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8/3/2022
13 : 34
When Movies Get Canned 🎥
Movies that, like Batgirl, never saw release despite being complete. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • August 03, 2022 Today in Tedium: If you were holding
7/30/2022
1 : 4
A Bit of Fine Tuning 🎸
Ever try playing a guitar with a touchscreen? We have. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • July 29, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh piece from David Buck
7/27/2022
14 : 14
The Codecs of Streams Past 📹
The video file formats that didn't make it. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • July 27, 2022 Today in Tedium: So much of the content we experience on the
7/22/2022
21 : 34
Surf Like A Shark 🦈
How the Nintendo 64 got internet access. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • July 22, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with an older piece I think that deserves a
7/20/2022
14 : 25
From Cable to Local 📺
The cable networks that went over-the-air broadcast for some reason. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • July 20, 2022 Today in Tedium: The USA Network. The
7/16/2022
1 : 4
Class, Dismissed 🎩
Why class doesn't dominate American comedic culture. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • July 15, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh piece from Andrew
7/14/2022
10 : 44
Longform Brevity 🗞
Why quick-hit journalism on the internet kinda stinks. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • July 13, 2022 Today in Tedium: I have a bone to pick with one of the
7/9/2022
1 : 24
Whipped Cream, No Other Delights 🍨
How technology forever changed whipped cream. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • July 08, 2022 Today in Tedium: Let me ask you a question that you probably
7/6/2022
12 : 54
No Hiding These Logos 💻
How stickers became such a prominent computer-branding tactic. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • July 06, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from Yuri
7/2/2022
3 : 34
Plot Point Does Not Compute 💾
Why bad scenes involving computers happen to good movies. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • July 01, 2022 Today in Tedium: Exactly 26 years ago this week,
6/29/2022
14 : 24
Life Between Charges 🪫
The rechargeable battery, and the flashlight that popularized it. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 29, 2022 Today in Tedium: Perhaps this sounds a
6/25/2022
0 : 4
One Week Later … 🗓
A passionate defense of the Barenaked Ladies' “One Week.” Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 24, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from David
6/22/2022
14 : 34
Where The Action Was 💬
Ten social networks that didn't make it. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 22, 2022 Today in Tedium: The website Orkut.com is a site you've
6/17/2022
22 : 34
We Value Your Feedback 🗳
How suggestion boxes gave companies a taste for big data. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 17, 2022 Hey all; so I'm calling a mulligan after a long
6/17/2022
2 : 19
Immigrating to Your Dreams ⚽️
The challenges with immigration facing elite athletes. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 15, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh piece from Andrew
6/11/2022
3 : 4
Reflection, In Four Parts🪞
It's time to reflect. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 10, 2022 Today in Tedium: I have to admit, my mind is kind of blown right now by the OpenAI
6/8/2022
11 : 44
Gaming The Charts 🎸
How artists take advantage of quirks in Billboard's famous charts. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 08, 2022 In honor of the return of Kate Bush to
6/4/2022
2 : 34
All Over the TV Dial 📺
Checking in on odd and emerging broadcasting standards. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 03, 2022 Today in Tedium: Back in 2017, I wrote a nice lengthy
6/1/2022
14 : 24
The Hard Pivot 📉📈
Companies that pivoted, hard, to get where they are today. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • June 01, 2022 Today in Tedium: It's a pretty common thing
5/27/2022
22 : 44
To Boldly Sing 🖖 🎸
The best Star Trek-themed songs we could find. Here's a version for your browser. Hunting for the end of the long tail • May 27, 2022 Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh one from David Buck, who is