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Cassette Tapes are Back, Baby! (11 Reasons Why They’re the Perfect Audio Medium)

by Sam Greenspan
last updated January 22, 2019 · originally written January 22, 2019

Cassette tape sales are surging and, as a person whose formative music years came in cassette form, that’s heartwarming news.

The 11 Best New Words Born Each Year in the ’90s

by Sam Greenspan
last updated September 5, 2018 · originally written September 5, 2018

The ’90s brought us hundreds of words we use today, some focused on technology, others focused on the random evolution of pop culture.

The 11 Least-Used Letters in English (About 3 of Which Are Decently Surprising)

by Sam Greenspan
last updated August 2, 2018 · originally written August 2, 2018

This post is funnier than you’re expecting.

The 50 Worst Product Flops of All Time, Judged

by Sam Greenspan
last updated July 19, 2018 · originally written July 19, 2018

A website just ranked the 50 worst product flops of all time. I reranked their list.

11 Bestselling Authors Who Started in Very Different Careers

by Sam Greenspan
last updated June 21, 2018 · originally written June 21, 2018

The struggle is real for these authors in surprising pre-book careers.

The Plot of Bad Boys Should’ve Been the Plot of Bad Boys 2

by Sam Greenspan
last updated June 13, 2018 · originally written June 13, 2018

An argument for the bad plot choices of the Bad Boys movie series.

The 11 Best New Words Born Each Year in the ’80s

by Sam Greenspan
last updated May 24, 2018 · originally written May 24, 2018

Language is constantly evolving, even if that evolution includes words like “air guitar” and “outercourse.”

The 11 Most Comically Ugly City Flags in the U.S.

by Sam Greenspan
last updated May 17, 2018 · originally written May 17, 2018

So, so many American cities have flags that look like they were made in MS Paint.

I Built a Raspberry Pi Retro Game Console and It Wasn’t Quite As Promised

by Sam Greenspan
last updated May 8, 2018 · originally written May 8, 2018

When I couldn’t get my hands on a NES/SNES Classic, I listened to the voices on the Internet saying I should just build my own retro gaming console using a Raspberry Pi. Was it as glorious as they said it’d be?

11 Results For the Weirdest Super Bowl LII Prop Bets (All of Which I Actually Made)

by Sam Greenspan
last updated March 28, 2018 · originally written February 7, 2018

Last week I made my annual Super Bowl prop bets for real money. How did I do?