culture

A nostalgic look at the Nokia 3310’s legendary toughness - why it felt indestructible, what made it so resilient, how it shaped mobile culture, and what today's phones can learn from it.

Why are young people embracing tiny, plastic-bodied 35mm point-and-shoot cameras in a 4K smartphone era? This long-form exploration looks at the aesthetic, cultural, and practical reasons behind the film revival, with candid interviews from influencers and enthusiasts who share how these small cameras reshaped their creative lives.

A nostalgic look at how the earliest consumer laser pointers - the small red beams that proliferated in the 1990s - reshaped classroom and boardroom presentation habits, aesthetics, and etiquette, and how those tiny devices sped the rise of the slide-driven talk.

In 2024 floppy disks are back - not as data media but as nostalgic décor and raw material for contemporary art. This article explores how designers and artists are repurposing floppy disks into installations, fashion, and commentary on obsolescence, memory, and sustainability.

How modern time-travel stories visualize the butterfly effect and what those fictional lessons teach us about real-world decision-making. From chaos theory and quantum philosophies to practical tools for making better choices, this article unpacks the science and the storytelling.

From R2-D2’s resourceful chirps to Data’s quiet quest for personhood, robots of the 1980s and 1990s shaped how we imagine and interact with artificial intelligence today. This essay traces the archetypes, design cues, ethical debates and research questions those mechanical characters cast forward - and how their mechanical shadows still inform modern robotics, AI policy and popular expectations.

How the pared-back, function-first products of the 1990s offer a blueprint for modern tech design - reducing cognitive load, extending product lifespan, and creating more humane digital experiences.

From thrift-store hunts to TikTok aesthetics, VHS tapes are enjoying a surprising revival. This article explores why analog video is back in vogue, featuring interviews with collectors and artists, the influence of nostalgia-driven entertainment, and practical tips for joining the VHS renaissance.