A Biography in Buttons

Plus: A Button With A Mystery

At the Old Video Store

The only time I ever worked as an illustrator

The Best Bar Bet Ever

And who should star in the movie version

When Nobody’s Watching

The strange case of the sitcom “’Til Death”

What You Miss Out On When You Die

What world event will happen right after your death?

Who Was The Old Woman With The Marionette?

A viral star has passed at 92

You Misunderstand “Cat’s in the Cradle”

It doesn’t end how you think it does.

Reconstructing My Favorite Music Review

It went a little something like this

Letters From Sophina

A passive-aggressive classic

What a Movie Premiere Is Really Like

Come be my plus-one

I Hope The Kids From E.T. Are Okay

Also: DJ Tom Hanks!

A Crazy LEGO Journey

Where LEGO is measured by the pound, and sets cost pennies on the dollar

My Batman Confession

A cautionary tale of spoilers

A Secret Service Story

Plus: Building A Better Blade, and Other Ideas

The Case of the First Evergreen Tweet

A Completely Serious Investigation

Gilded and Non-Gilded Ages

In which we look at fake 1882 and real 2003

Should We Bury You Head First or Feet First?

The story of the coffin that screws into the ground

“Smörgåsbord II” is a Terrible Subject Line But Anyway

A second helping of leftovers

Building Jeopardy!, Family Feud, and More

Digital models preserve game show history

Animated Manhattan: Part 1

How 5 classic cartoons depicted New York City

Meet A Woman Who Saved Millions of Lives

Also: Garfield in a bowl of fruit for some reason

The Case for Keming

Why now is the time to add “keming” to the dictionary

My Ninja Turtle Action Figure Windfall

How I got $1,898 for eight Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Where Your Camera Came From

It all started back in 1975

Have We Reached Peak Wonder?

Are there any good questions left to ask?