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Hot Links: God Particle Discovered, Texas GOP Opposes Critical Thinking, Hack a Drone

Welcome back to Hot Links, Motherboard's weekly roundup of some of the coolest stories you missed from the weekend.
Derek Mead
7.2.12
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Enrique Pena Nieto Is the New Face of Mexico's Drug Saga: or, Just Another Monday for the Cartels

Today may or may not be the start of a new era in Mexico. It all depends on who you ask. For those who cast votes in yesterday's presidential elections for either the Democratic Revolution or National Action Parties, Mexico is in regress. Their...
Brian Anderson
7.2.12
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Take a Disaster Tour of Climate Change Right Now

A record-breaking nationwide heat wave, juggernaut wildfires in the Southwest, and an Arctic ice cap that's melting faster than ever—last week offered up a visceral portrait of the face of climate change. It was hard to look away as more and more...
Brian Merchant
7.2.12
Stuff

I Was an Accidental Nigerian Film Star

My cousin George sure does get himself into some weird situations.
VICE Staff
7.2.12
Photo

Spanish Football Fans Going Wild in Madrid

They won Euro 2012 and now they're gonna smash some cars.
Jonay P. Matos
7.2.12
Motherboard Blog

How to Fake a Nice Spacecraft Landing

"The three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft return capsule said they 'feel good' after the capsule landed on Friday morning," reported China's wire service, "Xinhua":http://english.cntv.cn/20120629/107569.shtml. Their capsule came barreling...
ALEX PASTERNACK
7.2.12
The Fiction Issue 2012

The Room All to Itself

This is one of James Purdy’s last unpublished manuscripts. Written in 1978, the short play is every bit as uncompromising and brutal as his fiction.
James Purdy
7.2.12
The Fiction Issue 2012

Genius in Exile

Writer James Purdy's work is like a dark underground river that flows undetected through the American landscape and deserves to be waded in.
Cory MacLauchlin
7.2.12
Music

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM's Fans And Friends Get Sentimental In New Video Series

Fans and celeb friends share their favorite NYC memories and personal stories in LCD + NYC, the first in a four-part series commemorating the band and the film <i...
The Creators Project Staff
7.2.12
Art

Ferrofluids Go Next Level Technicolor In Fabian Oefner's Amazing Images

The series Millefiori adds watercolours to ferrofluids to awesome effect.
Kevin Holmes
7.2.12
Stuff

RZA Is the Next Big Thing in Filmmaking

And other important news from Grolsch Film Works.
VICE Staff
7.2.12
News

The Hangover News

Spanish footballers made history this weekend, but you were too hungover to notice.
Mac Hackett
7.2.12
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