The Jetsons Gave 1962 A Glimpse Of The Future
Today was the day in 1962 that “The Jetsons” premiered on ABC. Fitting for a show about the future, it was the first color broadcast for the network.
Leonard Cohen, Of All People, Once Played A Villain On “Miami Vice”
Leonard Cohen's music and poetry have influenced other songwriters and poets for decades, but then there was the time he guest starred on the 80s action series “Miami Vice.”
NestFlix Is The Internet’s Home For Shows Within Shows
Web developer/creator/artist Lynn Fisher's new project is NestFlix, a website that looks like a streaming service but features the fictional shows and movies that are within real world ones.
Women Couldn’t Compete In The Ancient Olympics, So They Held The Heraean Games Instead
In ancient Greece, the Olympics were for men only. But from what we can tell, women representing 16 city-states would come together every four years to weave a robe for Hera, the queen of the gods, and hold a footrace for single women.
Tennis Balls Are Optic Yellow Thanks To David Attenborough
In the old days, tennis balls were white, but when documentary film legend David Attenborough pushed the BBC to carry the Wimbledon tournament in color, the tennis world realized those balls weren't showing up very well for home viewers.
He-Mansplaining: The Curse of the Spellstone (Season 1, Episode 5)
“The Creeping Horak” is reputedly the worst punishment of ancient times but mostly sounds like a middle manager who needs to be reported to HR.
He-Mansplaining: The Dragon Invasion (Season 1, Episode 4)
Skeletor is the new mother of dragons. Does he have to fall for Jon Snow now?
He-Mansplaining: Teela’s Quest (Season 1, Episode 2)
He-Man uses his leg strength to crush a mountain and bury the demon for another twenty years in an avalanche. I hope the lesson at the end of today’s episode is: never miss leg day at the gym.
He-Mansplaining: “Diamond Ray of Disappearance” (Season 1 Episode 1)
Skeletor has a magic engagement ring that can zap He-Man's friends into a mirror. He-Man has to squish the ring before it makes him disappear. Also, Man-at-Arms is covered in eggs.
Happy Birthday To Closed Captioned Television
Today in 1980, the big U.S. TV networks began regularly using closed caption technology to serve Deaf viewers as well as hearing ones. That alone was a game-changer, but closed captioning has proven useful in some other big ways as well.