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  Come talk 'Neuromancer' with the Verge Book Club! - Verge Forums

  By Adi Robertson on May 16, 2013 12:54 pm

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  Disney abandons sexualization of 'Brave' heroine after public backlash

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 16, 2013 06:34 am + 179 comments

  The Oscar-winning animated movie Brave is a tale of a young princess refusing to obey stereotypes by Continue reading…

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  Recurring 'Arrested Development' gags mapped in painstaking detail

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 16, 2013 03:34 am + 8 comments

  Many of the masterful comedic moments in Arrested Development are the result of recurring gags, the Continue reading…

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  The New Yorker launches Strongbox, an anonymous inbox developed by Aaron Swartz

  By Adi Robertson on May 15, 2013 10:49 am + 7 comments

  Before his suicide in January, hacktivist Aaron Swartz was working on an ambitious project: an Continue reading…

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  The story behind Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories'

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 15, 2013 06:14 am + 32 comments

  Daft Punk's Random Access Memories is one of the most anticipated albums of the past few years. Continue reading…

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  ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ review: boldly going back to the future

  By Bryan Bishop on May 14, 2013 06:58 pm + 111 comments

  In 2009 J.J. Abrams reimagined Star Trek, turning Gene Roddenberry’s near-utopian vision into a Continue reading…

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  Taiwan's abandoned resort town and the future that never was

  By Amar Toor on May 14, 2013 04:38 am + 15 comments

  San Zhi is a futuristic resort town that never was. As Design You Trust reports, construction on the Continue reading…

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  Neil deGrasse Tyson's remake of Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' headed to Fox in 2014

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 13, 2013 08:12 pm + 64 comments

  Neil deGrasse Tyson's reboot of astrophysicist Carl Sagan’s groundbreaking documentary series, C Continue reading…

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  Harvard and MIT try to build a higher education in the cloud

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 13, 2013 02:57 pm + 11 comments

  Harvard and MIT are among a group of universities planning to spend tens of millions of dollars on Continue reading…

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  Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' available now to stream in its entirety from iTunes (update)

  By Dante D'Orazio on May 13, 2013 02:41 pm + 449 comments

  A copy of Random Access Memories has leaked onto the internet after over a month of hype surrounding Continue reading…