Enlarge / A birds-eye view of London from the south looking north (1572), one of the maps used to create an interactive map of murders in medieval London. Braun & Hogenberg/Public Domain reader comments 47 with 38 posters participating Share this story In July of 1316, a priest with a hankering for fresh apples sneaked ..
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reader comments 49 with 40 posters participating Share this story You need a compatible device (modern mobile phones, laptops, smart TVs) to watch Bandersnatch. That indicator in the upper right corner shows up when you’re set. Any time you want to rewind significantly, however, you’ll need to restart the entire film. This removes, for example, ..
Enlarge / Composite image based on Jacques-Louis David’s unfinished painting, “Drawing of the Tennis Court Oath” (circa 1790). Association of Cybernetic Historians reader comments 19 with 17 posters participating Share this story Truly revolutionary political transformations are naturally of great interest to historians, and the French Revolution at the end of the 18th century is ..
Enlarge / Gaming, circa 1946, may have been easier for older players when compared to present-day rounds of Fortnite. Getty Images / Archive Images reader comments 97 with 80 posters participating Share this story Despite a wider variety than ever before, video games don’t have the same effect on me as they used to. That ..
Enlarge / The Netflix homepage—iPhone and iPad users will have to go here to sign up for the streaming video service. reader comments 123 with 91 posters participating Share this story Netflix will no longer offer in-app subscription purchases for users of iOS devices like iPhones and iPads, VentureBeat reports. The change cuts off a ..
Enlarge / Slightly Mad Studios likes to promote the VR modes of its Project Cars games. Now its CEO wants to build a living-room gaming box built for high-end VR gaming. reader comments 108 with 79 posters participating Share this story Are you ready for another video game console, complete with promises of high-speed performance ..
Two unlikely allies: the US Military and the video game industry. Who knew? reader comments 30 with 27 posters participating Share this story Update: It’s New Year’s Day and Ars staffers are enjoying a winter break (inevitably filled with some wishful vacation research and cooking). As such, we’re resurfacing a few favorites from the site ..
reader comments 24 with 16 posters participating Share this story [embedded content] Netflix/YouTube Netlfix bestowed a New Year’s gift to all Stranger Things fans last night: the release date of the show’s third season. Stranger Things 3 will debut on July 4, 2019. Just before 2018 ended, Netflix tweeted out another trailer for Stranger Things ..
Enlarge / Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees speaks at Stephen Hawking’s memorial service at Westminster Abbey on June 15, 2018 in London, England. Ben Stansall/WPA Pool /Getty Images reader comments 50 with 39 posters participating Share this story Human kind has long harnessed the fruits of scientific research into revolutionary technologies, with a few tradeoffs ..
reader comments 4 with 3 posters participating Share this story My arcade gallery begins with easily my favorite find of my Japan travels: DanceRush Stardom. Notice the on-screen indicator, which looks like a Guitar Hero note grid… This tells you when to put one foot down (or, in this case, two), and how far to ..
