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Tech

This Coal Exec is Pleading Guilty to Conspiracy After His Mine Blew Up 29 People

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By Brian Merchant
Tech

A Little Lesson in Knowledge, Courtesy of an Island that Disappeared (If It Ever Even Existed)

11.26.12

By MARTIN CONNELLY
Tech

Enough with the Sad Subway Porn. Here’s Proof that Mass Transit is Not Hell on Wheels

11.15.12

By Brian Merchant
Tech

Angry Celebrities Aside, Facebook’s Promoted Posts Are Its Path to Redemption

11.15.12

By ALEC LIU
Tech

Stalin Built the World’s First Offshore Oil Rig Into an Entire Floating City

11.15.12

By Brian Merchant
Tech

War Propaganda Now Comes in Realtime: Israel Just Live-Blogged a Brutal Gaza Bombing

11.14.12

By Brian Merchant
Tech

Egypt Loves Internet Porn, But Just Banned It

11.14.12

By Daniel Stuckey
Tech

John McAfee, Silicon Valley’s Greatest Villain, Is Trapped in Paradise

11.14.12

By ALEC LIU
Tech

This Facial Recognition Tech Will Let Stores Quietly Track and Share Your Shopping Habits

11.14.12

By Brian Merchant
Tech

The Evolution of Eco-Horror, from Godzilla to Global Warming

11.14.12

By Brian Merchant
Tech

How to Eliminate Airplane Boarding Lines: Use Math

11.13.12

By Gregory Thomas
Tech

The Best Video Evidence Yet That Apple is a Cult

11.13.12

By Brian Merchant

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Music

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