Why were adults running with sticks? Because 2014 was the moment the line between “weird hobby” and “legitimate sport” became incredibly blurry. Part of the… Read More »2014 Classic: Hobby Horsing Trends

 Why was the movie so long? Because Christopher Nolan wanted us to experience time relativity firsthand—by the time you walked out of the theater, it… Read More »2014 Legacy: Interstellar Premiere

 Why was the world crying? Because Microsoft officially ended support for the OS that still ran 90% of the world’s ATMs and hospital computers. Part… Read More »2014 Legacy: The Death of Windows XP

 Why did the game disappear? Because the creator couldn’t handle the guilt of millions of smashed phones and the thousands of hours wasted trying to… Read More »2014 Classic: The Flappy Bird Phenomenon

 Why were offices so sad? Because new operating systems started hiding the built-in Solitaire so deep that people actually had to… work. Part of the… Read More »2014 Vintage: Solitaire Disappearing

 Why was it a success? Because humanity landed a probe on a speeding space-rock shaped like a rubber duck, proving we can hit a target… Read More »2014 Legacy: Landing on a Comet (Rosetta Mission)

 Why was being “boring” trendy? Because in 2014, we decided that dressing like a 1990s tourist was the height of sophistication. Part of the 33… Read More »2014 Classic: Normcore Fashion

 Why were our wallets crying? Because in 2014, buying games we would never actually play became the official national sport of PC users. Part of… Read More »2014 Classic: The Steam Summer Sale

 Why was the song still playing? Because Adult Swim released an 11-minute parody that slowly turned into a slasher nightmare, ruining our sleep for a… Read More »2014 Legacy: The “Too Many Cooks” Video

 Why shouldn’t you touch the dog? Because Keanu Reeves taught the world that if you kill a puppy for the wrong guy, the entire Russian… Read More »2014 Classic: John Wick Premiere