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threaded, A Bizarre Interactive Site Featuring Bright Lights, Surreal Sounds, and Shifting Backgrounds
threaded is a bizarre interactive site by Resn that features bright lights, surreal sounds, and shifting backgrounds. The whole experience is ostensibly focused on the…
‘Reality Check’ Explores Whether Photorealistic Video Games Are Possible
Guest host Seb Ford explores whether photorealistic video games are possible on the latest episode of Reality Check, an ongoing series by GameSpot. Ford specifically…
A Proposed Mandatory Shopping Label by Doghouse Diaries That Indicates the Value of Items in an Apocalypse
“New Shopping Label” is an amusing comic by Doghouse Diaries that proposes a new mandatory shopping label that indicates the value of items in an…
John Oliver Tackles Added Sugars in Food and Other Products on ‘Last Week Tonight’
Host John Oliver tackled added sugars in food and other products on a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (previously). Oliver specifically…
WINDOWS 93, A Surreal Online Version of a Nonexistent Computer Operating System
WINDOWS 93 is a surreal online version of a nonexistent operating system by Jankenpopp and Zombectro. Ostensibly based on Windows 95, WINDOWS 93 boots to…
PBS Idea Channel Explains Five Fallacies and Discusses How to Better Argue on the Internet
PBS Idea Channel (previously) host Mike Rugnetta recently explained five different kinds of fallacies that are commonly used in Internet arguments, and then discussed how…
ArtWalk, Walking Tours That Showcase Public Art and Architecture in New York City
ArtWalk is a series of walking tours that showcase public art and architecture in New York City. Current walks include SoHo and the Bowery, with…
An Amusing Comic by Mandatory Roller Coaster That Imagines the Kind of Lattes Pumpkins Drink
“Human Spice Latte” is an amusing comic by Aram J. French of Mandatory Roller Coaster that imagines the kind of lattes pumpkins drink. Pumpkin spice…
Leigh Alexander Discusses Writing About Video Games and Culture at the 2014 XOXO Festival in Portland, Oregon
At the 2014 XOXO festival (previously) in Portland, Oregon back in September, writer Leigh Alexander discussed writing about video games and culture — as well…
Facebook Launches Rooms, An App for Creating Simple Places for Discussing Various Topics
Facebook has launched Rooms, an app for creating simple places for discussing various topics. The app is meant to provide a “third place” that is…