Archive - The Rectangle

People are pissing all over the place

A strange online subculture that's disappearing as soon as it arrived

Nov 17, 2023 •

All your old tech is haunted, actually

We're making scientists and ghost-hunters kiss

Oct 28, 2022 •

Explaining the 'let it linger' meme

An exploration into the life of a strange internet subculture springing up around The Cranberries' song

Apr 7, 2023 •

Sorry, iPads, sorry

How Apple's tablet shows the duality of humanity.

May 17, 2024 •

A history of the 4 beers and 2 cigs speedrun

An exploration into a challenge that's exactly what it sounds like

Sep 27, 2024 •

Meet the man trying to drink 2,000 pints in 2023

The sort of challenge even Hercules would turn down

May 26, 2023 •

You can't trust Google Maps

Or how a holiday has shown me the failings of navigation apps

Jul 19, 2024 •

Studio Ghibli AI slop

Dark signs of dark times

Mar 28 •

RIP YouTube Premium Lite

Taken too young, we hardly knew thee

Sep 29, 2023 •

Hardware subscriptions are a horrible idea

But undoubtedly a lucrative one

Feb 17, 2023 •

Meet the teen who tried watching 'The Lorax' every day for a year

A noble quest ended gorgeously

Apr 14, 2023 •

Why, music apps, why?!?

An exploration of how modern media operates

Mar 17, 2023 •

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