music
It’s a Mystery, Charlie Brown: Vince Guaraldi’s Lost Score
Vince Guaraldi’s It’s a Mystery, Charlie Brown finally gets a complete soundtrack release, revealing a funky, electric side of his Peanuts music.
Author: Tony M.
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Netflix Is Coming for YouTube’s Creators
Netflix is bringing YouTube creators onto its platform, but the real prize isn't simply subscribers. It's viewing time, loyal audiences and advertising money.
art
I Really Like Mike Lowery’s Doodles
I discovered Mike Lowery through his Scotland sketchbook and quickly fell in love with his funny drawings, travel sketches and wonderfully weird ideas.
Entertainment
Superman Turns 85: Why the Fleischer Cartoons Still Amaze Fans Today
Superman’s Fleischer cartoons are 85 years old, but their incredible animation, Art Deco Metropolis and timeless sense of adventure still make them worth watching today.
tech
Is Apple Pulling a Fast One With the New iPhone Duo?
Apple's new iPhone Duo starts at $2,999 in Canada. Is it really one phone, or are we paying for two devices cleverly folded into one?
Culture
You’re Buying the Audiobook. But You’re Really Buying the Voice.
An audiobook can be a 20-hour commitment, so the person telling the story matters. From narrator fandom to 750,000 titles and the arrival of AI voices, the audiobook
Sandbox Stories
Can You Name Rainbow’s Bass Player Who Never Played Live?
Ritchie Blackmore recorded bass on five Rainbow tracks but never performed those bass parts live. Here's the strange story behind the recordings.
books
Forget Reward Cards. Your Library Card Pays You Back.
Your library card can give you free access to movies, comics, ebooks, audiobooks, newspapers and more, potentially saving you thousands every year.
Entertainment
Remember Asteroids? Now You Get to Destroy the Spaceships.
Remember Atari's Asteroids? Spaceships flips the classic arcade formula around, letting you control the asteroids and destroy the spaceships instead.
Culture
Someone Actually Made a LEGO Version of Angine de Poitrine
Angine de Poitrine is a wonderfully strange Quebec math-rock duo. Now their bizarre music and costumes have inspired an equally bizarre LEGO tribute.
animation
So What the Hell Does the “E” in Wile E. Coyote Stand For?
The mysterious “E” in Wile E. Coyote actually has an answer, and the Road Runner comics reveal an even stranger secret: he had a wife and three sons.
Entertainment
How One Fan Saved Star Trek for All Generations
Bjo Trimble and a grassroots fan campaign helped save Star Trek in 1968. That extra season changed the show's future and television history.