BREAKING NEWS: Adults Play Video Games!

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Two days ago, the Pew Internet and American Life Project released a report that details the (apparently shocking) phenomenon that about half of American adults play videogames (53%, to be exact). Sounds about right to me, though I just skimmed through a good dozen articles from all over the […]



Vertigo’s Fables Coming to TV

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The comic book series Fables, created by Bill Willingham and published by DC’s Vertigo imprint (the same as Sandman and V for Vendetta among others), is being turned into an hour-long television drama for ABC. The comics are about fairy tale characters who live in exile in modern-day New […]

Shift Happens: Globalization and the Information Age – Remixed

We’ve posted this about two years ago while we were hosted at blogger.com, but since it just got updated with new data and visuals, we thought that it was worth sharing again. Shift Happens: Globalization and the Information Age is a video that shows how information evolves around the globe as time flies by.



Katie Couric Explains the 1-2-3 of romantic texting

Personally, I’m not from the “texting” generation, so this doesn’t really apply to me, but what about you, younger [GAS] readers? Have you ever used texting to declare your love to someone, or in the opposite extreme, dump someone to avoid a potentially disastrous situation? The comments section is open for your stories.

Instant Christmas Tree

For people too busy to enjoy setting up and decorating a real christmas tree, this instant one might actually be a good alternative. I’m not sure if it would look all that nice though – we don’t get any closeup views in the video.

Scrabble 60th Anniversary

Another masterpiece of animation from PES, in celebration of Scrabble’s 60th anniversary. The game was invented in 1938, but not mass-produced until 1948. [via Nag on the Lake]

Gadgets Dominate Black Friday (and Happy Cyber Monday!)

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Here’s a piece of trivia for you. Though now the term “Black Friday” (indicating the day after Thanksgiving in the US) has come to refer to the beginning of the period when retailers get back in the black (due to the heavy Christmas season shopping), that’s not the actual […]

The Simpsons Ridicules Apple & Steve Jobs

The Simpsons have been known to make fun of tech culture from time to time, and last night’s episode, featuring a spoof of many iconic Apple products, was no exception to that. Check it out, and try not to wet your pants while watching it. Yes, it’s actually that funny.