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Looking Back: The Subprime Meltdown Explained By The NYT... In 2002

The end of the year is a time for looking back and reflecting on the past. Perhaps learning from it. With that in mind we poked around the NYT archive and found a great article on the subprime mortgage market and predatory lending from 2002. More »

4:59 PM on Mon Dec 31 2007
By Meg Marco
4,155 views, 22 comments

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Jimmy T Pitches The Commodore VIC-20


Did you know that before he hawked for Priceline or regaled us with the adventures of T.J. Hooker, William Shatner had another TV career? Yes, he appeared in commercials for the Commodore VIC-20: "Unlike games, it has a real computer keyboard." More »

10:23 AM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Chris Walters
1,475 views, 35 comments

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Video Of Old TV Production Company Logos

Here's a video that consists entirely of logos from various TV production companies. More »
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Boingle Bucket: 70's Toy Commercial Montage

We saw over at Boing Boing this great montage of 70's toy commercials. Bing Bang Boing looks particularly awesome... a Rube Goldberg game made entirely of masturbatory paraphernalia. "It's down the Bingle Flinger, past the Hum Drums, up the Banglevator, through the Flicker Tickler, and into the Boingle Bucket!" Getting your balls in the Boingle Bucket is the last step before you win by reaching the 'Big O' square, we assume. More »

5:36 AM on Tue May 23 2006
By consumerist.com
410 views, 5 comments