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The Inner Workings Of The Mesmerizing Virtual Rainstorm At Our Beijing Event

Artist Lou Nanli aka B6 described the creation of his latest art installation Watching The Rain.
Erica Huang
9.20.12
Music

We Talked to Haleek Maul About His New Video for "M00N"

Haleek Maul shares his thoughts on his stellar new music video, the inspiration behind the lyrics of "M00N," and what it feels like to have the rap game on lock before you can even buy cigarettes.
Wilbert L. Cooper
9.20.12
Film

Another TIFF Bites the Dust… Again

It’s time for my second annual list of mini-reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival, which I present partly in the belief that filmmakers should not be afraid to offer critiques of the films of other filmmakers, and partly because my own...
Bruce LaBruce
9.20.12
Stuff

What a Surprise, Vulcan, Alberta Is Full of Star Trek Fans

More than fifty years before the show aired, a Canadian Pacific Railway surveyor named the town after the Roman God of Fire.
Gregory Pike
9.20.12
Prolate Spheroid Preview

The Best Teams Are Always Changing

The bad teams constantly turning over personnel, trying to find a few dozen guys to peak and stay in one piece at the same time. The good ones stay the same over seasons, and the great ones are in a state of constant flux, to the point where the...
Walter Peyton Place
Sports Staff
9.20.12
Features

Haleek Maul Just Dropped His New Video For "M00N"

He called from Barbados to chat about the stellar new video, the lyrics behind "M00N," and what it feels like to have the rap game on lock before you can buy cigarettes.
Wilbert Cooper
9.20.12
Music

We Saw This: Austra

I found myself smiling wildly, doing various dances with my knees, neck, and shoulders, and just generally having the time of my life while they performed.
Kelly McClure
9.20.12
Stuff

The Reluctant Roma Cannibals of Romania

Conditions in Nazi concentration camps were so horrible, many Roma were forced to eat their children. Romeo Tiberiade is making a documentary about this terribly depressing story, which chronicles the deportation of Roma people from Romania to...
Mihai Popescu
9.20.12
Motherboard Blog

The Origins of Libyan Rage: From CIA Waterboarding to the Post-Gaddafi Power Vacuum

Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch released a remarkable report titled "Delivered Into Enemy Hands":http://www.hrw.org/reports/2012/09/05/delivered-enemy-hands It's based on interviews with 14 former detainees of the United States government, most...
Michael Arria
9.20.12
Motherboard Blog

The iPhone 5, Now With Millions Of Tons Of E-Waste

Considering that Apple has sold more than 400 million iPhones, iPads and iPods, it’s a safe bet that the new iPhone 5 will be a huge success. Once people pick up their new toys, old iPhones will end up on eBay, Craigslist and, inevitably, in the trash...
Keith Wagstaff
9.20.12
Film

Watch A Luminescent Snail Invent The Wheel And Experience A Cultural Revolution

The spiral of a snail shell is matched with the idea of exponential acceleration.
Kevin Holmes
9.20.12
Stuff

Mob Rule at Mauerpark Karaoke

This is Andy Warhol’s prediction come to life: “in the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.” Warhol overestimated the individual’s fame allotment by about eleven minutes, but the basic principle is there.
Al Burian
9.20.12
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