culture
Entertainment

Liz Lemon Longs For When TiVo Reigned Supreme

It seems like just yesterday when TiVo was a verb. But times change, and more brand-neutral DVR seem to be on the rise. As you can see in this clip of a new 30 Rock episode aired in the States, Liz Lemon expresses her longing for days gone by. Personally? I still catch myself remembering to “tape” episode. What is that, even?

8 December 2011

Geek Out

Lunchtime Deals: Madman Manga From $2

If you’ve been curious about Manga for years but scared to dip your toes into the Japanese artform, local distributor Madman’s massive Manga sale is a great place to start. Prices start from $2 per graphic novel, and there are hundreds to choose from, so go nuts! [Madman via OzBargain]

7 July 2011

Gaming

The Man Who Has Every PS2 Game In America

Ahans76, a PlayStation collector, is apparently more of a PlayStation collector than most, because he claims to now be in possession of every single North American PS2 game ever released.

17 June 2011

Gaming

The Very Worst Of E3 2011

You’ve seen the best E3 2011 had to offer. Now see the worst. The very worst. Oh good Lord is some of this bad.

2 May 2011

Gadgets

Family Time Is Now Gadget Time

Kids are texting so much it’s literally affecting their health; the President’s secret iPad may or may not have a receipt; and today we learned over at the New York Times that families are too busy staring at screens to give a shit about family anymore. Are we beyond hope?

22 April 2011

Geek Out

What Is Japan’s Fetish This Week? Glasses

In game after game, comic book after comic book, manga after manga, there they are: characters with glasses. And Japan is totally gaga for them.

11 March 2011

Science

The Difference Between Apes And Humans That Led To The Internet

Like chimps and bonobos, humans live in social groups full individuals who help each other. Also like our monkey relatives, we make war with outsiders. But our social groups can be millions strong. What makes humans so good at forming mass societies?

25 February 2011

Gaming

A Sword & Shield Fit For The Hero Of Time

Feel like celebrating Zelda’s 25th birthday with something big, bulky and heroic? It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this stuff.

14 January 2011

Geek Out

How Boomboxes Changed The Streets Forever

The boombox helped launch an urban revolution of style and technology. In The Boombox Project, Jame Phillips looks at some of the biggest, loudest, most extravagant and D-cell hungriest shoulder-borne superradios of the day.

Online

Discovering The Maximum Velocity Of Twitter

As a kid at my local county fair, I used to ride a roller coaster that rumbled around a circular track as songs like Foreigner’s Urgent blasted through a set of giant speakers.

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