A powerful tool of resistance is already in your hands
In an eyewitness video analyzed frame by frame by The New York Times, Alex Pretti raises one hand and holds a phone in the other. Federal agents tackle him, and one appears to find and remove a...
My uncanny AI valentines
Phoebe Callas, 30, is not real, but she was an AI companion I went on a speed date with.
Hopping over a pile of dirty snow, I arrived on a frigid February evening at a wine bar in midtown, a pur...
Returning stolen artifacts becomes a thrilling heist in Relooted
Colonialism is not merely about occupying nations. It's a project of mass violence, part of which involves total erasure and the widespread theft of some of the most culturally significant arti...
An Emergency Guide for Salvaging Ski Season
Here’s a cold dose of reality: This year’s ski season in the American West has been pretty bleak.
Many of the reliable powder stashes of Utah, Colorado and California have struggled with record-l...
How to un-Big Tech your online life
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 116, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy National Ferris Wheel Day to all those who celebrate, an...