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NASA's Star Trek-Inspired Ion Drive Works Fantastically Well
Every once in a while, science fiction nerds come up with an idea so awesome that science nerds decide to build it.
Adam Clark Estes
12.29.12
Stuff

Taji's Mahal - Post-Apocalyptic Roll
For this week's Mahal, I decided it would be a good idea to get that one last roll of film developed that has been marinating in my camera for the last few months in light of the Mayan apocalypse.
Taji Ameen
12.29.12
Lil Bub & Friendz

Lil Bub and Andrew WK's Special Holiday Message
The holiday season is a time for giving and bringing together all kinds of different people, beasts, and beings. This year, VICE has a special holiday message from our favorite celebrity feline, Lil Bub, and our favorite partier, Andrew WK.
VICE Staff
12.28.12
Motherboard Blog

Congress Passed Five More Years of Warrantless Wiretapping
On Friday, the Senate passed an extension to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008. You know, the one that lets the Feds spy on you without a warrant.
Adam Clark Estes
12.28.12
Motherboard Blog

Astronomers Suspect They'll Find Earth's Twin in 2013
This year was a big one for exoplanets. Next year might be even bigger.
Amy Shira Teitel
12.28.12
Prolate Spheroid Preview

What I Want from the NFL in 2013
First of all, I want football to continue to happen and not cease to exist because the world has been swept by disease/war/starvation/robots and we no longer care about frivolous things like what large men do with an oddly shaped ball. Then I want Tim...
Harry Cheadle
12.28.12
New music

'IKEA Monkey Doin' Thangs,' Or: Toronto's Best Music of 2012
In 2012, Hogtown pooped out more great music than was previously thought possible. Here's a rundown of the best of the best.
Jesse Locke
12.28.12
Motherboard Blog

Nobody Knows All There Is to Know About Video Games and Violence
But some people know some things, and sometimes they conflict. That's called science. Here's an update.
Austin Considine
12.28.12
News

We Need More Crazies on the Fiscal Cliff
Our elites have repeatedly managed to muster up confidence in the most fundamentally unsound global economy in 80 years because to admit how deep the problems go would be to admit that our financial and political systems actually need some serious...
James Poulos
12.28.12
Ask Mish

Cocaine Libidos, Gang-Bang Fantasies and Pervy Language Teachers
Mish Way answers your questions about white powder, gang bangs and Asian girls.
Mish Way
12.28.12
Features

The Best Beats of 2012
Every day, I listen to a whale-sized jumbo crap ton of beats from all over the world. Here are the best of 2012.
Abdullah Saeed
12.28.12
Features

The Year In "Same Damn Time" Music Journalism References
Satisfying audiences! Satisfying editors! At the same! Damn! Time!
Jeremy Gordon
12.28.12
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