
The Verge


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?

Interiors: Crewman’s cabin from the SS Balao (reconstructed), Norway, early 1970s.
There is some very interesting Norwegian and nautical history on display in this photo.

Thunder from above: the demise of the U.S. Navy airship USS Akron.
