brief histories

Music

A Brief History of Tomi Lahren’s Ongoing Faceplant with Hip-Hop

01.30.18

By Dan Ozzi
Music

Ride the Feedback: A Brief History of Guitar Distortion

12.18.17

By J. J. Anselmi
Music

A Brief History of the Trill in Heavy Metal

09.13.17

By Zach Painter
Music

A Brief History of Artists Rapping About Poop

09.02.17

By Phillip Mlynar
Sports

How Colombia’s 1994 World Cup Campaign Led To The Murder of Andres Escobar

07.20.17

By Will Magee
Sports

How The 2002 World Cup Became The Most Controversial Tournament in Recent Memory

07.18.17

By Will Magee
Sports

How David Beckham Became Football’s First Truly Global Brand

07.06.17

By Will Magee
Sports

How Muhammad Ali Stunned the World at the Rumble in the Jungle

06.29.17

By Jim Weeks
Sports

How Zinedine Zidane’s France Won World Cup ‘98

06.22.17

By Will Magee
Music

Ride the Feedback: A Brief History of Guitar Distortion

02.23.17

By J. J. Anselmi
Tech

Carnegie Mellon’s 1986 Self-Driving Van Was Adorable

11.07.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

The Cloud Is Much, Much Older Than You Think

09.10.16

By Michael Byrne

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Gaming

The Lion King: My Gaming Nemesis

The Lion King video game was my white whale. The game that haunted me for years before I finally decided to fight back.

11.17.24

By Anthony Franklin II
AEW

Sports

AEW Uses Guns N’ Roses Hit To Promote Full Gear (And It Rocks)

AEW debuted a music video for Full Gear on Collision using a classic Guns N’ Roses song.

11.17.24

By Haley Miller
Illustration by Reesa

Horoscopes

Weekly Horoscope: November 17-23

This week is Saturn’s first full week out of retrograde after it returned direct on Saturday. How will your sign fare?

11.17.24

By Melanie A. Davis
Screenshot: Crave Entertainment

Gaming

The Movie Tie-In Era was a Dark Time

The movie tie-in era of gaming was one of the worst to experience. If you never did, be glad because it was a time of darkness.

11.16.24

By Anthony Franklin II
Screenshot: Activision

Gaming

‘Guitar Hero’: Gateway to Music

‘Guitar Hero’ was one of the ways I expanded my personal taste in music. I wish the series would make a comeback for that very reason.

11.16.24

By Anthony Franklin II