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BP Quit Solar, Will Go 'Back to Petroleum'

Now that it has proved oil is the best bet by spilling it all over the place, BP is shutting down its solar power operations for good.
Brian Merchant
3.7.13
Features

Jason Harvey Lives Somewhere Between LOL and Serious

The absurdist Canadian video artist is either an idiot or maybe-not-an-idiot, he's not really sure.
Joshua Frank
3.7.13
New music

Drake's New Song is Good but it Makes Me Feel Weird

If you're this mad at 5 in the morning then maybe you should let me take you to yoga and we can get some herbal tea and talk it out.
Kitty Pryde
3.7.13
Motherboard Blog

North Korea Won't Be Hitting Us with a Nuke Anytime Soon

Pretty soon, we're going to have to hope hard that our new basketball-loving friend in Pyongyang makes the right call.
Adam Clark Estes
3.7.13
Motherboard Blog

What Is a "Boring" Higgs Boson?

As physics heads into the Higgs home stretch, it appears the God particle might not have many surprises.
Michael Byrne
3.7.13
Features

Are Records with Cats on the Cover Objectively More Awesome?

A hard-hitting investigative report.
Jeff Ogiba
3.7.13
News

Your Clothes Are Making Indian Cotton Farmers Commit Suicide

In the same month that 125 Bangladeshi fabric workers died in a factory fire, a film aiming to expose the tragedy of unrestricted globalized fashion called 'Dirty White Gold' reached its fundraising target of $27,000. The film begins by examining the...
Tamlin Magee
3.7.13
Motherboard Blog

The F-35 Guide to Avoiding Radars, Accountants, and Reality

There are golden rules for making a successful fighter plane and the F-35 has broken all of them.
Joe Saklatvala
3.7.13
Stuff

Mother Teresa Was a Jerk, and So Were a Bunch of Other Saints

According to a study conducted by Canadian researchers, Mother Teresa wasn't as saintly as everyone assumed. But if you look back on the 10,000 people who have been canonized by the Catholic Church over the centuries, some of the other saints were way...
Harry Cheadle
3.7.13
Music

SubPac Want To Help You Feel The Beat—Literally

New audio device creates quiet bass-vibrations to give users a new connection music.
Megan Youngblood
3.7.13
angry hockey nerd

Why Was the Media So Excited to Falsely Out a Montreal Canadien?

Josh Gorges, a Montreal Canadiens defenseman, was wrongfully outed by a ton of online media after he was accused of being gay. Why do we care so much? And what's with the rush to publicly out an athlete?
Thomas Drance
3.7.13
Features

Here is Southern Hospitality's Super Rapper Mix

We team up with one of the best rap blogs for a mix to prepare ourselves for their SXSW Showcase.
Davey Boy Smith
3.7.13
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