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MMA Is Too Brutal for the Olympics and That's Why We Love It

What would casual Olympics fans do the first time they saw an MMA competitor grab an opponent in a Thai clinch? Can you imagine—the stunned looks, the open mouths, the covered eyes, the horrible silence, the scandal?
Josh Rosenblatt
8.3.12
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“Open Condom Style” is Now Your Weird K-Pop Summer Jam

As you begin to prepare for this weekend’s debaucheries, you’ll want to check out “Gangnam Style,” the newest single released by South Korea’s OG Oppa, Park Jae-Sang.
Rachel Walden
8.3.12
Art

Behind The Scenes Of The Crazy Character Designs Of Ben And Julia

We chat with artists Ben and Julia to see what goes on behind their crazy character designs.
Matt Lambert
8.3.12
Question Of The Day

What Would You Win a Gold Medal In?

"It would be absolute chaos!" I hear you cry. "Completely unimplementable, particularly in an age of recession. Think of the staffing issues." Well, maybe, but at least it would be fair. And what's more important: feasibility or our shared dream of...
Sheree Millington
8.3.12
Motherboard Blog

Letter from NASA: Some Things You Need to Know About the Mars Rover

h4. “Probably the overall biggest risk is our lack of imagination.” _— "Steven Lee":http://www.nature.com/news/7-minutes-of-terror-1.11089, System Manager, Guidance, Navigation and Control at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)_ The last time the...
Tyler Stoddard Smith
8.3.12
Music

Hyped: The Week In Links 8/3

Busy week? Here are some things you may have missed.
Sami Sharaf
8.3.12
Motherboard Blog

Indiana Drones: Piloting the New Robot Archaeology Over Peruvian Ruins

It may not crack whips and fight Nazis, at least not yet. But it still sounds pretty badass: An interdisciplinary research team out of Vanderbilt University is using a semi-autonomous SUAVe - their very own micro Indiana Drone (sorry) - to map the...
Brian Anderson
8.3.12
Design

Monopoly Meets Foursquare In Turf Geography Club's 8-Bit Wonderland

Chief Geographer and the app’s developer, Michael Tseng, shares his concept and the design inspiration behind some of his favorite spots in the game.
Kathleen Flood
8.3.12
Features

Our Ten Favorite Reactions To Snoop Lion's Transformation

What hath the Internet wrought?
Sasha Hecht
8.3.12
Music

Ruby Fray Tour Diary: Part One

The map of the world is wide and weird, and sometimes it's all mixed up. Ruby Fray draw dicks along the way, and force people to let them stay the night.
Emily Beanblossom and Giselle Garcia
8.3.12
News

American Government Employees Sure Do Love Porn

That’s right: gigabytes of filth are being downloaded from a government-controlled network onto government-issued computers and consumed during government-billed hours. These are your tax dollars at work, people.
Adam Clark Estes
8.3.12
Boys Noize

A Lifelong Quest For Hot Promo Records: An Interview With Techno Demigod Boys Noize

From a tiny record shop in Hamburg to the world’s major stages, Boys Noize will always be a vinyl junkie at heart.
Abdullah Saeed
8.3.12
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