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Do you remember when you first saw The Matrix? If it was opening day, it wasMarch 31, 1999: Bill Clinton was president, and TLC’s “No Scrubs” was about to knockCher from the top ofthe Billboard chart. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

No end of sites and platforms make it easy to watch sports highlights on your phone. But none is more now than House of Highlights. The bombastic, occasionally NSFW Instagram account is the hottest thing going, due in no small part to the dedication of its 22-year-old founder, Omar Raja. "He's honestly like the modern SportsCenter, or the young person's SportsCenter," says Dave Finocchio, CEO of the sports news website Bleacher Report, which bought House of Highlights a couple of years ago. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Not quite a year ago, I wrote a story about the merits of good oyster knives, getting a shucking lesson from a pro in the process. I walked away from the lesson with a refreshed appreciation for finding the right tool for the job, but what was most impressive was the shucker's technique, which was like nothing I'd ever seen. My lesson came from Lucas Stone, a shucker at Seattle's fantastic Westward restaurant, and he demonstrated a subtle technique with the formal beauty that recalled the tango. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Hurricane Carol has finally returned. But for all the expectations surrounding that fact—that she'd kick ass, that she'd take names, that she'd maybe make a few of the most heinous Saviors cry—the reality isn't nearly as satisfying as the expectations. That's what happens when someone finds out that Negan made ground beef out of your nearest and dearest. Melissa McBride delivers a powerful performance in those seconds, taking Carol from shocked to devastated to angry and determined. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It’s 160 degrees outside, a massive sandstorm could appear at any moment, and you’re trying to capture footage of a pack of lions chasing a giraffe. They’re bigger, faster, and scarier than you are. Oh, and you’ve been out in the desert for weeks, waiting for this exact moment. Don’t screw it up. That, evidently, is what it’s like to be a member of the crew for Planet Earth II. And as we watched the show, we found ourselves wondering how it all comes together. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

California just ensured one of itswettest winters in state history. I didn't mind all that rain, though, because it gave me the perfect opportunity to try some of the latest waterproof running shoes. I aimed for puddles, muddy ruts, and small streams with childlike abandon while out on my runs. I occasionally experiencedsore feet-a comfortable upper is hard enough to design, and making it impervious to water only stiffens it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Earlier this week, WIRED ran a story about the new Nike sneakers tied to Breaking2, the company’s attempt to help runners break the two-hour mark at a special marathon this spring. As part of WIRED’s exclusive look at that initiative, our writer took a trial run in the sneakers as part of his training to achieve his own personal milestone: a sub-90-minute half-marathon. I thought we were talking about doping; Haile Gebrselassie thought we were talking about shoes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

“WikiLeaks on Tuesday released thousands of documents that it said described sophisticated software tools used by the Central Intelligence Agency to break into smartphones, computers and even Internet-connected televisions…One [program], code-named Weeping Angel, uses Samsung “smart” televisions as covert [surveillance] devices.” — The New York Times, March 7th, 2007 Gabe, what’s going on? You’re poking around my ports like a madman back there. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In its ongoing jihad against federal regulations, the Trump administration has indicated some interest in targeting the ones that attempt to fight climate change. First in its sights: a funky law that gives the state of California the right to make its own rules on automotive emissions. But because of the way laws and business work, the California exemption is one of the most powerful environmental tools in the world. So California’s not going down without a fight. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Fans who ran out to catch Logan on its opening weekend were treated to a very cool, Deadpool-shaped surprise. Flipping the script on Marvel’s post-credits scene tradition, the new Wolverine flick beganwith a lead-in short of Wade Wilson trying (and failing) to fight some crime. The 3.5-minute teaserwas a nice gift. It was also a reminder: R-rated comic book movies are here for good. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices