Stunning Drip Paintings of Enigmatic Faces Emerging From Behind Colorful Veils Artist Steven Castillo puts his own spin on traditional portraiture. His series of acrylic paintings depict enigmatic female figures with cloth covering their faces and bodies, reminiscent of classical sculptures. Instead of a transparent veil, however, this material is filled with mesmerizing marble patterns […]
Day: December 12, 2022
Banksy Is Releasing a Limited-Edition Print as a Fundraiser for Ukraine
Banksy Is Releasing a Limited-Edition Print as a Fundraiser for Ukraine View this post on Instagram A post shared by Banksy (@banksy) As the war in Ukraine enters its 10th month, artists have spent time raising money for the country as it battles Russian forces. One of the latest creatives to fundraise via […]
Westworld is leaving HBO Max
Is there going to be any HBO content left for the upcoming Max app? | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Just over a month after HBO canceled its once-hit original show Westworld, it’s planning on yanking the back catalog from its streaming service, according to Variety, Deadline, IndieWire, and The Wrap. It’s currently […]
Photographer Captures Portraits of ‘Grandma Divers’ Who Free Dive Deep Into the Sea [Interview]
Photographer Captures Portraits of ‘Grandma Divers’ Who Free Dive Deep Into the Sea [Interview] A group of women in the Korean province of Jeju dives deep beneath the water to collect seafood and other aquatic treasures. Known as Haenyeo (meaning “sea women”) they are part of a tradition that dates back to 434 CE. But […]
The Avatar-themed concept car is barely driveable but looks like a futuristic fever dream
The Avatar-themed concept car has working scales and illuminated wheels that drive sideways. | Photo by Daniel Golson for The Verge Remember Mercedes’ Avatar-themed concept car with working scales? With James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water hitting theaters, the company let us drive this truly unique-looking EV. It wasn’t easy. Continue reading…
Comcast’s symmetrical multi-gigabit internet test is a preview of next year’s ‘10G’ rollout
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Comcast announced in a press release it successfully tested a symmetrical multi-gigabit DOCSIS 4.0 connection on its live network, taking a major step toward “offering 10G-enabled services” in the second half of 2023. In Philadelphia, where Comcast is headquartered, it connected service at an undisclosed business location using […]
Discord leans on linked accounts to verify who you are and what you can access
A list of Linked Roles on a server, along with icons for the connections they’ll require. | Image: Discord Discord is making the accounts you have linked to your profile a key part of the chatting experience. It’s introducing a system called Linked Roles, where admins and moderators can grant people access to certain channels […]
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas
Reports also claim that the US has filed criminal charges against. | Photo: Getty Images Just over one month after the crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy, Ryan Pinder, the Attorney General of the Bahamas, announced the arrest of its founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). According to a notice, the arrest came after […]
Japanese McDonald’s Restrooms Have Phone Cleaning Devices Built Into Their Sinks
Japanese McDonald’s Restrooms Have Phone Cleaning Devices Built Into Their Sinks Photo: Screenshot from Twitter Hand washing is taught from a very young age, and the recent height of the pandemic really reinforced its importance. But we don’t give as much thought to the cleanliness of our phones, even though they pick up bacteria easily […]
Only a quarter of US iPhones are sold through Apple
September is now an unofficial free iPhone bonanza. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A new report from CIRP says that only about 24 percent of recent iPhones purchased in the US were sold directly by Apple. Instead, the most popular way to buy a new iPhone was through a wireless carrier, […]