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Him is a grueling and messy takedown of American football culture

There is a certain degree of body horror baked into American football that becomes readily apparent whenever players sustain gruesome, career-ending injuries on camera. For some, football’s overt violence is part of its appeal, and players are seen as people…

The strongest argument for smart glasses is accessibility

Regardless of how you feel about these devices, they are currently helping disabled communities live more independently. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches,…

Nest is dead, long live Google Home

This week, Google announced that it has finally completed moving “the best” of its Nest-branded smart home devices from the Nest app to the Google Home app. This means users of Google Nest hardware shouldn’t have to bounce between two…

Nothing teases the first headphones from its budget CMF brand

The CMF Headphone Pro could let users swap, mix, and match brightly colored ear cushions. | Screenshot: X Nothing is teasing a second set of headphones that it will release through its CMF affordability-focused subbrand. The launch comes after Nothing…

This RPG series does everything wrong, and it’s working

In case it wasn’t clear, The Last of Us made it obvious: at their very best, big-budget video games should be comparable to prestige television, so much so that adapting one for HBO is a relatively straightforward affair. This bar-setting…

The Verge’s guide to upgrading your fall

Autumn is a time for renewal. Summer, a time for vacations and relaxation, is over. And now, we must look to the start of a new school year and a renewed attention to work. It can sometimes be difficult to…