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Darren Cullen Says Santa Is Stealing Jesus's Thunder

Darren Cullen’s work does a good job of continually outraging the conservative press, who often use terms like “disturbing,” “grotesque,” and “freakish horror show” to describe his art. But they’re all clearly just right-wing stupid-heads who don’t...
Karley Sciortino
12.24.12
Motherboard Blog

Tis the Season: How Songs Burrow Into Your Brain

Notes on the science of "involuntary music imagery."
Michael Byrne
12.24.12
Motherboard Blog

The 3D-Printed Gun Store Is Open for Business

A lot of people wondered if the 3D-printed gun would ever become a reality.
Adam Clark Estes
12.24.12
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A Christmas Thought: the President Is Godless

Last Sunday, at a high school in Newtown, Connecticut, President Obama gave one of the most extraordinary speeches of his presidency. In a room full of grieving family and friends of the victims, Obama revealed the limits of faith. Take the nods to...
Eddy Moretti
12.24.12
Kill the Engine

All I Want for Christmas

Truth be told, I want absolutely nothing for Christmas. I'd actually like to get rid of some crap in my life Vs. acquiring more stuff, but for the sake of this column I came up with a list of things I'd like for Christmas. Or for the holidays. Or...
Michael Sieben
12.24.12
Motherboard Blog

NORAD's Santa Tracker Dropped Google Maps for Bing

For the last five years, NORAD has partnered with Google to bring children the tracker, but this year the agency has switched to Microsoft.
Derek Mead
12.24.12
Motherboard Blog

North Korea's Rocket Program Probably Had Help from Iran

The North Korea-Iran connection shouldn't come as a surprise, as the two countries have been reported to be cooperating on nuclear missile designs since as least 2011.
Derek Mead
12.24.12
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A Conversation Between Hit-Boy And Fat Tony

One of our favorite rappers talked music with one of our favorite producers, and it was great.
Fat Tony
12.24.12
Motherboard Blog

Boeing's Secret to Better In-Flight Internet? The Humble Potato

Regular old spuds make for a great human replacement.
Amy Shira Teitel
12.24.12
Features

R.I.P. Capital Steez

The Pro Era rapper is reportedly dead at the age of 19.
12.24.12
Music

We Saw This: Sufjan Stevens' Christmas Sing-A-Long Seasonal Affective Disorder Yuletide Disaster Pageant on Ice

Even though my gf and I were literally surrounded by disgusting buffoons during Sufjan Stevens' first annual Christmas situation at the Bowery in NY on Friday, we had an amazing time because 1) we were there and we like each other a lot 2) Sufjan was...
Kelly McClure
12.24.12
Motherboard Blog

The Doomsday Clock Is Still at Five Minutes to Midnight

The hands of doom are still inching closer to the end, the world's most pessimistic scientists say.
Brian Merchant
12.24.12
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