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Is 'Chapo' Dead?

Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known simply as "el Chapo," changed why and how drugs are muled across borders. He is legend. And he was maybe just gunned down along the Mexico-Guatelama border.
Brian Anderson
2.22.13
News

Bahrain’s PR Campaign Is Doomed to Fail

Bahrain could solve its image problem by welcoming reform and not committing gross human rights violations. But clearly that’s not on the table, so the repressive regime is spending millions on PR and inviting journalists to its brand new Formula...
John Lubbock
2.22.13
Motherboard Blog

The US Just Opened a Drone Base in Niger

Just when you thought you'd forgotten all about that recently revealed "secret" American drone base in Saudi Arabia.
Brian Anderson
2.22.13
Motherboard Blog

Modern Day Prospectors Will Haul 12,000 Gallons of Cyanide from Nevada to Mine for Gold in Utah

This is how gold mining gets done.
Brian Merchant
2.22.13
Boyle's Brains

Tao Lin’s Apartment: A Review

Last October Tao Lin put up a post on Facebook asking if anyone wanted to sublet his studio apartment in Murray Hill while he visited family in Taiwan. I responded and PayPal-ed him the significantly discounted friend rate. I would be staying for...
Megan Boyle
2.22.13
Features

Soulja Boy's Absurd, Self-Produced Documentary Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Life

If you ever need to learn anything about everything, just watch "Soulja Boy: The Movie."
Jeremy Gordon
2.22.13
Stuff

Why Are The Only Reality T.V. Shows About Toronto So Awful?

Despite having the World's Greatest Mayor, Toronto has a whole lot of problems, including its absolutely terrible output of reality T.V. on the internet.
Taylor Dickie
2.22.13
Film

Hyped: The Week In Links 2/22/13

Busy week? Here’s somethings you may’ve missed.
Kevin Holmes
2.22.13
Motherboard Blog

Why Talking About Violence in Pornography Is Important

It's our inability to talk rationally about pornography that harms us the most.
Kelly Bourdet
2.22.13
Art

ExR3 Plays With Reflection And Perspective To Make Geometric Shapes

We spoke with media artists Kyle McDonald and Elliot Woods about playing with perspective in ExR3, their latest installation for NODE 2013.
The Creators Project Team
2.22.13
New music

Exclusive Premiere: Azari & III's Remix Album

Featuring arch remixery by Tiga, Art Department, Disclosure, and Nicolas Jaar.
2.22.13
Milf Teeth

The Stories I Tell That Someone New

When you first meet someone new, it's important to unload all of your important facts and stories onto them.
Sophie Heawood
2.22.13
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