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Air Soundtracks Georges Melies' 1902 Sci-fi Genre Birth Le Voyage Dans La Lune

I haven't thought about Air in years, and I don't know what I would do if I heard "Surfing On a Rocket" right now as someone no longer in their early 20s and easily swayed by mega-chilltime-awesome-sextime electronic music by fashionable Frenchmen. Yet...
Michael Byrne
2.5.12
Comics!

Dog Parable

A life lesson from the Beta Angels.
Sua Yoo
2.5.12
News

How do Mad Dictators Know When to Quit?

I went to the protests in Cairo yesterday and came up with some advice.
Tom Dale
2.4.12
Tech

Rehab Happy Hour

Maybe we can cure alcoholism with booze.
ALEX PASTERNACK
2.4.12
Tech

The Gridiron Yip

Why the Super Bowl has us all going hyenas.
Derek Mead
2.4.12
Comics!

Talkin' 'Bout the Boards - She's in an Open Marriage

Each week I draw your comments. Each week I get closer to death.
Nick Gazin
2.3.12
Girl News

Girls and Work

Listen up, Teen Girl Squad. Avoid having a job for as long as possible, because once you get jumped into work culture you're preeetty much in for life.
Kate Carraway
2.3.12
Motherboard Blog

Astronomic Breakthrough Is Excuse Enough To Post Pulsar Videos

There's nothing like a few well-placed videos of "millisecond pulsars":http://www.astronomynow.com/090522Millisecondpulsarmysterysolved.html to remind you that sometimes space can make you feel like you've somehow been transported to a Led Zepplin...
Lara Heintz
2.3.12
News

Yeah, Ron Paul Is Racist After All, Sorry

This week probably marks the moment that schadenfreude finally left the Ron Paul campaign.
Mobutu Sese Seko
2.3.12
Music

Shuffle and Splooge

Music writer Sophie Saint Thomas "came" to us with the great idea of exploring her body while exploring her iTunes shuffle. Depending on her stamina, this may become a regular thing.
Sophie Saint Thomas
2.3.12
Music

Creators Remix Roundup: Boys Noize, Gang Gang Dance, And Amon Tobin

Boys Noize’s new side project, Brian DeGraw gets weird, and downtempo with Amon Tobin. Plus Jamie xx’s new single and Richie Hawtin’s 2012 mix.
Kathleen Flood
2.3.12
Stuff

Hey Venice, What’s Up with Massive Cruise Liners Barreling Down a Tiny Canal?

Venice is begging for a Costa Concordia encore.
Rocco Castoro
2.3.12
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