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2.1 Million of the Oldest Internet Posts Are Now Online for Anyone to Read

10.13.20

By Samantha Cole
Tech

How File Sharing Broke the Internet’s First Forum

02.09.18

By Ernie Smith
Tech

How File Sharing Broke the Internet’s First Forum

02.06.18

By Ernie Smith
Tech

The Surprising Impact the 1992 Presidential Election Had on the Modern Internet

10.19.16

By Ernie Smith
Tech

Twenty Years Ago, Trolling Was Repeatedly Posting ‘Meow’ in Usenet Groups

07.08.16

By Roisin Kiberd
Tech

The Forgotten Early History of Fanfiction

07.03.16

By Mark Hill
Tech

Pirates Are Posting Prince’s Music to An Obscure Corner of the Internet

04.22.16

By Nicholas Deleon
Tech

This Piracy Group Promises to Leak 40 of Hollywood’s Top Movies in a Row

12.24.15

By Nicholas Deleon
Tech

The Google+ Dream Is Still Alive, But It Looks Less Like A Social Network

11.17.15

By Nicholas Deleon
Tech

It’s September, Forever

09.30.15

By Jason Koebler
Tech

LOL Is Dying

08.10.15

By Clinton Nguyen
Tech

Google, a Search Company, Has Made Its Internet Archive Impossible to Search

02.13.15

By Matthew Braga

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Life

Study Uncovers Promising Treatments for Tourette Syndrome

“These behavioral therapies are really straightforward approaches that patients of all ages can benefit from,” said a co-author of the study.

11.21.24

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Devin Townsend Announces 2025 Tour With Tesseract

Devin Townsend will be touring North America next year in support of his new album, PowerNerd.

11.21.24

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Music

Why Snoop Dogg ‘Chose No Sides’ in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef

Snoop chose not to get involved in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake, beef but does believe that Kendrick’s song “Not Like Us” united “the West.”

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Life

‘AI Jesus’ Is Now Taking Confessions at a Church in Switzerland

AI Jesus has logged on.

11.21.24

By Paige Gawley
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Music

Jay-Z’s Team Roc Sues Kansas Police for Corruption and Abuse Records

Team ROC, a social justice organization run by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, filed a lawsuit against Kansas City police over alleged corruption and abuse.

11.21.24