Culture Archive

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  How six 'Star Wars' fans saved Lars Homestead

  By Kimber Streams on July 12, 2012 11:06 am + 16 comments

  Earlier this year, six Star Wars fans embarked on a journey to restore Lars Homestead, Luke Continue reading…

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  Europe's plan for music licensing, and the artists that feel betrayed

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 12, 2012 09:52 am + 28 comments

  Yesterday, the European Commission announced a new proposal to simplify the way companies pay Continue reading…

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  Sun Valley robot offers remote control stone skipping

  By Louis Goddard on July 12, 2012 07:33 am + 5 comments

  For anyone who didn't get an invite to the annual Sun Valley conference in Idaho this week, ad Continue reading…

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  QWOP creator designs playable music video 'Sun God'

  By Kimber Streams on July 12, 2012 04:32 am + 5 comments

  Kill Screen and Pitchfork have teamed up to create playable music videos, and the latest game in the Continue reading…

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  New contest hopes to crack the code around William Gibson's poem 'Agrippa'

  By Adi Robertson on July 12, 2012 12:09 am + 10 comments

  One of author William Gibson's more unusual works was an art piece titled Agrippa (a book of the Continue reading…

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  Time Warner Cable paying Kansas City employees to spy on Google Fiber

  By Evan Rodgers on July 11, 2012 06:40 pm + 57 comments

  What do you do when you're an entrenched oligopoly and another player steps into your market? If Continue reading…

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  Nominations open for Internet Cat Video Film Festival

  By Kimber Streams on July 11, 2012 05:12 pm + 9 comments

  Nominations opened this week for the first Internet Cat Video Film Festival, though we hope there Continue reading…

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  Not fade away: on living, dying, and the digital afterlife

  By Maria Bustillos on July 11, 2012 02:38 pm + 70 comments

  In the world of social media, it can feel bizarre that potent evidence of grieving from one friend Continue reading…

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  Virgin Galactic announces LauncherOne, a cheaper way to take satellites to space

  By Evan Rodgers on July 11, 2012 02:08 pm + 13 comments

  At the Farnborough International Airshow this week, Virgin Galactic announced the LauncherOne — an Continue reading…

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  Are you in New York City? Want to be an intern for The Verge?

  By Verge Staff on July 11, 2012 01:44 pm

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