Subject matter aside, the author of the article uses the term URL a few times but doesn't seem to know what it means. Curious for an "internet historian".
Just once, in reference to the domain name, which does in turn link to a URL.
> Curious for an "internet historian".
Where do the authors claim to be internet historians?
More striking for me was the idea that the webpage was in any way advanced for its time. That's certainly not the case. Their Higher Source home page had a much stronger design aesthetic, albeit now incredible dated looking, but even then I can think of far more sophisticated examples from that period.
> also repeatedly states the events of 1997 happened 35 years ago.
You misread. The article says 25 years, except this:
There are images from the news that stick out in the minds of people over 35 who watched the story unfold in real time.
which refers to people aged around 10 or above 25 years ago.