Newspapers—On Computers!
Fascinating 1981 news report explaining how certain San Francisco residents were reading the morning paper on their computers. We’ve come a long way: “It takes over two hours to receive the entire...
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Every Friday, I post a series of unrelated questions meant to spark conversation in the comments. Answer one, answer all, respond to someone else’s reply, whatever you want. On to this week’s topics of...
View ArticleWhat New Holiday Should We Create?
Every Friday, I post a series of unrelated questions meant to spark conversation in the comments. Answer one, answer all, respond to someone else’s reply, whatever you want. On to this week’s topics of...
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Whatever Happened to Play?
When browsing Bill Simmons’ new long-form sports site, Grantland, I found myself wondering two things. First, what is a “Grantland”? And second, didn’t the New York Times try this once? Although it...
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What’s Your Earliest Memory?
On Fridays, I post a series of unrelated questions meant to spark conversation in the comments. Answer one, answer all, respond to someone else’s reply, whatever you want. On to this week’s topics of...
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1982: The Year a Kicker Won the MVP
Our own Ethan Trex is doing a little writing on the side for Bill Simmons’ new site, Grantland. Ethan’s debut piece looks back at the 1982 NFL strike-shortened season, when a kicker who was almost cut...
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Today’s Contest: Other ’90s TV Shows That Deserve Sequels
Let’s say you worked at a major TV network. Your job is to revive one show from the 1990s with the original cast, but years later. Not a remake. For example, Bill Simmons and Brian Austin Green...
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