Unlock the Gaming Magic of the Konami Code

Unlock the Gaming Magic of the Konami Code

Kazuhisa Hashimoto?s simple but famous cheat code can help you win a videogame — and wreak havoc elsewhere.

Marvel Comics’ Troubling Origins Story

Marvel Comics’ Troubling Origins Story

Growing up in the 1970s and early ’80s, I obsessively read and collected Marvel comics. I knew each hero’s origin story, rogue’s gallery, and costume details. I took pride in my knowledge of minor superheroes like Stingray, Jack of Hearts, and the Paladin, characters who didn’t have their own comics but who bounced around in the pages of more established titles. If they ever got their own comic book, I’d be able to say I knew them when.

Cluck You

Cluck You

Madonna was upstaged at her own Super Bowl halftime show Sunday when guest performer M.I.A. extended her middle finger at the camera. When did we start calling this gesture “flipping the bird?”