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While You Were Offline: Sarah Palin Brought Ted Nugent and Kid Rock to the White House

While You Were Offline

While You Were Offline: Sarah Palin Brought Ted Nugent and Kid Rock to the White House

Graeme McMillan

Once the Darling of YouTube, Machinima Still Lives On—For Some

Gaming

Once the Darling of YouTube, Machinima Still Lives On—For Some

Julie Muncy

From flop to fame: how the ridiculed Roland TR-808 came to define modern music

Music

From flop to fame: how the ridiculed Roland TR-808 came to define modern music

Nassia Matsa

Why Magic: The Gathering Beats Poker or Chess Any Day

Podcasts

Why Magic: The Gathering Beats Poker or Chess Any Day

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

These images of alien worlds are not as they seem

Design

These images of alien worlds are not as they seem

Bonnie Christian

Speech therapist: poet Hussain Manawer is setting his sights on space

Culture

Speech therapist: poet Hussain Manawer is setting his sights on space

Oliver Franklin-Wallis

Bitrate, lossy, PCM: the audio terms you need to know when buying new kit

Audio

Bitrate, lossy, PCM: the audio terms you need to know when buying new kit

Verity Burns

To stop the relentless march of climate change we must empower those most at risk

Culture

To stop the relentless march of climate change we must empower those most at risk

Vivek Maru

The Secret to Free Fire's 62-Minute Shootout? Minecraft

Movies

The Secret to Free Fire's 62-Minute Shootout? Minecraft

Angela Watercutter

The Incredible, Urgent Power of Remembering the Holocaust in VR

Virtual Reality

The Incredible, Urgent Power of Remembering the Holocaust in VR

Angela Watercutter

The best Nintendo Switch games

Gaming

The best Nintendo Switch games

Matt Kamen

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review: Switch racer is the pinnacle of Nintendo's series

Gaming

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review: Switch racer is the pinnacle of Nintendo's series

Matt Kamen

Don't Look Now, but Extremists' Meme Armies Are Turning Into Militias

Internet Culture

Don't Look Now, but Extremists' Meme Armies Are Turning Into Militias

Emma Grey Ellis

The Oral History of TED, a Club for the Rich That Became a Global Phenomenon

TED

The Oral History of TED, a Club for the Rich That Became a Global Phenomenon

Emma Grey Ellis

Starblood Arena PSVR review: VR's best answer to Overwatch

Gaming

Starblood Arena PSVR review: VR's best answer to Overwatch

Matt Kamen

Bill Nye Says Climate Change Deniers Have a Bad Case of Cognitive Dissonance

TV

Bill Nye Says Climate Change Deniers Have a Bad Case of Cognitive Dissonance

Angela Watercutter

Battlefront II Knows Good Star Wars Games—It Already Was One

Gaming

Battlefront II Knows Good Star Wars Games—It Already Was One

Julie Muncy

From 'swimming' with sloths to 'climbing' the Shard: the best new features of Google Earth

Culture

From 'swimming' with sloths to 'climbing' the Shard: the best new features of Google Earth

Alexandra Simon-Lewis

Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy review: familiar, fun but ultimately predictable

Gaming

Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy review: familiar, fun but ultimately predictable

Matt Kamen

Facebook's Bizarre VR App Is Exactly Why Zuck Bought Oculus

Virtual Reality

Facebook's Bizarre VR App Is Exactly Why Zuck Bought Oculus

Peter Rubin