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LAYERS: Opening Rudi Zygadlo's Modern Artifact "Melpomene"

Scottish producer Rudi Zygadlo unpacks his sweeping single “Melpomene”.
Justin Staple
2.4.13
Stuff

Apes on a Gilded Treadmill

The really tragic events at Downton Abbey are not Lady Cora’s miscarriage (brought about by the sinister, ever-machinating Miss O’Brien with a strategically placed bar of soap), or Bates’s unjust conviction for killing his wife (who ate a poisoned pie...
Gary Indiana
2.4.13
angry hockey nerd

The Leafs and the Flames Are Very Depressing Teams

Angry Hockey Nerd is back to tell you why the Leafs and the Flames are directionless teams that have no hope.
Thomas Drance
2.4.13
Motherboard Blog

The Most-Watched Blackout in American History

For a moment there, the nation's most spectacular and overly-mediated pastime got really dark.
Brian Merchant
2.4.13
videos

Watch a $40 Million Iranian Oil Rig Get Swallowed by the Sea

That's $40 million worth of oil platform you're seeing slide into the deep.
Derek Mead
2.4.13
Features

Entrevista: Merda

O Fabio Mozine do Merda é uma espécie de Eike Batista do underground.
Arthur Dantas
2.4.13
Features

Ask the Bassist: Milk Music's Dave Harris

No one ever wants to interview the bassist, so I thought I'd talk to my favorite one.
Mish Way
2.4.13
Motherboard Blog

Spacefood Packaging Is More Important Than You'd Think

Spaceflight can’t be all science and space toilets.
Amy Shira Teitel
2.4.13
Motherboard Blog

My Bloody Valentine, Bowie, and the URL of Things to Come

I recently received an email from a friend that went something like, "My dad's got a new record out today, and he could really use your support to help get the word out." I get emails like that quite often. The difference here was that this friend of...
Warren Ellis
2.4.13
BEYONCÉWATCH 2013

Beyoncé's Halftime Performance was the Greatest Thing Of All Time

Beyoncé represents the great binaries of our time—she's an icon who represents the growth of our country, the progress in our world, and the beauty within ourselves.
Caitlin White
2.4.13
Music

We Saw This: Mac DeMarco

If Mac DeMarco's performance wasn't enough of an affirmation of my hopes for the future of live rock music, Ty Segall was. VICE has already written a review of a Ty Segall concert in September. I was at that show also and I don't know if it had...
Charlie Ambler
2.4.13
Gaming

Kill Screen: Episode 5 The Immersive Sound Design Of Dead Space 3

Jamin Warren investigates how this horror survival franchise creates its creepy audio.
Kevin Holmes
2.4.13
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