These days George Takei is almost as known for his Facebook page as his former role as Sulu in Star Trek, and he frequently shares images to his 2.8 million-plus followers. A new visualization from Stamen tracks how these photos spread across the internet, starting with Takei's original post....
To boldly share where no photo's been shared before
Just as certain weapons are banned by the Geneva Convention, it’s clearly time to accept that we as humans are incapable of using some communication technologies responsibly. At an earlier point, I wouldn’t have classed the humble SMS as one...
Elections in the United States aren't perfect. Between rare instances of voter fraud, attempts to make it harder for people to vote, voter intimidation, egregious manipulation of voting districts by major parties, and regularly low voter turnout, there's plenty of room for improvement — leading governments at all levels in the US federal system to examine alternative voting mechanisms that...
The Verge staffers aren't just people who love technology. They're people who love stuff. We spend as much time talking and thinking about our favorite books, music, and movies as we do debating the best smartphone to buy or what point-and-shoot has the tightest macro. We thought it would make sense to share our latest obsessions with Verge readers, and we hope you're encouraged to share your favorites with us. Thus a long, healthy debate will ensue where we all end up with new things to read, listen to, or try on.
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Since the first time I watched Koopsikeva's seminal anime music video "Waking Hour" (which tells you quite a lot about me right away), I've been in love with the music of an artist named Vienna Teng. A one-time Cisco software engineer, she decided to write, sing, and... |
Sean's in the hot seat
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Noted author Salman Rushdie had to spend much of the 1990s in hiding after the spiritual leader of Iran issued a fatwā calling for his death due to perceived blasphemies against Islam in his novel The Satanic Verses. Through Rushdie has since returned to living a relatively normal life, he has...
From today, Google's Cultural Institute will play host to a collection of 42 web exhibitions. The collection covers a range of 20th and 21st century topics ranging from the holocaust to Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, and is heavily focused on...
