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Pop Stars and Radical Clerics Are Fighting the Army in Lebanon

Lebanon is a madhouse. In the last two days alone, over 40 people have lost their lives in clashes between Sunnis loyal to hardline Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir and the interdenominational Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). This latest outburst of violence began on...
Oz Katerji
6.26.13
Reviews

Last Night Tame Impala Played a Gig in the Same Venue as One Direction

And it was like someone injecting your heart with liquid bliss.
Lisa Wright
6.26.13
Motherboard Blog

To Halt Infectious Diseases, Quarantine the Popular Kids

UK researchers measure social contact to track infectious diseases.
Jason Koebler
6.26.13
Motherboard Blog

Milos Milivojevic Makes Green Design Look Good

The fashionable architect's most recent work is the world's first public solar charger for mobile devices.
Zach Sokol
6.26.13
Gear

People Are Making Their Own Version of Spock's Harp from 'Star Trek'

Which is great, if you are a nerd.
Noisey Staff
6.26.13
Stuff

Kickstarter Superheroes: the Less Important Portraits of Jeremy Bailey

Jeremy Bailey rewarded his top Kickstarter donors by making portraits of them using augmented reality technology that essentially turned them into digital Transformers and Mechwarriors.
Nadja Sayej
6.26.13
News

Scenes from the Pro-Choice Chaos at the Texas Capitol

A massive crowd gathered at the Texas Capitol to protest an antiabortion bill and cheer on State Senator Wendy Davis's epic filibuster. We spoke to one of the protesters about the surreal scene and the late-night confusion.
Josh Androsky
6.26.13
Features

Can Jewish Rappers Use the K-Word?

Recently, 25-year-old white Jewish rapper Lil Dicky's single "All K" was age-restricted on YouTube. It doesn't matter that he's Jewish, or that he used the word satirically to address an obvious double standard. People complained, and the video came down.
Jordan Teicher
6.26.13
Film

Artist Dances With Drone And Turns The Interaction Into A 3D Printed Sculpture

Sterling Crispin's Charon is a poetic take on drone culture and our relationship to autonomous systems.
Kevin Holmes
6.26.13
Motherboard Blog

Will Potluck Be 'A House Party on the Internet' or Succumb to Social Network Oblivion?

At Potluck, users are encouraged to enjoy content for content's sake, not because of who shared it. It scrubs some of the ego and elitism from social networking. But does that justify adding another platform to an already overcrowded space?
Meghan Neal
6.26.13
Stuff

How to Be a Police Spy

A guide on leaving your old life behind and screwing over some activists.
Gavin Haynes
6.26.13
Motherboard Blog

Harvey Moon's Robots Are Pretty Good Artists

How does a cricket become an artist? Try placing it in one of Harvey Moon's drawing machines where its movements will be tracked by a camera and turned into original works of art.
Kevin Holmes
6.26.13
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