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Letters to the Editor: In Defense of Tidal, Election Porn, and 'Fucking Morons'

It's been another fun week in Motherboard land, and we've enjoyed chatting with a whole lot of you in the past couple weeks.
Derek Mead
10.23.15
History

Mapping a Valley with Earth’s 5-Billion Year Journey

The animation company Ouchhh projects five billion years of Earth’s history onto the Cappadocia Zelve Valley's trippy topography.
DJ Pangburn
10.23.15
Supervillains

A Modest Proposal for Barry Bonds as the Yankees' New Hitting Coach

The New York Yankees need a hitting coach. Barry Bonds doesn't really need a job, but he would be a good fit. Also it would be hilarious. So let's do it.
Joseph Flynn
10.23.15
Radio Motherboard

The Culture Where the Dead Walk Among the Living

Radio Motherboard talks about fear, Goosebumps, and death in a culture that reveres it.
Jason Koebler & Kaleigh Rogers
10.23.15
coffee

Why Italy Is Freaked Out About the Possible Arrival of Starbucks

Though the coffee megachain calls the possibility of them touching down in coffee's cultural epicenter "rumor and speculation," Italians are concerned.
Wyatt Marshall
10.23.15
americas

Damning Claims of Abuse Against Aboriginal People Take Center Stage in Quebec

Eight police officers have been suspended following revelations of alleged abuse perpetrated by members of the Val d'Or force against indigenous women.
Brigitte Noël
10.23.15
imprints

Imprints: Leftroom Records

"I only sign records that I play."
Zack Rota
10.23.15
Europe

A Ukrainian Artist Decapitated a Statue of Lenin and Replaced It with Darth Vader

In April, the Ukrainian government officially banned public displays of Communist propaganda — a move that has forced cities to replace hundreds of statues and rename streets named after Communist heroes.
VICE News
10.23.15
Internet Videos Of Particular Importance

Lazyboy Empire's Video for "Vampire" Proves You Can Never Have too Much Sax

Time to get saxy. And BTW—this video has a body count and a whole lotta hip thrusting.
Kim Taylor Bennett
10.23.15
News

Weed Is Basically Legal in New York City Now, but Only If You're White

Arrest and summons data suggest where you live in the city has a lot to do with how likely you are to get hassled by cops for weed.
Theodore Hamm and Alex S. Vitale
10.23.15
Art

Tonight: A Live 'Moby Dick' Adaptation Sets Sail

Threadbare Theater Workshop kicks off its inaugural season with a nautical adaptation of Melville's epic.
Anya Tchoupakov
10.23.15
Stuff

We Spoke to the Guy Who Sells Cannabis Grow Kits for Kids

Greg Lonsdale wants kids to learn about hemp, open up debate about weed legalization, and find a solution to the fossil fuel crisis, all at the same time.
Sirin Kale
10.23.15
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