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Are Rappers' Children Any Good at Rapping?
We put Lil Wayne, Tupac, Ice Cube and other hip-hop artist's children to the test.
Ryan Bassil
Errol Anderson
7.3.13
News

Why Did Toronto's Pride Parade Shut Out the Trans March?
This weekend, after years of fighting for the right to be seen and heard, thousands of people took to Yonge Street in the largest Trans March of all time. This wasn't the largest Trans March in Canada—this was the largest Trans March in the world. Ever.
Nicki Ward
7.3.13
Motherboard Blog

The United States Spent $630k Buying Likes for These Pro-America Facebook Pages
Is America really going to win over the minds of its opponents by buying exposure for pictures of beaches?
Derek Mead
7.3.13
Motherboard Blog

Subconsciously Thinking About Death Might Make You Funnier
A study finds the key to writing a good New Yorker caption lies in your own demise.
Ben Richmond
7.3.13
News

Morsi Ousted in Military Coup, Tahrir Rejoices
Egypt's embattled president, Mohammed Morsi, defied a military ultimatum to address concerns voiced by millions of protesters who have taken to the streets in recent days. Today a gigantic crowd has assembled in Cairo's Tahrir Square calling for Morsi...
VICE Staff
7.3.13
Motherboard Blog

Artificial Stress Hormones Could Help Protect Drought-Stricken Crops
It's not yet commercialized, but it could be an useful tool in climate-proofing food.
Mat McDermott
7.3.13
The Fiction Issue 2013

Malibu
We sat in the recliners. I ate the cheesecake and my uncle ate the carrot cake. We watched the end of a movie called While You Were Sleeping. Then my uncle emptied his colostomy bag, while I sent that cheesecake down the toilet. I drank some...
Ottessa Moshfegh
7.3.13
Travel

The Mexico City Barrio Giuliani Couldn't Conquer
A decade after Rudy Giuliani was asked for advice on how to clean up Mexico City, his recommendations have borne some fruit. Now you can walk the streets of the historic center at night and find trendy bars inhabited by turistas, hipsters, and...
Andalusia Knoll
7.3.13
Motherboard Blog

The Dos and Don'ts of Editing Wikipedia
Wikipedia rolled out its new VisualEditor software to make it easier to edit, but the contributor culture is still confusing as hell.
Meghan Neal
7.3.13
Stuff

Hey Kids, Smoking Alcohol Isn't as Cool as It Seems
I tried it out for myself, ignoring all the warnings in the media about it being dangerous and potentially deadly. No one died, but it was way, way harder than we thought and just made my friend Ian eager to try some drug that wasn't a science-fair...
Alison Stevenson
7.3.13
Design

What Do Your Instagram Photos Say About Your City?
Lev Manovich and Nadav Hochman have visualized millions of Instagram photos to look for cultural patterns in cities across the globe.
Kevin Holmes
7.3.13
Rule Britannia

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UK's Scariest Debt Collector
The man who helped introduce urban terrorism to the UK's underworld is trying to use his skills for good.
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