In these classic children’s books‚ pain and joy are mixed beautifully‚ reminding us of the inner lives of those around us.

The modern resource has been my gateway to acquiring traditional skills and pursuing self-improvement. These platforms aren’t entirely bad.

This clichéd American sports drama squanders its thematic potential.

Why didn’t the media try to verify whether state officials were actually villains in the case of migrant drownings?

His border policy is Trump’s greatest gift.

Illustration: William Joel / The Verge Hi‚ friends! Welcome to Installer No. 22‚ your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here‚ welcome‚ so psyched you found us‚ and also‚ you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week‚ I’ve been reading about the unbearable sameness of coffee shops and what happened to Twitch‚ testing out the Funnel iOS app for quick-capturing everything‚ marveling over Federico Viticci’s truly wild iPad setup‚ setting up my Flipboard all over again now that Artifact is dead‚ filling my cabinets thanks to this list of great new snacks‚ adding all the Emmy winners to my Sofa queue‚ and watching every behind-the-scenes Jon Bellion video that exists on the internet. I also have for you a huge new Samsung... Continue reading…

Enigmatic octopuses that have been newly discovered in the waters off Costa Rica add to a growing registry of deep-sea dwellers.

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that “the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time‚ and still retain the ability to function”. His formula is justifiably famous‚ but it’s worth noting that it comes from an autobiographical essay titled “The Crack-Up”‚ which painfully detailed Fitzgerald’s inability to pass his own test‚ and resulting descent into alcoholic dysfunction. Today’s American crack-up springs from similar sources. Imagine a...

NATO is mobilizing 90‚000 troops as part of its biggest military drill since the Cold War. The exercise‚ coined Steadfast Defender 2024‚ will include at least 1‚100 combat vehicles‚ 80 aircraft‚ and 50 naval vessels from all 31 NATO member states‚ as well as from NATO candidate Sweden. The drill will start next week and last until May‚ NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander said at a press conference Thursday. The drill comes after a host of European leaders warned that Russia remains a real...

South Carolina Senator Tim Scott has endorsed Donald Trump’s bid for the White House‚ delivering a significant win for the former president — and a blow to the heart of Nikki Haley’s campaign. Scott‚ a mild-mannered lawmaker from Haley’s home state of who dropped his own bid for the Republican nomination in November‚ took to a stage in New Hampshire on Friday night and proclaimed his support for the former president‚ who stood behind him. “We need a president who will close our southern...