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Andrew Egan

Andrew Egan

Andrew Egan is yet another writer living in New York City. He’s previously written for Forbes Magazine and ABC News. You can find his terrible website at CrimesInProgress.com.
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Articles By Year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 December Pato’s Game Theory Christmas Pato’s Game Theory Christmas December 20, 2018 Pato’s Game Theory Christmas The tale of how a college engineering professor once used game theory to turn his holiday gift-giving into an experiment—complete with winners and losers. November Totally Tubular Totally Tubular November 13, 2018 Totally Tubular The surprising modern status of the vacuum tube, a vintage technology that continues to maintain its value and use case in a world full of transistors. October The Lazarus Libraries The Lazarus Libraries October 11, 2018 The Lazarus Libraries What happens when “lost” films and television shows become found once again—and what that does to the work’s cultural legacy. September Keep Your Composure Keep Your Composure September 6, 2018 Keep Your Composure What’s it like to be a film composer, anyway? An expert on the subject pads our knowledge of film composition, what might be cinema’s most subtle art form. July The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury July 31, 2018 The Sound and the Fury How sound design—such as the iconic Indiana Jones whip noise—has come to define the film industry almost as much as all the on-screen effects. The Fourth Of Why The Fourth Of Why July 3, 2018 The Fourth Of Why Why is America’s Independence Day celebrated on July 4, despite strong evidence the independence took place on a different day? June One Frame At A Time One Frame At A Time June 21, 2018 One Frame At A Time A long time ago in an encoding standard not so far away, an early 'net user tried to remake “Star Wars” in ASCII art form. He got further than you’d guess. May The Same Name Game The Same Name Game May 29, 2018 The Same Name Game It’s not every day you watch a movie in which you share the same name as the lead character. I did, and it was a supremely dissonant experience. How To Make A Wrestler Mad How To Make A Wrestler Mad May 3, 2018 How To Make A Wrestler Mad Wrestling is a sport that you either know a lot about, or you know nothing. But even if you know nothing, you should still know about the Montreal Screwjob. April The Case Of The Missing Channel The Case Of The Missing Channel April 5, 2018 The Case Of The Missing Channel The cable channel Genesis StoryTime aired in numerous homes in the U.S. and Canada. Yet few records of it exist online. Here's our attempt to fix that. March Straight Flush Straight Flush March 6, 2018 Straight Flush The story of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader, the greatest book series of all time that targets a uniquely captive audience. The series turns 30 this year. February A Distinguished Panel A Distinguished Panel February 8, 2018 A Distinguished Panel The panel show, an icon of early television, was a purely American invention, yet somehow it's become deeply associated with modern British TV. Here's why. January Going Nuts for Beer Nuts Going Nuts for Beer Nuts January 17, 2018 Going Nuts for Beer Nuts The story of Beer Nuts, the alcohol-accompanying brand of nuts that you’ve probably seen in a sitcom bar somewhere. Biography, Unauthorized Biography, Unauthorized January 9, 2018 Biography, Unauthorized An unauthorized look at the master of the unauthorized biography, whose name is not Michael Wolff, as it turns out. Meet Kitty Kelley.