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Welcome to The Verge: Weekender edition. Each week, we'll bring you important articles from the previous week's original reports, features, and reviews on The Verge. Think of it as a collection of a few of our favorite pieces from the week gone by, which you may have missed, or which you might want to read again.
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Feature
Come and get it: how sperm became one of America's hottest exports
The global need for sperm donors is satisfied largely by men from the United States. How does the industry work, and what are its implications?
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Report
Why did 28,000 rivers in China suddenly disappear?
Officials attribute the disappearance of many of China’s rivers to outdated mapping techniques, but experts tell a different story. Rivers are drying up, and demand for water is only increasingly worldwide.
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Editorial
Facebook Home is beautiful, but what if your friends aren't?
This week Facebook introduced a slick new look for Android that prominently features information from your news feed. But its reality might be a little more dull than Facebook would have us believe.
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Feature
One more time: can Daft Punk make albums matter again?
Daft Punk's upcoming major label release promises excitement, nostalgia, and mystery, but can it revitalize the major label itself?
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Editorial
'BioShock Infinite' makes great art from America's racist past and political present
Ben Popper muses on what it means for an artistic, beautiful new video game to grapple with the United States' violent, turbulent, and racist past.
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Review
Ouya review: can an indie console take on Sony and Microsoft?
63,416 backers pledged over $8.5 million on Kickstarter in support of Ouya. Now the console is on its way to supporters — but it might not be everything that they thought they were backing.
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Report
Why Facebook matters in the fight for gay marriage
As the Supreme Court took two cases to trial that could bring sweeping reform, millions of Facebook users joined together in support… by changing their profile pictures.
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Report
E-bleeder: is Nook on its deathbed?
Barnes & Noble stepped into digital book selling to compete with giants like Amazon and Apple. But the venture hasn’t seen those companies’ level of success, and Nook’s future is increasingly uncertain.
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