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Electric Independence: RJD2
Electric Independence visits Philadelphia DJsician Ramble John “RJ” Krohn, better known as RJD2. RJ takes us for a tour of his multiple drum kits and massive modular synths. Full story
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Sheppard’s Video Game Pie
The King of Fighters XII
My problem with The King of Fighters XII is I can't think of a reason to play it. Full story
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The Survival of Mark Pauline
Mark Pauline’s Survival Research Laboratories create some of the most dangerous machines ever made, rivaling the military. But instead of turning their threats on us, the machines blow each other up and let us watch.
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PAX Gaming Expo 2009
Motherboard hangs out with nerd bands, gamers and developers, and finds out why PAX is the biggest and best video gaming convention in America.
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Final Fantasy III
Third-party support like this is why Nintendo's winning the console wars. Sega may have violence, but the big N has class. Full story
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Cai Guo-Qiang and the Art of Fire Medicine
VBS meets Cai Guo-Qiang, a Chinese artist who paints with exploding gunpowder.
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Electric Independence: Holy Ghost!
Motherboard takes a stroll down the block to Holy Ghost!‘s home studio where we conduct a massive drool-sesh over their cache of analog gear.
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Dawn of Discovery
Most people are familiar with SimCity, and anyone who's been playing PC games for a few years is bound to have heard of Sid Meyer's Civilization. Dawn of Discovery is a cross between those two games. Full story
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The Stylophone
How a cheap wooden toy captured the imagination of musical weirdos like David Bowie and Ralf Hutter of Kraftwerk.
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Infamous Vs. Prototype
Infamous and Prototype are an interesting pair. Released near-simultaneously, both are sandbox games set in wrecked cities (like Spider-Man: Web of Shadows before them) with superpowered protagonists who fight mutants and monsters. Full story
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Berlin - Golden Moldies
It seems all the artworks I like have a few things in common: death, decay, and the never-ending enigma of transience. I know, I’m deep like that. But think about it--the Acropolis, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and a couple other masterpieces of humanity have all been blessed… Full story
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The Electronic Persecution of Jesus Mendoza
Motherboard travels to Texas to meet Jesus, a man who claims the government is persecuting him with satellite radiation.
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The Virtusphere
Finally, a virtual reality system you walk around in like some kind of giant man-hamster.
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Robotic Hackers
A hovel of MIT grads embark on a Red Bull- and cigarette-fueled robotics bender.
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Thought and Memory
New Fiction by Ed Park
Malaysian Neo-Nazis
Fighting for a Pure Malay Race
The Strongest Dwarf in New Jersey
Remembering My Tormentor
Gay Men and Their Misogyny Problem
It's Not Cute Anymore
Snooping Around Nicolas Cage's House
So Many Bummers
Saudi Arabia's Feminist Revolution
It's Not Happening