Zachary Loeb, Purdue University assistant professor, tells NPR's Juana Summers that the real story of Y2k wasn't about computers run amok. It was about experts sounding an alarm, and fixing problems.

On Dec. 31, 1999 — exactly 15 years ago — TIME was prepared for the worst. “As police throughout the world secured emergency bunkers for themselves, the TIME magazine and Time Inc.

Around the year 2000, aesthetics shifted. Gone were the pop, grunge, and minimalism of the ’90s. What replaced them was a shiny, oversaturated look, inspired largely by the rise of the internet and ...

Obviously, Y2K takes inspiration from the real-life fears surrounding the Y2K bug. Directed by Kyle Mooney, Y2K takes place ...

(UPDATE: According to a few of our commenters, the interview this post was inspired by was aired on a satirical Canadian program. Well done, Canadian funny people responsible for this. They say that ...