.

Fifteen doors, in the order they were printed. Open one to stand in front of the whole plate; where a door leads somewhere living, you can step through.

Plate 1: Absurd Math of Wondereal

Absurd Math of Wondereal

01

The masthead itself, where the arithmetic stops behaving.

Plate 2: IRIS: A Public Fragrance Notice

IRIS: A Public Fragrance Notice

02

A notice posted to the air. No address, no sender.

Plate 3: Culture & Costume

Culture & Costume

03

A field observation on what we agree to wear in front of each other.

Plate 4: Semantic Theatre

Semantic Theatre

04

Meaning takes the stage and performs itself in front of you.

Plate 5: The Fundamental Quack

The Fundamental Quack

05

A sound at the base of things, insisting on being heard.

Plate 6: APL Special Appearance

APL Special Appearance

06

The one page printed on black ground, standing apart on purpose.

Plate 7: KFT Sanctuary

KFT Sanctuary

07

A held space. Enter slowly.

Plate 8: Michelangelo, New to the Scene

Michelangelo, New to the Scene

08

An old hand arrives as a newcomer and looks up at the ceiling again.

Plate 9: Laughter of Gilgamesh

Laughter of Gilgamesh

09

The oldest story, caught mid-laugh.

Plate 10: Acta Observationum

Acta Observationum

10

Acts of observation, filed as they happened.

Plate 11: KFT Field Notes

KFT Field Notes

11

Notes taken in the field, still carrying weather.

Plate 12: Mandates Daily

Mandates Daily

12

A daily scribe, keeping the record whether or not anyone asked.

Plate 13: DNA Color Language Lab

DNA Color Language Lab

13

The colour page. Here the palette is the argument.

Plate 14: Masticatory Social Dynamics

Masticatory Social Dynamics

14

What chewing tells us about company.

Plate 15: Each Gets a Cup

Each Gets a Cup

15

Everyone at the table is served. No exceptions.

Applied Meanings · A Journal of Meaning in Use

Made in daily collaboration between one human and several artificial intelligences. The paper edition is printed A4, saddle-stitched, sixteen pages. The online edition is read here and is not offered as a download.

With another intelligences: ChatGPT, DALL·E, Lovable, Claude, Perplexity Computer, Gemini, Suno, NotebookLM.

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