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crime & drugs

Cryptomarkets Are Gentrifying the Drug Trade, and That’s Probably a Good Thing

The internet is becoming a safer and more ethical marketplace for illicit substances. How will it affect the war on drugs?
Alice Speri
9.5.14
Contests

Meet the Winners of Our Transformation Challenge

​In real life, sometimes making a meaningful transformation takes ages. In graphic art, you can do it, very effectively, in three panels
MOTHERBOARD STAFF
9.5.14
Art

This Code-Based GIF Art Replicates Nature's Natural Algorithms

With his mesmerizing GIFs, digital media artist James Proctor lays down a virtual map of a mind in flux.
DJ Pangburn
9.5.14
Interviews

Pluto Is Cashing in On a Broken Heart

Toronto's next big R&B sensation talks about why getting his heart broken was the greatest career move he's ever made.
Jabbari Weekes
9.5.14
News

The Pentagon Is Giving Grenade Launchers to Campus Police

With help from the Pentagon, colleges across the United States are buying military-grade weapons, and putting campuses into perpetual lockdown.
Hannah K. Gold
9.5.14
Words

12th Planet and the Rise of Swamp

The essential LA bass slanger on what rekindled his love for dubstep.
Jemayel Khawaja
9.5.14
Twitter

Here's an Insane Idea: Twitter Should Make 140 Characters the Minimum

Twitter at its worst is a hellscape of noise.
Derek Mead
9.5.14
Film

Dive Into An Active Volcano With This Extreme POV Documentary

This volcano exploration video is so hot we're sweating just watching it through our computer screens.
Beckett Mufson
9.5.14
History

Dreadnoughtus Was Probably Not the Biggest Dinosaur Ever

But the finding, and the science behind it, are incredibly exciting.
Becky Ferreira
9.5.14
Style Stage

Rita Ora and Kanye West Complete Each Other's Design Sentences

She just designed a leather sports bra that pairs well with Kanye's leather jogging pant.
Marissa G. Muller
9.5.14
Words

Crate Expectations: Josh Wink

The Ovum Recordings partner has a love and hate relationship with his most legendary track.
Josh Wink
9.5.14
Words

Remembering DJ Despo: The Track That Makes Laura Jones Cry

A candid new addition to our Heartbreakers series from the underground DJ
Laura Jones
9.5.14
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