Bye bye, Bertie: How an AI and Gaming icon was lost to time

By Reece Nations “Practically everyone knows tic-tac-toe.” — Josef Kates interviewed in 2014. The halls of the Canadian National Exhibition’s Electrical and Engineering Building were buzzing with excitement on Aug. 25, 1950. Situated on a picturesque piece of land north of Lake Ontario known locally as Toronto’s “Exhibition Place,” its grounds have hosted generations of […]

Snapshots of Love: Couple Recall Finding Each Other on Instagram

Matthew Fleming and Robin Coe lived more than 2,000 miles apart. Their love story began with the push of a “follow” button. Three years ago, they only knew of each other as “@matthewjay” and “@robinmay,” but today, they are fortunate enough to be known as husband and wife. “I joined Instagram in 2011 and quickly began […]

The Reporter From North Of The Border

Lindsey Blumell has pictures of several American icons in her office on the seventh floor. She has posters of Martin Luther King Jr., the quintessential “War’s End Kiss” of the sailor and nurse kissing in Times Square at the end of World War II, and even an Elvis Presley calendar. One would never guess Blumell […]

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