“Time Bomb Y2K,” an HBO documentary about the panic ... a semi-comical reminder that conspiracies and media hysteria don’t end but merely recycle. The only negative aspect is, by relying ...

But this was the scene we all prepared for IRL on New Year's Eve 24 years ago, as the clocks on our computers struck midnight ...

The TIME cover with the doomsday prepper and his sandwich board was fitting, Taylor says, since much of the Y2K hysteria was wrapped up in religious paranoia, with the date ostensibly coming 2,000 ...

Hysteria. A media flurry ... just 24 short years ago — for those of us who remember it. Of course, the Y2K frenzy ended up being unfounded, and in retrospect, most of us have since chalked ...

This New Year's marks the 25th anniversary of Y2K, when paranoia gripped the globe over fears that computers would shut down and disrupt financial institutions, power grids and government agencies ...

The ensuing hysteria was dubbed Y2K, and for a time, it dominated the news cycle. No such cyber-apocalypse happened: ...

Don't fret. Stark County has options. The Auricle in downtown Canton will recall the Y2K hysteria of 1999 with hit songs of the era. Krackpots Comedy Club in downtown Massillon has co-headliners.

The ensuing hysteria was dubbed Y2K, and for a time, it dominated the news cycle. As the 25th anniversary of this non-event arrives, take a look at 10 of the most dramatic pieces of advice on ...