Stranger Things 8-Bit Game

Ahead of the new series of Stranger Things (on Netflix 27 October), fans can play a retro 8-Bit game on their mobile phone. Available for iOS and Android, the game sees players collecting Eggos and searching Hawkins Lab—all scenarios loosely based on the first season of the show. Yet another way in which series creators the Duffer Brothers have successfully tapped into nostalgia of the …

Documentary on Trans Icon and Activist Marsha P Johnson

Trans icon, activist and one of the West Village’s most adored figures, Marsha P Johnson was not only an important voice in the LGBTQ+ community, she was a beloved human. Since her untimely death in 1992, there’s been a lot of suspicion surrounding the idea that she killed herself—with rumors of murder at the hands of shady cops, the mob or others circulating. “How to …

The Voyager Golden Record Available for Human Ears

The Golden Records (first created to be taken aboard the Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977) were always intended for extraterrestrial ears. Made with 55 greetings in different languages, nature sounds, plus all kinds of music, the contents were chosen by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan. With tracks from Beethoven to Chuck Berry, the records were meant to serve as a welcome for alien life, …