Tom Scheinfeldt

Tom Scheinfeldt

Tom is Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Connecticut. He writes about history, technology, digital humanities, design, higher education, and (sometimes) politics.

Wii-cked Awesome

As we say back in Mass., this one is "wicked pissah"—Nintendo history on a t-shirt.

Formula Un

I said in the introductory post to this series that it's difficult for a blog like this one to draw any firm conclusions.  I stand by that statement, but patterns do

High Rollers

InsideEdge, a British sports betting website, has published a list of the "top 25 most outrageous gambles of all time."  Most of these big bets come from the world of sports

Gooooooooal!

Video sharing sites like YouTube, Google Video, and Metacafe are full of homemade sports highlight films.  Many of these are "best ever" films, with soccer seeming particularly popular for this kind

Top of the Pops

I can't tell who's in charge of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, but he or she is definitely dedicated.  Since late October, a blogger named "Xadai&