The Verge Gerontocracy and the fall of nations. The graying of America's leadership goes hand in hand with a failure to care about future generations.
King of the “Contactees”: The bizarre UFO saga of George Adamski. How a Polish-born burger stand owner took a photo of a poultry incubator and won a loyal legion of UFO buffs the world over.
Historic Painting: “Karneval in Nizza” by Otto Dinger, 1912. This painting captures the fun and innocence of European society in the years just before World War I.
In Wildness: Chris McCandless, Cheryl Strayed, and journeys of discovery. Why does the wilderness call to us as a place of personal redemption?