Archive of Cool Things

Issue #3: The internet is dead. Long live the internet.


"Absolutely wild to see the amount of things that Google has created, and how many were killed without me ever realizing. RIP Google Hangouts."

— catalooo

"The old Internet, magazines, music disks and more at your fingertips. This site is a portal to old media. If you ever wanted to explore a time long past or needed assets for projects with a retro vibe this is the place to go. Also includes very old drivers for retro tech projects"

— F.I.O.

The Real Web 3.0
"A place where you can make your own little website like in the 90's. There are a ton of people having cute little sites about their interests or stuff or whatever"

— tfkq

"This service provides directions, weather, translations, etc. via text message for those of us who are trying to limit our connectivity. Usable on dumb phones or smartphones that aren't connected to the internet!"

— mina harker

This Playlist is Made by a Human
"This brings you back to a culture of music and radio that I feel like is lost right now. Plus the selections are BANGER, the personal curations are amazing."

— Mead

"ever wanted to have a free, detailed guide about modern day iphone/ios jailbreaking? here ya go, ios.cfw.guide makes jailbreaking easy and accesible to follow for everyone! i thought it was cool bc i luv jailbreaking and i think you will too! :)"

— Axel

"The absolute hardest CAPTCHA u have ever come across. have fun and good luck proving you aren’t a robot."

— N/A

"Tired of AI Chat bots? Ask a human pretending to be AI a question, or pretend to be an AI yourself and answer questions"

— N/A


Issue #2: Space to Play

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. This issue was inspired by Brian Amin’s submission (last one in this issue): a documentary about the growing board game subculture. It reminded me of the value of play in a world often defined by productivity. In the entries, I hope you find interesting spaces to play to help your inner child come home. - Sabrina


"You get to act as a detective and really think out cases! The website is layed out nicely, is easy to understand and it really gets you thinking!"

— Space

A Sweet Documentary
"I just watched it this year! It's a great documentary that covers stories from the very large and growing board game communities. The past couple years, I've also have wonderfully fell into this community and have found it so interesting what the act of play can do for adults"

— Brian Amin

Process through Play
"i made this game to facilitate conversations around grief and loss. i think it's still underappreciated"

— jubnuggets

"I love simple games; they’re easy to pick up and even easier to share. However, I started worrying that all simple games were doomed to be clones. These games by .i proved how silly that worry was."

— Sabrina

Riding the Rebus
"I love little games you can play on the internet and this is one of them! It reminds me of playing games online during school :)"

— Eva S.

A Fool for Pool
"Cool little browser based single player game that mashes 2048 with pool"

— Maxx

"Way To Go (PC only) is a fun little experience or sort-of game; in the words of its creators, it is “a walk through strange country—strange, familiar, remembered, forgotten… the trees will change their shape, and the sky will widen. And you will fly.” (see www.aatoaa.com/waytogo)"

— 𝕶𝖎𝖓𝖌𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚗!

Can you Count the Ways?
"The Wordle of Math"

— Matthew

"These Java mazes are fun and simple"

— Retro addict


Issue #1: Hidden Worlds

This inaugural issue wasn’t supposed to have a theme, but as I looked at the first batch of cool things proposed by my coworkers, I found that we were all drawn to work that reflected the world with a new perspective. Some of them were silly, others serious. Idk, I just hope you enjoy! - Sabrina


"I love Dropout.tv because it is truly and deeply committed to weird and wonderful things. This may just be the weirdest and wonderfulest thing thus far. "

— Sabrina

The Sixth Extinction
"I came expecting beautiful, awe-inspiring nature photography, and while this exhibit delivers that, it does something more. These photographs changed my worldview and have stuck with me ever since."

— Melissa

"I’ve seen so much of these behind the scenes, but never thought to wonder who was making them, and the story is so much more genuinely interesting than I expected"

— Joe

A World Behind Cafe Receipts
"Looking at the little doodle stories on this site makes me feel warm inside. It’s a reminder of the small, overlooked joys in life. A peek into a thought, a dream, a moment of someone’s day on something you’d normally throw away!"

— Joy Producer


Issue #null: The internet is dead. Long live the internet.


Yellow Webpages
"i love how it connects the old internet and retro vibes!"

— Torie