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  Japan shows its creative side at Tokyo Designers Week

  By Sam Byford on November 19, 2012 01:30 pm + 45 comments

  Japan is famed for its history of unique design, and Tokyo Designers Week is the biggest chance the Continue reading…

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  Library of Congress posts elusive color photography from World War II

  By Kimber Streams on November 19, 2012 12:51 pm + 15 comments

  Most of the photography we see of World War II in history books is black and white, giving younger Continue reading…

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  The Useless Web: a collection of the world's most pointless websites

  By Aaron Souppouris on November 17, 2012 01:57 pm + 91 comments

  It's not new, it's not clever, but it is a great way to waste time. Welcome to The Useless Web, a Continue reading…

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  The movie 'Prometheus' could have been: early script leaks online

  By Amar Toor on November 13, 2012 05:41 am + 103 comments

  Earlier this week, a fan site published an early draft of a script for Prometheus, revealing plot Continue reading…

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  Hidden Picasso revealed by infrared imaging

  By Aaron Souppouris on October 25, 2012 04:12 am + 15 comments

  For over 100 years, Pablo Picasso's Woman Ironing has concealed another painting beneath its Continue reading…

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  Iconic 'Shining' picture was actually a 'shopped photograph from 1923

  By Kimber Streams on October 18, 2012 04:09 pm + 14 comments

  Those who have seen Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (which should be just about everyone; if you Continue reading…

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  K-Pop takes America: how South Korea's music machine is conquering the world

  By Joseph L. Flatley on October 18, 2012 11:19 am + 393 comments

  Walking into the DoubleTree Hotel in Irvine, California, the Verge team was greeted by Continue reading…

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  Google documents modern history from Auschwitz to Dolce Vita in new web exhibition

  By Aaron Souppouris on October 10, 2012 05:55 am + 5 comments

  From today, Google's Cultural Institute will play host to a collection of 42 web exhibitions. The Continue reading…

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  The minds behind the new Myspace discuss how to build a 'creative community'

  By Kimber Streams on October 5, 2012 06:00 pm + 22 comments

  Myspace previewed its upcoming redesign last week, and now the two brothers behind the initiative Continue reading…

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  Japanese startups struggle in risk-averse society

  By Ben Kersey on October 4, 2012 04:13 am + 11 comments

  An article from The New York Times details how young technology entrepreneurs are networking in Continue reading…