David Grossman

Oct 15, 2024 | popularmechanics.com | David Grossman

The holidays are approaching fast, and there's no better time to prepare by grabbing the best deals on festive lighting. From colorful displays to serene white hues, lighting makes all the difference. Act quickly to snag Amazon's best-selling item, the LightsEtc 200 LED String Light, now available at an incredible discount. Originally priced at $53, these lights are currently on sale for just $9.

Sep 10, 2023 | inverse.com | David Grossman

“We’re jumping bridges! We’re hurting feelings! This oughta be illegal!” That’s how announcer Greg Tomlinson welcomed viewers back to the 2000 X Games, as they were about to watch some Moto X Freestyle, which means riding a dirt bike around doing stunts. Tomlinson had good reason to be hyped. The X Games, which had been around since 1995, had introduced a generation to the idea of extreme sports.

Sep 10, 2023 | flipboard.com | David Grossman

Kokomo Murase Just Became the First Female to Land a Backside 1440 (Watch!)Kokomo Murase has not only made a significant impact in snowboarding but has also pushed the boundaries of what is possible in the sport. One of her …

Sep 9, 2023 | inverse.com | David Grossman

In the early 2000s, selling two games at once became something of a trend. Blame it on Pokémon, whose Red and Blue sold approximately a bajillion copies. The only difference between the Red and Blue versionswas which Pokémon you got, and the mandate to “catch ‘em all” made grabbing both irresistible. It was also a period of technological shift, as the second generation of 3D consoles became the unquestioned top dogs. But Pokémonhad shown that the consoles no longer had to operate alone.

Aug 27, 2023 | inverse.com | David Grossman

In Gunpei Yokoi’s life, one can read both the history of video games and that of post-WWII Japan. Yokoi was born in Osaka in 1941, just a few months before the Empire attacked Pearl Harbor. In the 1960s, after earning an electronics degree from a prestigious university, Yokoi got a job as a maintenance engineer on the assembly line for a toy and card company called Nintendo. Nintendo had been around since the 19th century, focused on hanafuda cards primarily used for gambling.