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Unraveling the tale of TETRIS reveals its intriguing roots within the folds of the Soviet Union. Back in 1984, Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov, alongside Dmitry Pavlovsky and Vadim Gerasimov, birthed the iconic video game under the wing of the Dorodnicyn Computing Center, an arm of the Soviet Academy of Sciences in Moscow. As a product...
Twister, the undeniable life of the party for decades, took a traditional dance floor maneuver and turned it into an uproarious game that left its mark on popular culture. Let’s rewind and revisit the basics of Twister before we delve into how it emerged as a cultural icon. The game’s oversized plastic mat, with...
Monopoly, a classic board game designed to bankrupt your opponents while you amass wealth, often leads to disputes. Despite Monopoly’s rules remaining largely unchanged over the years, the way people play has deviated from the official rule book. Get ready to uncover the ways you’ve probably been playing Monopoly wrong all your life, just...
Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the “Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics” cautionary label caused quite a stir among music enthusiasts. The appearance of this warning label on records raised some serious questions about who should take responsibility for regulating what we listen to. It might seem surprising, but one particular artist and...
Riding the YouTube Wave When you think of YouTube and billions of views, it’s often chart-toppers like Ed Sheeran or Justin Bieber that come to mind. But nestled among them is the delightful earworm from Pinkfong, “Baby Shark Dance”, boasting an impressive 4.6 billion views. Pinkfong’s fascinating journey with this song, with over 100...
At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be much connecting the flat Canadian Prairies to the rocky shores of South Africa’s southernmost tip. But there are gangs in every city, from Calgary and Winnipeg and Saskatoon on one side to Cape Town on the other. Our research has shown that despite vast differences in...
It’s intriguing, the lengths Disneyland has gone to ensure the “Happiest Place on Earth” retains its exclusive corners. Let’s dive into the heart of Disneyland’s mysterious allure: Club 33. When we speak of Disneyland, magic and child-like wonder come to mind. However, lurking in the shadows of New Orleans Square is a well-kept secret...
Zimbabwe will have its elections in 2023, and young artists there are using platforms like YouTube to discuss politics and make parodies and critiques of the country’s autocratic regime through comedy. Taffy Theman (Tafadzwa Ngubozabo) is a well-known social commentator who uses satire, music, and a fake news studio on his popular YouTube channel....
Winky D, a Zimdancehall singer who is 40 years old, is very popular in his home country of Zimbabwe. More and more people are listening to him because of the messages in his songs, which criticise oppressive governments and corruption that is built into the system. People have said that his songs should not...