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Entries from November 2006
Old friend
November 20th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Film · History of Technology
Silly Geeky
November 19th, 2006 · No Comments
Another quick one for the weekend: Game Set Watch—an “alt.video game weblog”—gives us the Top 10 Silliest Computer Mag Covers in History. Note that this isn’t a casual effort. It is the product of a long term commitment to collecting and cultural history. “Game Mag Weaseling” columnist Kevin Gifford combed though his [...]
Tags: Collecting · Gaming
More Movie Mosts
November 18th, 2006 · No Comments
I don’t want to fall down on my first day on the job, but I’m also finding it hard to tear myself away from today’s big games. So with one eye on Michigan-OSU, I’ll quickly mention JoBlo’s Ten Spot, a collection of more than 40 movie top ten lists. Highlights include Top Ten [...]
Tags: Film · Sports · Tops of All Time
Best, Worst, Most, Least
November 17th, 2006 · No Comments
I have never intended Found History as a place for serious or systematic research into popular historymaking, so it’s hard to talk about “findings,” “results” or “conclusions.” But over the course of nearly a year of anecdotal stumbling, some definite trends have emerged. One is the general public’s tendency to conceptualize history in [...]
Tags: Tops of All Time
All Time On-Screen Hackers
November 16th, 2006 · No Comments
Check out Drivl’s “Daily Dose of Awesome” for the “Top 20 Hackers in Film History”—complete with quotes to support its findings.
Tags: Film · Tops of All Time
