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The Age of Giant Sexy Robot Strippers is Here

'Scantily clad ladies get sexy with giant robots' is an uncommon collection of words, perhaps for a reason. But that reason is fast slipping away into the cyberpunk night, because there are now cabarets in Tokyo where dancers share the stage with...
Brian Merchant
8.31.12
animal collective

Animal Collective's Geologist On Centipede Hz

The origin of those warbly radio ID sounds.
The Creators Project
8.31.12
Motherboard Blog

Facebook's Advertising Business Is Getting Desperate

Facebook stock price hit an all-time low on Friday as a fresh round of concern over advertising spending mounted on Wall Street. The new low price is $18.41, and some analysts expect that number to keep falling, possibly reaching as low as $15 a share...
Adam Estes
8.31.12
animal collective

Animal Collective Talks Mixtapes, Radio, And The Continuum Of Musical Influences [VIDEO]

Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin, and Geologist talk about the concept behind their upcoming album Centipede Hz. Plus, our favorite user transmissions.
Abdullah Saeed
8.31.12
Stuff

Sidemouth - Ann Romney and I Are Going to Have an Adult Party

I think Ann needs to be humanized. She and I should take summer ecstacy and enjoy the engorged, climaxing fauna of the season, all ripe and abundant and ready to explode with their own sweet juices.
Julia Kennedy
8.31.12
Mick Rock and Barney Clay

Amapô Channels David Bowie In Their Costumes Designed For Stardust

Bowie’s 1972 album The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars comes to life through custom duds designed by Brazilian fashion designers Amapô.
Erica Gonsales
8.31.12
Boyle's Brains

Slapstick Reel of My Life

A drunk driver rear-ended my mom’s car. It was night and his lights were off. My mom was driving. I heard her yell my name, then the words “control” and “steering wheel.” Something collided with my head and my face felt wet. This is but one highlight...
Megan Boyle
8.31.12
Sports

I Can't Stop Rooting for Lousy Sports Teams and I Love It

The way the world works is the Padres lose to the Yankees in the playoffs. San Diego sports teams don’t exactly have a tradition of dominance, or even competitiveness; they’re charmingly, irrelevantly mediocre, except for the rare seasons of...
Luke Winkie
8.31.12
Features

Win A Limited Pressing Of Turbo Fruits' New Album And A BUTTER SCULPTURE!

How many chances are you going to have to get your hands on a butter sculpture in your life? Exactly.
Noisey Staff
8.31.12
Motherboard Blog

Clint Eastwood vs. the Chair vs. the Internet

Last night, on national television, Clint Eastwood spent twelve minutes haltingly addressing an empty chair. It was surreal. By doing this, the world-renowned actor and director will soon discover this: in 2012, no celebrity can ever hope to attempt a...
Brian Merchant
8.31.12
Motherboard Blog

You Fat Slob, Troma Just Released 150 Films On YouTube

Wow, you guys. Great news. You no longer have to go to the beach this holiday weekend. That's right, you can save people the trouble of commenting on your horrible posture and translucent skin; instead, take that satchel of grillables and drag it into...
Sean Yeaton
8.31.12
Film

Stanley Kubrick "One-Point Perspective" Supercut Is The Latest In A Series Exploring Filmmaking Tropes

Kogonada strikes again with a supercut that samples from Kubrick’s oeuvre.
Jonathan Poritsky
8.31.12
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