Detroit Man Walks 21 Miles to Work

The story of James Robertson, a 56-year-old Detroit resident, quickly went viral after it was revealed that he walks 21 miles each day just to get to work. An outpouring of support from compassionate strangers helped a GoFundMe page (which was initially aimed at getting him a car) reached $280,000 in just three days—over 55 times its $5000 goal. Mic points out that, while generous, …

Harper Lee Will Release a Second Novel

Nearly 60 years since the publication of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” author Harper Lee has announced that she will release, “Go Set a Watchman,” her second-ever published work. With the help of a friend, the now 88-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winning author rediscovered “Watchman,” an early novel she wrote that heavily inspired “Mockingbird” and is in many ways its sequel. The new book is set to be …

FutureEverything’s Top Five Projects

Annual innovation lab and digital culture festival, FutureEverything, will celebrate its 20th anniversary this month. Leading up to this year’s event, FutureEverything’s director Drew Hemmet looks back at five of the festival’s most groundbreaking installments and inventions—including creepy surveillance through hacked mobile phones, a digital scavenger hunt to meet “Uncle Roy,” and the worldwide launch of the interactive audiovisual device TENORI-ON.