Twenty-five years into the new millennium, Y2K aesthetics and millennial nostalgia are still alive and well in Colette Shade's new book, Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That ...
Zachary Loeb, Purdue University assistant professor, tells NPR's Juana Summers that the real story of Y2k wasn't about computers run amok. It was about experts sounding an alarm, and fixing problems.
DALLAS — Today, we couldn't live without computers. Many of you are probably reading this from a smartphone or laptop! But 25 years ago, several people thought computers would be the end of us. The ...
Kyle Mooney’s new Y2K movie, which opens in theaters this weekend, asks the question: What would have happened if Y2K was, in fact, a technological disaster? Anyone over the age of 30 no doubt ...
After a news conference, Rep. Stephen Horn, R-Calif., chairman of Government Management, Information & Technology, examines a chart showing his grades for each agency's progress on the Y2K computer ...
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — This is just a reminder to all of you who were around that Y2K was 25 years ago. You’re welcome. Unfortunately for Eli, he’s blocked when the clock strikes midnight as all of our ...
Most computers recognized years as two digits. When “99” for 1999 became “00” for 2000, many people thought computers would confuse it for 1900, and everything from power and water systems to banking ...
Aughts nostalgia has been going strong since the early 2020s, but what exactly is the Y2K aesthetic? From what’s trending these days, you might think of bedazzled logos and low-rise jeans, but the ...
Obviously, Y2K takes inspiration from the real-life fears surrounding the Y2K bug. Directed by Kyle Mooney, Y2K takes place on New Year's Eve at the turn of the millennium. Y2K's main characters are ...
A24’s latest film, Y2K, takes us on a fun adventure back in time. For some, this movie will raise deeply felt nostalgic memories, while for others, it might introduce concepts that seem completely ...