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Party Songs for British Politicians

Which musicians will dare endorse the UK's sorry set of elected reps?
Matt Ponsford
9.9.12
Stuff

No One Loves the Oogieloves

Fumbling through the strewn innards of the biggest flop in cinema history.
Monica Heisey
9.9.12
The Weird Science Issue

Future Dude

Sigh... Nobody loves me...
Johnny Ryan
9.9.12
Motherboard Blog

What You're Likely Missing at Neil Armstrong's Secret Ceremonial Funeral

After a private memorial, Neil Armstrong will be buried at sea in an intricate military ceremony.
Amy Shira Teitel
9.8.12
Motherboard Blog

Mobile Trojans Rear Their Head, Repressive Governments Go For Their Checkbooks

FinFisher is a powerful piece of spyware long admired within cybersecurity circles. It’s capable of logging keystrokes, accessing and exporting a compromised computer’s files, and intercepting encrypted data such as Skype calls.
Leandro Oliva
9.8.12
animal collective

Meet And Hear The Winners Of Animal Collective Radio's YouMix Contest

Here are the five winners of Centipede Hz vinyl test pressings.
Abdullah Saeed
9.8.12
Stuff

Lost in America on Labor Day Weekend

Fuckin’ America, what a great place to get lost in! I'd only heard rumors about these dudes from Skate Lair being wild and not to fuck with, so I rented a car and drove to the Great North East to meet up with Erik Munday and the heads from his shop.
Joel Meinholz
9.8.12
News

The Pageantry of the Democratic National Convention

I’m standing in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton across from the Time Warner Cable Arena on the second night of the Democratic National Convention. The room is packed with delegates, journalists, and hangers-on; Bill Clinton is giving a speech in a few...
Liz Gorman and Liz Glover
9.8.12
Stuff

Taji’s Mahal - Clayton Patterson’s Lower East Side

Clayton Patterson is a legend. When everyone else was using giant shoulder cams and multiple sound guys to make documentaries, he was using a handheld video camera as a tool for activism. In 1988, he shot three hours and 33 minutes of police wrongdoing...
Taji Ameen
9.8.12
Sports

Big Surprise - At WAR with SABR

Right now the leading candidates for MVP in both the American League and National League make less than one million dollars… combined. Mike Trout is leading all of baseball with a WAR of +9.3 and Andrew McCutchen third at +6. What the fuck is WAR? It...
Anthony Pappalardo
9.8.12
Stuff

Krohn’s Disease - Angry Lesbians Are Everywhere

Angry people are everywhere. I should know because I’m one of them. I’m not a lesbian, but I am very angry. Mostly at people, but occasionally at animals. I’m also angry towards politicos for ruining the terms “hope” and “opportunity” with their lack...
Jonathan Krohn
9.8.12
Music

FYF Fest, LA: Everyone Is Fucking Nice and Pretty

"Then about six bong rippers next to me started noodle-dancing, while the singer crooned theatrically about what I can only assume is a bunch of stories about elves."
A. Wolfe
9.8.12
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