John Biggs

Slushpile Reads: Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich

By John Biggs March 25, 2017 In Slushpile Reads 0 books, german 0

Strapline:

A look at the complex – and dangerous – connection between drugs and the rise of the Third Reich.

Slushpile Reads: Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation

By John Biggs March 22, 2017 In News, Slushpile Reads 0 atari, slushpile reads 0

Strapline:

A charming little book about the best computers in the world, the Atari 400 and 800.

Why We Love It:

Atari has been given short shrift in the history of computing but their early home computers were some of the best around and they were emminently fun and usable.

We’re Back

By John Biggs March 10, 2014 In News 0 No tags 0

I’ve just imported all of the old data from Slushpile since 2005 – no mean feat – so it should all be here.

Kickstarter-Backed Author Burns His Books

By John Biggs March 7, 2014 In News 1 crowdfunding, kickstarter 0

Artist John Campbell, creator of the site Pictures For Sad Children, has started burning printed copies of his book after hitting $50,000 on Kickstarter yet finding himself still unable to ship the books.