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The Death of Rusty n Edie’s, One of the Horniest Places on the 90s Internet
Twenty-nine years ago, the FBI raided one of the biggest bulletin board systems (BBS) of the 1990s. Somehow, it wasn’t because of all the porn they hosted.
Meet the Guy Selling Encrypted BlackBerrys to Australia's Underworld
The FBI claims that half the world's Phantom Blackberrys are used right here.
You Can Now Play the First LGBTQ Computer Game, For the First Time
‘Caper in the Castro’ was thought to be long lost.
An Obscure Peter Gabriel Benefit Concert Helped Bring the Internet to the World
It took a while for the internet to turn into a major global force, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. (Peter Gabriel deserves at least some of the credit.)
The Forgotten Early History of Fanfiction
Before Fifty Shades of Grey, early fanfiction authors carved out their own little homes on the burgeoning internet.
A 1985 Essay from a Bulletin Board System Admin Eerily Foretold Our Future
From privacy to the dark web, this obscure essay has it all.
Canadian Drum and Bass Pioneer Stranjah Gets Housey in his New Project “Skeezer”
From schizophrenic rhythms to dancefloor bobbing grooves, Skeezer is dance music conflation.
Meet the Violent Buddhists Starting Riots in Sri Lanka
A group of Buddhist monks and their followers feel that their identity is being threatened by multiculturalism and liberalism.
Meet the Violent Buddhists Starting Riots in Sri Lanka
On June 15 a violent mob ripped through three neighboring towns in southwestern Sri Lanka. The horde explicitly targeted Muslims, slinging Molotov cocktails, burning bikes, and looting homes and businesses. The instigators were members of an extremist...