David Bixenspan
conspiracy theories
WWE Referee, Wrestler-Turned-Mayor Fundraise For QAnon-Adjacent Charity
Emails show WWE referee Drake Wuertz and Longwood, Florida mayor Matt Morgan coordinating to support a fundraiser for controversial charity Operation Underground Railroad.
David Bixenspan
9.29.20
Coronavirus
A WrestleMania Coronavirus Shutdown Would Be a Catastrophe for Indie Wrestling
"I’m not kidding, if this is a full cancellation, I’ll likely sell my house,” one promoter said.
David Bixenspan
3.13.20
Culture
WWE Hid a Pre-Show Rehearsal on YouTube. A Glitch Exposed It
The in-house production feed shows how the WWE's NXT UK series is staged and produced.
David Bixenspan
11.20.19
YouTube Is Over
YouTube Pro Wrestling Community Is Panicking Over Lost Ad Revenue
Popular channels from independent organizations are now struggling with ad revenue vanishing seemingly overnight.
David Bixenspan
4.28.17
Squared Circle
WrestleMania Weekend Shows We've Hit Peak Pro Wrestling Streaming
It took years of experimenting, but the technology is now here to watch more live sports entertainment than was ever previously possible.
David Bixenspan
3.31.17
Bright Lights
People Watching at the Galaxy S8 Event Was More Fun Than Playing With the Phones
The event was grand. The people were grander.
David Bixenspan
3.30.17
What Is Even Happening
Google's Ripping Text Messages Out of Hangouts, But You Have Options
The search giant wants Hangouts to become a Slack-like chat app for teams, and is consequently stripping out features intended for everyday people.
David Bixenspan
3.24.17
Glorious
'PC Building Simulator' Takes the Intimidation Out of Your First Build
Not that we would need such a thing, of course.
David Bixenspan
3.22.17
Back in the Day
Slacker Made Internet Radio Portable Before Mobile Data Could
Slacker figured out how to make internet radio portable. Unfortunately, they did it as the first iPhone was about to drop.
David Bixenspan
3.14.17
Stronger Together
People Are Binging ‘The West Wing’ to Cope with the Trump Presidency
The entire run of 'The West Wing' is available on Netflix, with Google Trends data suggesting people are in the mood to binge Aaron Sorkin's classic series.
David Bixenspan
2.15.17
amazon
Why Amazon's Alexa Ran Away With CES
"Alexa, how did we get here?"
David Bixenspan
1.6.17
Television
Buffering, Bugs Mar DirecTV Now Performance Weeks After Launch
The streaming video service's inconsistent performance has not gone unnoticed by would-be cord cutters.
David Bixenspan
12.27.16
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