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Pitchfork Festival 2013

R. Kelly, Jim DeRogatis, and the Question of Irony

R. Kelly was booked for Pitchfork 2013 because of iconography rather than irony, and that's a good thing.
Drew Millard
7.23.13
Motherboard Blog

I Watched James Deen Make the First-Ever Google Glass Porn

I sat across the table from the porn star James Deen, and all I could think about was that in the very near future he would be wearing nothing but my pair of Google Glass, doing what he does best.
Arikia Millikan
7.23.13
Film

The VICE Podcast Show - Nicolas Winding Refn on 'Only God Forgives' and the Configurations of a Fight Movie

The VICE Podcast is a weekly discussion which delves inside the minds of some of the most interesting, creative, and bizarre people within the VICE universe. This week, Eddy Moretti speaks with Nicolas Winding Refn, director of the new film Only God...
Eddy Moretti
7.23.13
Motherboard Blog

Life Satisfaction Peaks at 23, Craters in Your Mid-50s, Rises Again at 69

What a drag it is getting old.
Ben Richmond
7.23.13
Motherboard Blog

These Robot Snakes Can Slither Through Nuclear Power Plants That Are Melting Down

The Noah's Ark of pragmatic, mechanical animals is near.
Zach Sokol
7.23.13
Here Be Dragons

David Cameron's War On Internet Porn Lacks a Smoking Gun

David Cameron announced yesterday that he is working with ISPs in England to implement a blanket ban on violent porn. He will also be making it compulsory for adults to actively "opt in" to internet porn access.
Martin Robbins
7.23.13
Motherboard Blog

'The Truman Show' Was Prophetic

We've been living in a 'Truman Show' dome; we just didn't know it.
DJ Pangburn
7.23.13
VICE News

Egypt After Morsi with Gigi Ibrahim

The battles in the streets of Egypt have left so many dead and wounded—families are having trouble claiming and burying their loved ones. To get an understanding on what is happening in Cairo, VICE linked up with activist Gigi Ibrahim for a grand tour...
Gigi Ibrahim
7.23.13
Stuff

The Sad State of America’s Aging Sisters

Convents are closing all around America. What will become of the rapidly aging sisters who live there?
Allie Conti
7.23.13
Motherboard Blog

Guerrilla Painters Are Fighting for Beirut's Public Spaces

Urban renewal started with filling up the bullet holes. With color.
Rashed Aqrabawi
7.23.13
Features

Limp Bizkit and Lil Wayne's New Video "Ready To Go" Raises Some Important Questions

Like, how did they make a song this good? When did they invent disappearing tights? And, who is better, Limp Bizkit, Alien Ant Farm or Michael Jackson?
Ryan Bassil
7.23.13
News

The Internet Will Beat Cameron's Porn Ban

But Jim Killock from Open Rights Group says it could be a tough fight.
Sam Clements
7.23.13
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