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Motherboard

Letters to the Editor: Killing Comments, Clock Speed, Paying for Privacy

Adrianne Jeffries
10.9.15
Donald Trump

Fox's Trump-Themed USA-Mexico 'Hype' Video is Deplorable

A howler of a marketing move.
Liam Daniel Pierce
10.9.15
FIGHTLAND

Watch the Trailer for Street Fighter’s New Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Character

Street Fighter V debuts a new female character with a striking resemblance to real-life BJJ champion Gezary Matuda.
Fightland Staff
10.9.15
Football

​Friday Film Room: Devonta Freeman

The Falcons running back has been the most valuable player in fantasy football. Can he keep it up?
Christopher Harris
10.9.15
americas

Two People Shot at Texas Southern University, Second Deadly School Shooting Today

Just as President Obama arrived to Oregon to meet with families of the victims in last week's deadly shooting at Umqua Community College, another fatal shooting happened at Texas Southern University, killing one person and wounding another.
VICE News
10.9.15
420 moment

Guac-amole! Guac, Guac-amole!

Wait, what?
Caroline Goldfarb
10.9.15
Design

Ziggy Stardust Lives!

David Bowie's fictional rock legend comes alive in Taschen's 'The Rise of David Bowie, 1972–1973.'
Anya Tchoupakov
10.9.15
Politics

Belarus Rejects Putin's Military Base and Allows Protests — at Least Until Halloween

The unusual behavior of longtime president Alexander Lukashenko may be an effort to show the West that sanctions against Belarus should end at the end of the month.
Kate Brannen
10.9.15
barack obama

Obama Visits Families of Oregon Shooting Victims Hours After Latest School Shooting

The president arrived in Roseburg, Oregon on Friday to discuss the school shooting that took place at a community college there eight days ago.
VICE News
10.9.15
Radio Motherboard

Is 'The Martian' the Most Important Space Movie Ever Made?

Radio Motherboard discusses the first movie to take a real look at what a Martian settlement might look like.
Jason Koebler
10.9.15
News

Canada’s Terrorism Agency Monitored Protest of Conservative Party Youth Convention

Canada's central terrorism assessment centre monitored partisan gathering in 2012, despite no evidence of violence or destruction. That is weird.
Justin Ling
10.9.15
Read

A Little Window of Light: How Mechanics Make Meaning in ‘Prison Architect’

Attempting to understand what really matters to the virtual people inside these giant, horrific, interconnected machines.
Carolyn Petit
10.9.15
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