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Xbox’s weirdest studio is on a roll

For a while there, it seemed like Double Fine might be struggling under the Microsoft corporate umbrella. The game studio led by Tim Schafer is beloved for offbeat titles like Brütal Legend and...

Sho Miyake answers life’s greatest questions

Sho Miyake answers life’s greatest questions

Acclaimed Japanese director Sho Miyake has arrived in the States. He's brought with him two feature films: Small, Slow But Steady and Two Seasons, Two Strangers, a pair of naturalistic portraits...

The most exciting laptop I’ve seen in forever

The most exciting laptop I’ve seen in forever

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 125, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, send me cereal recommendations, and also you can read all the old...

Why colleges are going out of business

Why colleges are going out of business

Students outside the Hampshire College library in Amherst, Massachusetts, on November 28, 2016. | Joanne Rathe/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Higher education is in crisis. Last week, Hampshire...

The US gets the worst phones

The US gets the worst phones

Apple and Samsung dominate the US phone market, and they've done so for years. Together with Google, they've shaped our sense of what a smartphone is and what it can do, pushing the boundaries of...

How charities should handle the next Jeffrey Epstein

How charities should handle the next Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein was not the first wealthy person to use philanthropy to win over powerful friends. | Martin Bureau/AFP Not everybody acquiesced when Jeffrey Epstein came bearing gifts. Harvard...

Are the latest Iran talks for real?

Are the latest Iran talks for real?

Steve Witkoff (R) and Jared Kushner (L) at a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12, 2026. | Jacquelyn Martin/pool/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily...