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Listen to "Analog Mage," the New LP From H3X3N

This shady LA magebeast throws black metal into an analog synth meatgrinder. We asked him a series of questions about dark, dark shit.
Emerson Rosenthal
10.31.12
Music

Black Lips Want You to Have a Happy Hallowe'en

Here's another feeble attempt to remind all y'all that today's Halloween, It's a mix by Black Lips, and we'll be damned if these aren't the spookiest, ookiest tunes in town.
Benjamin Shapiro
10.31.12
News

The Destruction of Breezy Point

Two nights ago during Hurricane Sandy, while many New Yorkers were crying about having no internet, the people in Breezy Point, Queens, watched their neighborhood become a water-logged, flame-engulfed vision of hell.
Wes Enzinna
10.31.12
New music

Black Lips Want You To Have a Happy Hallowe'en

The Pride of Atlanta cooked us up a mix of some spooky, ooky gems.
Benjamin Shapiro
10.31.12
Music

Serge Gainsbourg's Hit "Je T’aime… Moi Non Plus" Gets A Makeover In Martin Bircher's New Installation

An old song made shockingly relevant in this new interactive installation by artist Marin Bircher.
Joey Goldsmith
10.31.12
Meet the Nieratkos

That Bitch Sandy Took Away My Porn

Like most people in New Jersey, I lost power Sunday night due to that historic bitch, Hurricane Sandy. After three days without the internet I now know what it's like to be stranded on a deserted island for years.
Chris Nieratko
10.31.12
Tech

Why It's OK to Stare

There are a great many reasons why we love disasters, and none of them have to do with enjoying the suffering of others. So take some comfort. We’re not into disasters because we’re secretly evil villains; we’re into disasters (in large part) to...
Michael Byrne
10.31.12
Music

We Went to the Total Trash Halloween Bash

The three-day weekend called the Total Trash Halloween Bash had finally arrived. It would include two sold-out Coachwhips (John Dwyer’s pre-Thee Oh Sees outfit) reunion shows, but first you’d have to survive the pre-party in Oakland.
Andre Torrez
10.31.12
Film

Our Favorite Fan-Made Disney/Star Wars Mash-Ups Reacting To Disney's Takeover Of Lucasfilm

Star Wars fans express their hope and distress through the timeless language of fan art.
Abdullah Saeed
10.31.12
Tech

Hurricane Sandy's Rat Problem

If the flooding happened after dominant rats took to the surface and drove the weaklings underground to die, New York City's rat population may have just gotten stronger.
Adam Clark Estes
10.31.12
Photo

Guns, God, and No Democrats at Knob Creek

Two weekends ago I was at Knob Creek Gun Range, a weaponry Mecca in West Point, Kentucky, that holds a biannual event that is sort of like a comic book convention where everyone is cosplaying as someone from 'Call of Duty.' A person could view, buy...
Dustin Fenstermacher
10.31.12
Stuff

How I Faked Obama's Kenyan Birth

I am Nimrod Kamer, aka Peter Rehnquist, the creator of the "real" 'Obama Kenya Birth 2012' film. I am happy to present to you the behind-the-scenes making-of footage of the birthing-video hoax.
Nimrod Kamer aka Peter Rehnquist
10.31.12
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