Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the inventor of the famous Konami Code, has died. The news was announced by his friend, Japanese composer and sound designer Yuji Takenouchi, earlier today on Twitter. Even though you might not know the man, we’re sure you’ve heard of the Konami Code sequence: “Up. Up. Down. Down. Left. Right. Left. Right. B. […]
As you’ll see while watching this interview, Patrick Steward is an absolutely delighful human being, but you all already knew that, right? “Star Trek: Picard” star Patrick Stewart takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet’s most searched questions about himself. How did Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen meet? Was Patrick in Harry Potter? […]
20th Century Flicks is the oldest video rental store in the World (It’s been running since 1982!) Its small, close-knit crew has unwittingly become custodians of the largest collection of DVDs and VHS tapes in the UK (20,000 titles,) and faces a constant struggle to adapt and survive in the age of streaming and downloading. […]
With their navigational skills and advanced longships, the Vikings sustained their seafaring for over 300 years. But for all their might, they left few monuments. Instead, fragments of stone, bark and bone found in the sites of ancient settlements provide the keys to their culture. Many of these objects are inscribed with Old Norse written […]
This dates back from last summer, but I figured you guys would be interested in seeing it anyways! Finland has hosted the first ever Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship. Competitors from all around the world descended on the small town of Joensuu. Japan’s Giga Body Metal, complete with their Sumo wrestlers, became the first ever […]
1905: The Theory of Relativity 1912: The Titanic sinks 1920: Women get the right to vote 1928: The discovery of Penicillin 1929: Wall Street Crash 1945: The End of World War 2 1948: The Berlin Blockade 1955: The Polio vaccine gets adopted throughout the United States 1957: The Soviet Union launches the Putnik 1 satellite […]
I don’t know about you guys, but the last time I’ve been to Disney World is back in 2010, and I’ve been wanting to go back ever since. Now that we have more details on the upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel experience, which will open in 2021, I’m seriously considering getting some of my […]
Driving on the Trans-Canada highway, we take an exit and wind up going North, a bit in the middle of nowhere, between fields and forests. We ended up in Shawinigan, the most easy-going place in Quebec! This time, our adventures took us to the fifth edition of Shawicon. We are simply in love with this […]
As the Roman Empire flourished, Scandinavians had small settlements and no central government. Yet by the 11th century, they had spread far from Scandinavia, gaining control of trade routes throughout Europe, conquering kingdoms as far as Africa, and building outposts in North America. What was the secret to their success? Explore the history and technology […]
Nobody knows exactly when humans began to create fermented beverages. The earliest known evidence comes from 7,000 BCE in China, where residue in clay pots has revealed that people were making an alcoholic beverage from fermented rice, millet, grapes, and honey. So how did alcohol come to fuel global trade and exploration? Rod Phillips explores […]