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From TR-808 To Moog: The Synth And Drum Machines That Changed Music
Starting out as experiments into electronic music, these now classic synthesisers and drum machines helped create new music genres and the sounds we now take for granted.
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Future Fashion From The 1939 World’s Fair Looked Really Uncomfortable
The Atlantic has a gorgeous collection of images from the 1939 New York World’s Fair, including the photo above, which is brand new to this retro-future bloggist. It all looks pretty standard — except for the outfits.
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Retroworld Is A Game About Actually Being A Gamer
It’s funny, games like to get introspective and meta all the time, but only about other games. RetroWorld is a game about actually being a kid who plays games, and it looks just wonderful.
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Video Games As Modern Art: MoMA Acquires Pong, Minecraft And First Console
Do video games like Pong and Space Invaders belong in Museum of Modern Art? Or does putting a game console from 1972 on a pedestal constitute an Emperor’s New Video Game-style overreach? A debate is raging, and MoMA is at the centre of it.