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This Lady Thinks the Center of the Earth Is Hollow and Full of Alien Humanoids

Upon discovering the theory that the Earth is hollowed out and full of highly evolved alien humanoids, my interest was at an all time high, but when I actually researched this conspiratorial concept further, I discovered its believers make up a huge...
Gabe Gilker
7.7.13
News

A Plane Crashed While Trying to Land at SFO Airport

At 11:27 Saturday morning, Asiana Airlines flight 214 coming out of Seoul, South Korea, crashed during its landing at San Francisco International Airport.
Jules Suzdaltsev
7.6.13
Motherboard Blog

So, How Long Do You Give Human Civilization Anyway?

As the U.K.'s version of SETI launches, it's a question worth revisiting.
Michael Byrne
7.6.13
Motherboard Blog

A Brief History of Dirtbagging the American Wilderness

As a Dirtbag, Peter Hoffmeister lived with bears and stole food from luxury hotels to survive in Yosemite National Park. The he wrote a book about it, fortunately.
River Donaghey
7.6.13
Motherboard Blog

Wearable Tech Is Bringing the Fashion Industry to Silicon Valley

If we’re expected to adorn ourselves with smart gadgets, they damn well better look good.
Meghan Neal
7.6.13
Motherboard Blog

The Moist Greenhouse Effect Could Be the One That Destroys Our Atmosphere

The greenhouse effect risks drying out the planet, but a moist greenhouse effect could be equally devastating.
Amy Shira Teitel
7.6.13
This Week in Racism

Johnny Depp Plays Native American in Movie, World Shrugs

Johnny Depp’s new movie, The Lone Ranger, came out this week. In this hilarious romantic comedy, Mr. Depp portrays a potentially schizophrenic Native American named Tonto, who speaks in a bizarre broken English and talks to a dead bird that sits...
Dave Schilling
7.6.13
Stuff

How Can We Stop Ecstasy Killing People?

Eight recent deaths in Northern Ireland have been linked with the chemicals PMA/PMMA – or "Dr Death".
Matthew Francey
7.6.13
Stuff

The Least Aggressive Fight in New York City

I do not like confrontations in New York City. That being said, the fight I got in about a month ago is a fight I’d get in every day of my life if I could. I’ve been complimented and walked away feeling worse about myself than I did after this fight.
Chris Gethard
7.6.13
Fashion

Why Does Tim McGraw Look Like a Leather Queen?

This was a concert featuring Mariah Carey lying in a pile of hay and Cher lip-synching about women's rights while wearing tripp pants she may or may not have bought at Hot Topic in 2004, and Tim McGraw was the gayest thing on the screen that night. But...
Mitchell Sunderland
7.6.13
Stuff

'Britain Today Is a Twee Playpen': Adam Curtis and Massive Attack Discuss Their New Show

According to Massive Attack V Adam Curtis, Britain in 2013 is a twee, repetitive playpen that is turning us all into infants.
Alex Miller, Photos: Chris Bethell
7.6.13
News

A Divided Egypt Battles with Fireworks, Rocks, and Guns

The young man's face was covered in a flag made to serve as a bloody, makeshift shroud. His unconscious head bounced with the jog of the men who carried him. He was among hundreds hurt in Cairo on Friday, when tens of thousands of supporters of former...
Tom Dale
7.6.13
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