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The iPad generation has harsh reviews for the Game Boy

"In a split-second I'd throw this in the trash."

On Jul 8, 2014 by Miles Klee

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GoPro, drones, and smartphones: The modern surveillance society

Yet it is far harder to get away from a camera than even Orwell imagined.

On Jun 13, 2014 by Nicholas White

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Record labels flag Elliot Rodger’s YouTube videos for copyright violations

The alleged mass murderer was a Phil Collins fan.

On May 26, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Trigger warnings don’t make the world safer—you do

Does Tumblr really want a school board judging what's problematic? I think not.

On May 22, 2014 by Nico Lang

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These ‘Captain America’ posters give us a glimpse of Marvel’s alternate universe

Imagine Captain America waking up to discover the legacy of terrible action films he left behind.

On May 13, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Microsoft caught censoring the Internet for China—even in the U.S.

Microsoft chalked up the problem to a bug.

On Feb 12, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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Tumblr author is posting her ’90s preteen diary page by page

A time capsule worth cringing over.

On Jan 10, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Watch Americans sign a petition supporting ‘an Orwellian police state’

What do we want? 1984! When do we want it? Now!

On Oct 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Can you identify the most obscure New Wave song ever?

Is this literally the most obscure song ever, or has this been the Internet’s longest Rickroll?

On Sep 16, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

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Activists to protest on 1984 Day in 20 U.S. cities

Two Minutes Hate and Hate Week, however, have yet to be scheduled.

On Aug 2, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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“1984” sales go through the roof after NSA scandal

Book nerds are mad you're not reading Huxley and Kafka instead.

On Jun 11, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Redditor asks if it’s OK to imagine his girlfriend as a goat during sex

For all its faults, sometimes Reddit is really just the most amusing gathering of unapologetic weirdos on the Internet.

On May 27, 2013 by Gaby Dunn

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Don Draper tries to sell you the ’80s

'80s Don Draper pushes the iconic '60s ad exec two decades into the future. He'd be pushing 60 at that point, but no less surly.

On May 3, 2013 by Kris Holt

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The Daily Dot GIF guide to geriatric fitness

Senior citizens, are you ready to be the snazziest leg-lifter in the nursing facility?

On Feb 12, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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This kid proves gingers really do have soul(s)

Jerome Lamont Landers is the man. Just listen to this Marvin Gaye cover. Also: 500px and porn, Audrey Tautou, Lance Armstrong, Tegan and Sara, Andy Samberg, and chicken wings.

On Jan 29, 2013 by Cooper Fleishman

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