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Surfing

Is Surfing a Sport? An Investigation
A former surfer tries to untangle the modern nature of surfing: a weird blend of legitimate sport and marketing strategies that don't fit a sport.
Brian Blickenstaff
12.5.14
Stuff

How Do Suicide Hotline Operators Deal with People Who Call In to Masturbate?
I talked to the director of a new documentary about hotline operators and the lonely people who call them to find out.
Mike Pearl
12.5.14
The Film That Made Me...

'Female Trouble' Was the Film That Taught Me I Didn't Need to Have an Ordinary Life
John Waters's 1974 trash spectacular demolished the boundaries of good taste, leaving me free to be as tasteless and depraved as I like.
Amelia Abraham
12.5.14
THE MAKERS

Health Hacking and the Future of Medical Tech
It can mean anything from brushing your teeth in the shower to surgically implanting earbuds into your earlobes.
MOTHERBOARD STAFF
12.5.14
News

Eric Garner Protests Raged On Thursday in New York City
Hundreds were arrested but the protests remained mostly peaceful even as the tone veered from "Hands up, don't shoot!" to "Hands up, shoot back!" by night's end.
Matt Taylor
Matt Taylor and John Surico
12.5.14
Holy Shit

The Lineup for VICE's 20th Birthday Bash Is Here
Holy shit.
Noisey Staff
12.5.14
VICE Premiere

Elysian Fields' New Video Will Quench Your Thirst for Psychedelia and Cats
This dreamy tune encourages you to close your eyes, suspend your undying love for black metal or horrorcore, and ride the magic carpet groove train all the way back to the station, man.
Charlie Ambler
12.5.14
Science

Now Lasers Can Tell You When Fruit Is Ripe
That’s good for preventing that fruit from rotting in your fridge, but it’s even better for farmers.
Alexandra Ossola
12.5.14
Premieres

Premiere: GrandBuda Finds His Inner Peace Through Teletoon and Ramen for New Video "Breathe"
Watch Producer/MC GrandBuda float through life, love, and Teletoon along with Louie P on the Kaytranada produced track "Breathe"
Noisey Canada Staff
12.5.14
middle east

Relatives of US al Qaeda Captive Held in Yemen Plead for His Release in Video
The mother and brother of British-born American photojournalist Luke Somers, who is being held by al-Qaeda in Yemen, have released a video asking his captors to "show mercy."
John Beck
12.5.14
kosher

When Less-Kosher Food Is Worth a Divorce
A new amendment to rabbinical laws proposed in Israel would deny men who refuse to grant their wives a religious divorce access to high-level kosher food. But is the threat of slightly less-kosher food really going to help women?
Lauren Rothman
12.5.14
Premieres

Meanwhile's "Apples & Oranges" Is Cosmic Glam Pop
Tom Andrews has an irritatingly un-Google-able moniker as Meanwhile, but his music is press repeat sweet.
Noisey Staff
12.5.14
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