1995
Why The FBI Investigated ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Players in the 1990s
An FBI memo written during the Unabomber investigation describes roleplayers as 'armed and dangerous,' 'extremely intelligent individuals' and 'overweight and not neat in appearance.'
A Deadly Heatwave Turned Chicago Into the Country’s Green Roof Capital
The Windy City used over five million acres of roof space to go green.
One of Greatest Ever Rugby Halfbacks Dies of Motor Neurone Disease
For those who watched rugby in the 1990s, Joost was the halfback that every one loved.
See All the Sights, Sounds, and Mustaches of E3 1995
The first promising glimpses of the Virtual Boy.
This Guy Turned a 1995 PC Into a Mean Gaming Machine
The ultimate stealth computer includes a floppy disk drive that reads SD cards.
'FHM' Wrote a Guide to the Internet 20 Years Ago and It's Hilarious
Dissecting their seminal October 1995 feature, "How to Log On the Internet."
Smash the Hotels! Squat the Moon!
The story of the Autonomous Astronauts Association, which fought military-corporate control of space through dance parties.
The US Military's Forgotten Sex-Abuse Scandal That Foretold CIA Torture in the War on Terror
In 1995, the US Air Force's torture training led to a court case and allegations that cadets had been abused, an eerie foreshadowing of the larger scandals that would come in the following decades.
Nicole Moudaber Sends Alcatraz's Seminal "Giv Me Luv" Into the Techno Stratosphere
Just you wait 'till that six minute mark hits...
Time Bomb Explodes: The Story of the Most Influential 90s French Rap Crew
For Bastille Day, a look back at the history of Time Bomb, the crew that revolutionized French rap in the mid-90s.
DB's No School Like the Old Skool: Rob Playford
DJ DB recounts DJing in a literal sandstorm, getting tear gassed at a rave, and remixing hardcore legends 2 Bad Mice.