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Church of Skatan

How BC’s Longboarding Kingpin Founded the ‘Church of Skatan’

Bricin Lyons is set to launch a museum of longboarding in the majestic hills of Cape Breton.
Sophie Woodrooffe
7.12.18
cold storage

A Blockchain Phone Is an Interesting Idea Until You Lose It

The upcoming Finney phone by Sirin Labs and the HTC Exodus let users keep their cryptocurrency in cold storage; but is being your own bank really such a good idea?
Jordan Pearson
7.12.18
Dystopia Now

Researchers Tricked AI Into Doing Free Computations It Wasn't Trained to Do

Google researchers demonstrated that a neural network could be tricked into performing free computations for an attacker. They worry that this could one day be used to turn our smartphones into botnets by exposing them to images.
Daniel Oberhaus
7.12.18
New music

Metric Return to Their Indie-Punk Roots on "Dark Saturday"

It's the band's first new single since 2015.
Alex Robert Ross
7.12.18
RACISM

The DOJ has reopened the 1955 Emmett Till murder case that sparked the civil rights movement

The DOJ quietly reopened the investigation after receiving new information
Tess Owen
7.12.18
music critic

The Mountain Goat's John Darnielle feels "awful" he doesn't like The Kinks

I'm going to lose people who love me: I've never liked the Kinks," he said.
Caroline Pahl
7.12.18
Broadband Land

Why Bury Broadband Fiber When You Can Just Glue It to the Road?

TRAXyL, a DC-based startup, hopes their patented resin will provide more options for building affordable internet infrastructure.
Kaleigh Rogers
7.12.18
Recipe

Barbra Streisand's Homemade "Ice Cream" Recipe

Babs didn't need an ice cream maker to make great ice cream, and you sure as shit don't either.
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Streisand
7.12.18
Sex

The Scammer Who Captured Videos of Celebrities Masturbating Online

A new documentary follows the story of former ITV host Dan Lobb, who was the victim of sextortion.
Michael Segalov
7.12.18
Ajit Pai

'Political Backlash' Forces FCC to Abandon Plan to Make You Pay $225 to Complain About Your ISP

The FCC called it 'fake news,' then said it would push back voting on the new rules.
Karl Bode
7.12.18
plastic addiction

Indonesia's Obsession with Plastic Is Getting Out of Hand

Life in plastic is not that fantastic for the environment.
Arzia Tivany Wargadiredja
7.12.18
Noisey News

Del the Funky Homosapien Fractured 7 Ribs and Punctured a Lung in Stage Fall

Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn explained the extent of Del's injuries to Beats 1's Matt Wilkinson yesterday.
Alex Robert Ross
7.12.18
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