The most overrated inventions of the last 50 years: do you agree? Every few years, something new gets sold as the future arriving early. Cities would reorganize around it, entire industries would transform, life as […]

12 background mistakes in famous movies that made it past the editors How does a film crew miss a gas canister sitting under a Roman chariot? Continuity supervisors, editors, colorists, entire departments paid to catch […]

80s treasures we considered luxurious but weren’t worth the hype Status in the ’80s came with a very specific shopping list. Own the right handful of items and everyone around you understood exactly where you […]

We love these 10 classic rock bands, but their solo albums were unlistenable: Do you agree? Stepping out from behind a legendary band takes real nerve. It also, apparently, takes talent that doesn’t always survive […]

Odd & sometimes creepy artifacts found in everyday attics Most attic finds are exactly what they look like. A little dust, a little disappointment. Every so often, though, someone pulls something out that’s stranger, older, […]

10 famous ’80s songs everyone pretends to like: do you agree? Play the right song at a wedding often enough and genuine affection quietly turns into obligation. Nobody wants to be the one who finally […]

Only true ’80s kids can match all 10 of these sitcom theme songs to the show Every ’80s sitcom opened the exact same way. A full minute of theme song, sung with total earnestness, laying […]

Weird things discovered in ordinary backyards Most backyards hide nothing more interesting than roots and rocks. Then a garden bed is dug, or a new pipe is put in, and something turns up that rewrites […]

The worst advice Boomers were told Every generation absorbs a set of rules before they’re old enough to question any of them. Boomers got theirs delivered with total confidence, by parents who’d survived the Depression […]