“A day after the governor appeared to equivocate on the issue, a spokesman for Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., told the Newark Star-Ledger that he does not endorse a controversial practice known as “gay conversion therapy,” which attempts to “convert” gay individuals to a straight lifestyle. The spokesman did not indicate …
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Newt and Santorum For President?
“Back in February 2012, things were looking far from pretty for Mitt Romney. Though he had been pegged as an early frontrunner for the GOP’s 2012 presidential nomination, the Republican primary results were showing a different picture. Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) claimed the Iowa caucus and a clean sweep …
Read More »The Vergecast 070: It’s not weird, it’s Samsung weird
It’s not a hangout. It’s not a hangout. It’s not a hangout. That mantra isn’t for you, but we thought you’d like to know up front. The Vergecast studio still hasn’t installed any of our usual holographic projections, but we do have a pretty awesome studio setup in our new …
Read More »Apple’s security, a new Pepsi bottle, and more – 90 Seconds on The Verge: Friday, March 22nd, 2013
“Mostly I saw myself looking back. A gelatinous version of me, anyway, full of rage and empty calories. I was hiding in the car as they marched by. He looked up at me, as if he knew. As if he had my memories and recognized the car. We looked eyes …
Read More »Android: Back to Stock
Sick of Sense? Tired of TouchWiz? Evan Rodgers is here to help you get that “Android Stock” look More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/verge Read …
Read More »Behind the Scenes – Wicked Tuna shoot | Wicked Tuna
Check out the NatGeo crew on the set of their promo for Wicked Tuna. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About Wicked Tuna: Wicked Tuna follows a group of salty fishermen from the nation’s oldest seaport, Gloucester, Massachusetts, as they make their living the way it’s been done for centuries—rod and reel fishing, …
Read More »Govt. Spying on Your Finances Fights Terrorism?
“The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters.”* The Obama administration will soon make it allowable …
Read More »This Week in GIF (March 22, 2013)
Matt and Dan bring us the best sport’s GIFs from the week. Jon Bois is MIA with a tree having destroyed his attic.
Read More »Harvard Upsets New Mexico 68-62 (The Daily Win)
The 2013 NCAA Men’s Tournament is one day old, and one the opening day of action, Harvard shocked No. 3 seeded New Mexico to earn its first ever March Madness win.
Read More »10 Amazing Things Made With Pizza Boxes
You can make all sorts of crazy stuff with pizza boxes! Music: https://soundcloud.com/damacha/summerthyme Instructions: http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/awesome-things-you-can-make-with-a-stupid-pizza-box http://pizzaliciousblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/pizza-samurai.html http://www.instructables.com/id/Cardboard-Samurai-Armor-That-Looks-Authentic/ Pizza Box Airplane: http://www.instructables.com/id/Pizza-Box-Airplane/ Samurai Costume: Photo Credit: Alan Young, http://ninjalan.com/ Samurai: Will Blanton, http://www.x01010111.com Costume by: Lauren Vincelli and Will Blanton
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