filmmaking Why do people in TV and films rarely say "goodbye" while on the phone? Gareth Branwyn

toys Fisher-Price's iconic toy telephone can now make phone calls David Pescovitz

telephones Fantastically surreal TikTok films about pay telephones David Pescovitz

telephones Was your dog George Washington in a previous life? Is your cat the reincarnation of Annie Oakley? Call now to find out. David Pescovitz

phones Take over a UK telephone booth for £1 David Pescovitz

telephones Last call to dial this phone number and just scream David Pescovitz

movies Watch: "A Eulogy for the Movie Phone Booth" David Pescovitz

music Listen to one hour of very familiar and relaxing hold music David Pescovitz

musk This woman has Elon Musk's old phone number and gets calls and texts meant for him. A lot. David Pescovitz

maker Antique phones lovingly retrofitted with Alexa functionality David Pescovitz

Technology How to use a telephone David Pescovitz

The military design origins of the 16th Century Book Wheel Elías Villoro

electronicos fantasticos This Japanese band will take you away with CRT TVs and other gadgets that sound otherworldly (video) Carla Sinclair

computer history The 1947 origin story of the first computer bug is bogus Mark Frauenfelder

dead media The Payphone Museum pays homage to a dying communication medium Popkin

predictions This 1963 newspaper article has a photo of a mobile phone prototype Mark Frauenfelder

comedy Check out this clip of George Carlin talking about telephones in the 70s Devin Nealy

art A fine art photographer has taken daily selfies since 1982 David Pescovitz