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I Made a Searchable Database of Comments from Toronto's Casino Survey

Example: “My mother lost $1 million+ to a gambling addiction after my father's death.”
Marc Ellison
6.11.13
Tech

A Eulogy for Skeuomorphism

With its new OS, Apple is finally killing those leather-bound calendars, wooden bookshelves, and tech's most quietly controversial design element. But skeuomorphism deserves a proper send-off.
Claire Evans
6.11.13
Features

The Comprehensive Guide to Toronto Rap

Toronto rap doesn't just start and end with Drake, it's full of multicultural and eccentric artists with their own slang and flavor.
Slava Pastuk
6.11.13
Motherboard Blog

See Which Countries Are Land Grabbers with Land Matrix's Cool Maps

It's fascinating just how much of the developing world, and especially Africa, is controlled by outside entities.
Derek Mead
6.11.13
Motherboard Blog

Here Are Nine Top Secret NSA Memes

Because some of us need a break.
Daniel Stuckey
6.11.13
Adult Problems

Adult Problems - Brandon Welchez, Dee Dee Penny, and the Story of Zoo Music

The indie rock darlings/power couple avoid a life of ramen by running a label designed for artists, by artists.
Zachary Lipez
6.11.13
Motherboard Blog

Going Out There and Having Those Memories Attached: A Chat With Bibio

"As soon as I hear thunder I stop what I'm doing and get my mics out."
Josh Jones
6.11.13
News

The Lawyers of Istanbul Are Clashing with Police

When even the lawyers are rebelling, you know you've got a problem.
VICE Staff
6.11.13
Stuff

America’s Not-So-Secret Paranoid Underbelly

Free-floating fear and half-baked ideas about what’s REALLY going on have been a more significant part of American history than is generally accepted, according to Jesse Walker’s thorough, meticulously researched book The United States of Paranoia...
Harry Cheadle
6.11.13
News

Road-Tripping with Rand Paul

I followed the guy who's probably running for president in 2016 as he gave speeches to evangelical Christians, hobnobbed with rich Silicon Valley techno-libertarians, and continued his effort to form a voting coalition of black conservatives...
Grace Wyler
6.11.13
Motherboard Blog

Libertarian Sea-Nations Have a Long History of Washing Up

The libertarian sea state isn’t unprecedented, but a successful one would be.
Ben Richmond
6.11.13
Unsung Gearoes

Here's Why the Mandolin is Badass

Everyone from Win Butler to Jack White has wielded this plucky powerhouse.
Noisey Staff
6.11.13
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