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How We'll Head Home for the Holidays in 2050

For a few days every year—those magical chunks of time off that contain Thanksgiving and Christmas—tens of millions of Americans are homeward bound.
Brian Merchant
11.21.12
Sports

Check Out Red Bull's New 'Playgrounds' App We Help Curate

They give you places to skate, we tell you places to party.
VICE Canada
11.21.12
Motherboard Blog

Why Does China Still Use Fax Machines and Internet Explorer 6?

China is driving Microsoft crazy.
Eveline Chao
11.21.12
Stuff

The American Reader Is the New Paris Review

New York's literary world is a fetid, putrid swamp. We sat down with Uzoamaka “Max” Maduka, the editor-in-chief of a new literary print monthly, who hopes to change all that.
VICE Staff
11.21.12
Motherboard Blog

This Is What Fire Looks Like in Space

What does fire do in zero gravity?
Derek Mead
11.21.12
Motherboard Blog

The Almost Forgotten Zambian Space Odyssey

A Zambian grade level school teacher vowed he would beat both the Soviets and the Americans in the space race.
Coralie Harmache
11.21.12
Motherboard Blog

How Angry Birds Built an Empire on 300 Thumb Swipes

Angry Bird soda is now the best-selling soft drink in Finland.
Brian Merchant
11.21.12
Motherboard Blog

Why We're All Losers and Jerks

Here’s an oddball (or two or three or four) to stew on whether you’re away on holiday at the moment, or not: friends.
Brian Anderson
11.21.12
Features

Did Bad Brains Rip Off Their New Album Cover?

All signs point to yes, and they could face legal action under Creative Commons law.
Benjamin Shapiro
Noisey Staff
11.21.12
Evan Boehm

Behind The Darkness Of Plaid's Soundtrack For The Carp And The Seagull [Interview]

Found out how the duo of producers flipped to a darker vibe to create this ominous score.
Abdullah Saeed
11.21.12
Motherboard Blog

How the Michelangelo Virus Infected Us and the World Learned the Name "McAfee"

This was a computing disaster of common concern, with the ability to do common harm.
Michael Byrne
11.21.12
Motherboard Blog

The Beautiful Math Behind Hollywood's First Computer-Generated Sequence

You might think about big Hollywood movies these days not just as stories but increasingly as attempts to tackle tough problems.
ALEX PASTERNACK
11.21.12
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