Why did everyone buy tape for their webcams? Because a guy with a laptop in Hong Kong proved that the “NSA” was basically the world’s… Read More »2013 Vintage: The Edward Snowden Leaks

 Why was my wrist vibrating? Because the first real smartwatch hit the scene, telling us we had a text message so we didn’t have to… Read More »2013 Vintage: The Launch of the “Smartwatch” (Pebble)

 Why was everyone “calling in sick”? Because Rockstar gave us three criminals and a version of Los Angeles so big that we spent forty hours… Read More »2013 Vintage: Grand Theft Auto V Release

 Why were teenagers getting famous for doing nothing? Because six seconds was plenty of time to build a brand, a fan base, and a very… Read More »2013 Archive: The Launch of “Vine Stars”

 Why was it “much wow”? Because a picture of a concerned Shiba Inu with colorful Comic Sans text became the internet’s official language, proving that very… Read More »2013 Legacy: The Birth of “Doge”

 Why were we “Royals”? Because a 16-year-old from New Zealand arrived to tell us that we’ll never be part of that “cadillac” lifestyle, and we… Read More »2013 Archive: The Launch of “Lorde”

 Why were we only six seconds long? Because 2013 was the year we realized that a comedy routine is much funnier when it’s forced to… Read More »2013 Classic: The Launch of Vine (Peak)

 Why did a cat have an agent? Because in 2013, being a meme was a legitimate career path that led to book deals, commercials, and… Read More »2013 Legacy: The “Grumpy Cat” Movie Deal

 Why was there a dongle in my TV? Because Google gave us a $35 way to beam our YouTube videos from our phone to the… Read More »2013 Vintage: The Launch of Chromecast

 Why were we getting into “regular” cars? Because Uber decided that anyone with a Prius could be a taxi driver, and we all just went… Read More »2013 Vintage: The Launch of “UberX”