WelcometoThe Verge: Weekender edition.Every Saturday,we’ll moveyousomeofthe most appropriateandmostimportant readsofthe past 7 days,from strange reports,toin-depth features,to reviewsand interviews.Thinkofitas the pick upofsomeofour the the single preferred piecesthatyoumayhave longed for—orthatyoumayjust wishto examination again.Youcan follow along below,or keep upto dateon Flipboard.

  • Feature

    Ringof fire:whyour military’s poisonous bake pitsaremaking soldiers sick

    Thousandsof servicemembersare returningtotheUS illfrom the equates tothe supervision isn’teagerto speakabout.But advocatesare pulling back,andthey knowitall revolves around the single problem: pitsof blazing rubbish usedto draw upof rubbishat war.

  • Detours

    The sinkholethat swallowed the swamp

    Verge Detours’ initialstopin Louisianaisthe siteof the 25-acre arraythat’s swallowing upthe trees aroundit. Scientistshavebeen broughtinto inspectthe sinkhole,butstoppingitwillbeno easy task.

  • Review

    ‘Ender’s Game’ review: practical reality

    Afteralmost thirty years, Orson Scott Card’s important sci-fi novelhasmadeittothebig screen.Wasit mangledinto the adorned Hollywood blockbuster,orcanthe movie lift overallof Card’s dignified complexity?

  • Report

    Spycraft:howdowe repair the damaged NSA?

    The extentofthe NSA’s noticeonly continuesto dilateas some-more sumofits operations trickle out.We spokewith the seriesof reformers,from senatorsto writers,to seewhattheythinkitwould taketo constrainthe agency’s powers.

  • Report

    Here comes the special boy:‘Achewood’is back,but TV isn’t ready

    The web comicAchewoodcollected the cult-followingforits careful, absurdist humor,butit solemnly diedoff behindin 2010. Nowthe frameis back,andit’s seekingtomake thenew homefor itselfon TV.

  • Review

    13-inch MacBook Prowith Retinadisplay examination (2013)

    Applehasmadethe nearest thingyetto the MacBook Airwith the high-resolution Retinadisplay.The 13-inch Pro isn’t utterlyas slim,or utterlyas light,butforonly $ 200 some-morethanan Air, Applemaybe giving consumers the single unequivocally formidablechoice.

  • Interview

    The demonyou know: insidethe universeof the psychopathic scientist

    After studythe brain scansof psychopathic killersfor decades, neuroscientist James Fallon detectedthathisown brainhadthe same expect makeup.We spokewith Fallonabouthowthat’s alteredhis noticeof genetics,whatit unequivocally equates totobe the psychopath,andhowhe’s dealtwiththe discovery.

  • Report

    Gamingin darkness:‘Papa Sangre II’is the terrifying universemade whollyof sound

    Howcanyou navigate the diversionthathasno manifest world?Papa Sangre’s developer workedwith gyroscopes, the 3D receptive to advice engine,and evenGameof Thronesactress Sean Beantomake the fun, scary,and constrained universe outof darkness.

  • Report

    Dead meat:howto lift stockin the post-antibiotic era

    Overusing antibioticsto keep plantation animals full of healthcouldhavedangerous consequences,and researchershave started seekingfor alternatives.Some options? Probiotics, garlic,and immature tea.

  • Review

    Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks review

    With OS X Mavericks, Appleis bringing some-moreof iOS overtothe Macwhile polishing upsomeofits existent severe spots.Isthereany reasonto omitthis giveaway upgrade?