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The Stupor Bowl: America’s Drunkest Bike Race

Last Saturday, over 300 cyclists gathered in Minneapolis for a 50-mile bike race in the freezing cold that featured nine checkpoints where they had to stop and take a shot. What could go wrong?
Scott Klocksin
2.8.13
News

Canada is Spending Millions to Join the Failed Drug War

The Canadian government is beefing up their military presence in Central America, to join in on the pointless War on Drugs. What's with this new-found flex of anti-cocaine muscle, Harper?
Dave Dean
2.8.13
New Cinema Hackathon

Bridge Group: Breathing Life Into Cinematic Experiences

Breathing life into cinematic experiences.
The Creators Project
2.8.13
New music

Stream 'Cyclopean,' the New EP from Can Founding Members, Plus Burnt Friedman and Jono Podmore

Four tracks of off-kilter melodies create one great EP.
2.8.13
Motherboard Blog

America's 'Secret' Drone Base in Saudi Arabia Is Growing

It's dozens of miles from the closest road, and even farther from the nearest village. And it's getting bigger.
Brian Anderson
2.8.13
videos

Sir David Attenborough Comforting a Blind Baby Rhino Is So Overwhelmingly Adorable That My Brain Has Melted

A scene that's heartbreaking even if you ignore the fact that the young rhino will have a huge target on its head as soon as its nub of a horn becomes of valuable length.
Derek Mead
2.8.13
Stuff

Cry-Baby of the Week

This week: A woman who doesn't know what a tomato is vs. a woman who hates free airline upgrades.
Jamie Lee Taete
2.8.13
Art

DrawQuest Is A New Social Drawing App From The Creator Of 4Chan And Canvas

Chris Poole (aka Moot) is growing up by tapping into his childhood creativity. With his latest app, DrawQuest, he wants to help people feel empowered to be creative again.
Julia Kaganskiy
2.8.13
News

These Boots Are Made for... Torturing Animals

Justice and Richards were allegedly torturing up to two animals per day in their Houston, Texas, home. Richards would pose nude or in a bikini with stiletto heels and mutilate insects, rabbits, mice, a pigeon, fish, lobsters, crabs, dogs and kittens...
Dave Schilling
2.8.13
Motherboard Blog

Even More Morbid Alternatives to the Transport Worker's Union's Bloody MetroCards

These 'death swipes' (which sounds like Death Grips' back-up band name) certainly catch the eye, but what could TWU add to the cards to make them even more over-the-top?
Zach Sokol
2.8.13
Film

New Cinema: Before the Flood Is An Interactive Cinematic Experience Exploring A Subterranean World

This exploratory installation set in a cave featured as part of our New Cinema hackathon.
Kevin Holmes
2.8.13
Stuff

This World Famous Pianist Tried to Get Tortoises to Bone Each Other

But all his music accomplished was to make me cry.
Oscar Rickett
2.8.13
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