By The Numbers
The Companies Building the Most Homes in America
D.R. Horton and Lennar dominate U.S. homebuilding. See the 20 companies that closed the most homes in 2025—and how wide the gap is at the top.
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Exosquad
What a Live-Action Exosquad Remake Could Look Like
See Exosquad’s Season 1 opening reimagined as a photorealistic live-action space epic, from E-frames and Able Squad to massive fleet battles.
Features
The Cell Phones Everyone Wanted Before the iPhone
Revisit nine iconic cell phones from 1998–2006, including Nokia, the Motorola Razr, T-Mobile Sidekick and BlackBerry, before the iPhone arrived.
Features
When AOL Instant Messenger Was How America Talked Online
Before texting became constant, before Facebook Messenger and group chats followed us everywhere, there was AOL Instant Messenger. AIM, as everyone called
Then and Now
Things That Were Completely Normal in 2000 but Feel Strange Today
Printed directions, shared phone lines, and trips to the video store: these everyday habits capture how Americans lived in 2000.
The Year Was
The Rise of the Nintendo Wii: How Nintendo Got Everyone Playing
When Nintendo released the Wii in November 2006, the video game industry seemed to be moving in one clear direction: more power,
By The Numbers
The #1 Movie of Every Summer Since 1980
Daily Rivet • By the Numbers From The Empire Strikes Back to Lilo & Stitch, these were the biggest movies of the summer
TV
When 30 Million People Watched the Same TV Show Every Week
There was a time when a television show did not need a championship game, a series finale, or a viral moment to
Features
10 Songs That Were Never Supposed to Be Hits — But Became Huge Anyway
Some hit songs are carefully crafted for radio, polished for months, and released with a major promotional campaign behind them. These weren&
Quizzes
Can You Name the NFL Stadium?
Think you know NFL football? See if you can identify 15 famous stadiums from a single view.
The Year Was
The Most Memorable TV Theme Songs of the 1980s
From Cheers and Miami Vice to Knight Rider and The Golden Girls, revisit the television themes that made 1980s opening credits unforgettable.
The Year Was
The Year Was 1981: MTV Changed the Way America Discovered Music
On August 1, 1981, a new cable channel signed on with footage of the Apollo moon landing and the words, “Ladies and