Today in pulp I look back at the Situationists: were they really all slogan, no trousers? Or did they have a real-world legacy? And how did they come about in the first place?

Well it’s a complicated story… https://bit.ly/39Z3jW7

— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian)
Jun 27, 2022

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on: June 27, 2022 at 09:10AM

Farewell Chris Achilleos… https://j.mp/3oEUFRf

— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian)
Dec 9, 2021

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on: December 09, 2021 at 04:03PM

One of the best Christmas presenta you could ever get was a View-Master! It sold over one billion reels across the world, but it’s based on Victorian technology. How did one simple gadget get to be so popular?

Let’s take a look at the toy that took over the world… https://j.mp/3nHBllX

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Nov 22, 2021

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on: November 22, 2021 at 03:39PM

Government advice from 1948: plenty of sausages and weak tea. pic.twitter.com/aXcVsQ7RrX

— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) May 5, 2021

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on: May 05, 2021 at 09:02AM

The Newton was incredibly clever, but at launch its handwriting recognition sucked. Doonesbury mocked it as a toy that couldn't read properly. Although it improved later on it wasn't enough; Newton was the first thing Steve Jobs killed off when he rejoined Apple in 1997. pic.twitter.com/tQPJIcPryV

— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) April 30, 2021

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on: April 30, 2021 at 01:43PM

The Troll Game continues round after round until:
– both 🤔 and 😈 play a DOVE move, or;
– 🤔 blocks 😈, or;
– 🤔 gives up and stops tweeting.

Then the game ends. We score each round and decide who won the game overall. pic.twitter.com/P8a6yB9cBc

— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) April 26, 2021

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on: April 26, 2021 at 03:24PM

Four ' high-risk, high-reward' inventions that ARIA should definitely be investing in… pic.twitter.com/THr1H5hEfZ

— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) February 19, 2021

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on: February 19, 2021 at 08:19AM

"Tired of reality? Escape into the world of role-playing games." In particular one whose corporate history is a wild mix of battle, quests and the fickleness of fortune.

Today in pulp… the story of Dungeons & Dragons! pic.twitter.com/cFUgFx0CDv

— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) February 5, 2021

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on: February 05, 2021 at 11:35AM

…and by 1980 the pocket calculator and pocket computer were starting to merge. pic.twitter.com/pqBcSLB5tA

— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) January 22, 2021

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on: January 22, 2021 at 02:20PM

Let's open doors number 17 & 18 on our pulp Advent Calendar… pic.twitter.com/EAgH7GCnor

— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) December 18, 2020

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on: December 18, 2020 at 01:53PM