Brian Feldman
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The Misremembered History Of The Internet's Funniest Buzzer-Beater
"I have another clip to show you," I said. Moments into this next clip, Piltch's jaw dropped. Over the next 87 seconds, his gaze whipped between the screen and me in stunned silence. → Read More
The Secret History Of The Internet's Funniest Buzzer-Beater
Thirty-seven minutes after my emails went out, I received a chipper response from the captain of the Shipley team for the 1994-95 season, Niels Pennings: "I would be happy to discuss this event as I am the person who threw the basketball." → Read More
25 Edits That Define the Modern Internet Video
They say good editing goes unnoticed. Online, it goes viral. It’s clear in the best internet videos across YouTube, Vine, Musical.ly, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: Editing defines the aesthetic, humor, and power of online storytelling. → Read More
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Someone You Can Stream With
Last night, the congresswoman from New York went on Twitch and casually invented a new version of the presidential beer test. → Read More
Ten Years of ‘Miracles’
The music video that launched a thousand memes went live a decade ago this week. → Read More
Apple and Google Team Up on Tech to Trace the Spread of the Coronavirus
The two companies will collaborate on ways to monitor the spread of coronavirus without compromising user privacy. → Read More
There Will Be No New Emoji Next Year Because of the Coronavirus
The Unicode Consortium, like everything else, is experiencing delays. → Read More
Is It Safe to Use Zoom?
The video-call software has seen enormous growth and has had its many security issues exposed. → Read More
NJ Governor Requests Expertise of 6 People Who Still Know COBOL
Why the effort to mitigate the coronavirus now means mobilizing coders who still know the decades-old programming language. → Read More
Welcome (Back) to the Appointment Internet
Social distancing has given rise to an older — and better — way of being online. → Read More
Seven Work-arounds for Your Cruddy Internet Connection
If you’re stuck at home going mad over your sucky internet, try some of these simple fixes with your router and modem before prostrating yourself before the ISP gods. → Read More
Coronavirus Is Threatening Facebook’s Business Model
Facebook is almost always bulletproof, but a pandemic may be the exception to the rule. As a result, the company is giving out money to affected businesses. → Read More
A Group of New York Students Re-created Their High School on Minecraft
A group of Bronx High School of Science students are reconstructing a virtual campus on Minecraft of the school in which they can no longer set foot. The students aren’t finished yet, but it’s clear how much detail has already gone into the product. → Read More
The Dos and Don’ts of Video Calls
With more people than ever working from home, we’re pioneering thousands of new ways to embarrass ourselves. → Read More
Lower Your Video Quality for the Greater Good
The internet is overloaded, and reducing your streaming-video file size might help alleviate the situation. → Read More
The Last Sport Standing Is Marble Racing
With every other league suspended, it’s time to get really into watching marble races on YouTube. → Read More
For Wine Stores, Coronavirus Has Brought a ‘Fire Hose’ of Customers
As threatens of a total shutdown loom, and restaurants and bars remain closed, neighborhood wine stores have experienced a surge in demand. → Read More
Split or Steal Is a Video Game About Cooperation, Not Sure Why That’d Be Relevant Right Now
A video game based on the Prisoner’s Dilemma has surprising depth, given recent debates about uniting for the collective good. → Read More
Twitter Is Testing Disappearing Tweets
The new feature, Fleets, will be familiar to anyone who has posted a Story on Instagram or Snapchat. → Read More
Coronavirus Quarantines Will Be Good for Memes
Entire countries, locked in their homes with nothing to do. The perfect environment for incubating dumb stuff to post online. → Read More