When my boss Nilay Patel asked me to make stuff for hack week, a compilation of his best camera appearances was my first thought. In the past three years at The Verge, he's done a lot: from honking horns at CES, to commandeering huge amphibious boats, and even getting ice dumped on his face.
None of these videos are designed to pad out this list to make it seem like I'm not just putting a story on The Verge about how this one time Nilay was in a band called The Heaven Seventies that made the sexiest music video I've ever seen. That's definitely not what's going on here.
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Senator Al Franken
Senator Al Franken
Senator Al Franken has been one of the most vocal lawmakers on digital privacy as chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law. In 2011, Nilay sat down with the senator to talk about the crazy Carrier IQ scandal, which implicated smartphone manufacturers in a device tracking scheme.
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Nilay asks people about Net Neutrality
Nilay asks people about Net Neutrality
What is net neutrality? Is it a place? Is it an idea? Is it a sandwich? Nilay Patel hits the streets of New York City to find out.
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Election night: 90 Seconds on The Verge
Election night: 90 Seconds on The Verge
In a blast from 90 Seconds on The Verge and On The Verge past, Nilay demonstrated his electability for election night. Get patriotic.
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Farewell CES 2014
Farewell CES 2014
CES 2014 was a blast for everyone at The Verge. But when we sat down to look at everything we did, nobody seemed more excited than Nilay. He got to honk the horn in the Nest fire truck.
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Dubstep Whiskey
Dubstep Whiskey
Remember that time Nilay romanced whiskey with dubstep in upstate New York? Yeah, that happened.
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Gibbs Amphibious Vehicle
Gibbs Amphibious Vehicle
And then there was the time Nilay commandered this insane amphibious vehicle. Is it a boat? Is it a truck? Yes.
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Ice Bucket Challenge
Ice Bucket Challenge
Sadly this category only has one entry, but it's a good one. Watch Nilay get iced (is that a thing?) by a devilishly devious expat. At this point in the list, shit is about to get real.
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Touch My Body (Remix), The Heaven Seventies
Touch My Body (Remix), The Heaven Seventies
Before he became editor in chief of The Verge, Mr. Patel was in a band. The band is called The Heaven Seventies. They made this video.
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Coldest Day of the Year (live at Abbey Pub), The Heaven Seventies
Coldest Day of the Year (live at Abbey Pub), The Heaven Seventies
Rock that white suit and shades, Nilay. Rock it hard.
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Paper covers rock: The rise and fall of Woodstock Willy
Paper covers rock: The rise and fall of Woodstock Willy
In addition to his musical background, Mr. Patel also dabbled in feature film. Thanks to Kyle Kramer at Vox Media, we're able to offer this exclusive stream of "Paper Covers Rock: The Rise and Fall of Woodstock Willy," a film about a rock paper scissors prodigy.
Interviews
Dramatic appearances
Reports
Bad Boys Reenactments
Music videos
Feature films
