Think religion, think ritual: history, perhaps sacred writings, proscribed sets of moral laws, and potentially a sacrifice or two. There are plenty of organizations and cultures around the world that claim they adhere to a certain set of beliefs, but could adoration and a cult following for a technology firm be the next step? The […]

As news of Steve Jobs’s death pinged around the world this past week on the shiny devices he helped invent, fans of Apple products made pilgrimages to the company’s stores. They brought apples. They lit digital candles on their iPad screens. Some left condolence cards. Outside Apple’s store in Tysons Corner Center, a card had […]

Search for Tornado Survivors Continues in Oklahoma http://t.co/53cRwGpQmF — The New York Times (@nytimes) May 21, 2013 WOW. The American spirit in Moore, Oklahoma where that deadly tornado hit. How awesome is THIS? pic.twitter.com/ajQJJALtMX — CTLaSalle Blanks (@CTLaSalleBlanks) May 21, 2013 BREAKING: 20 of the 51 fatalities confirmed so far in #Oklahoma tornado are children […]

A massive tornado at least a half mile-wide with 200 mph winds churned through Oklahoma City’s suburbs Monday afternoon, killing at least 51 people including at least 20 children, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled inside. Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Medical […]