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Why Does Richard Curtis Think All British People Are Frigid, Posh and White?

The director's new film is his most patronising work of middle-class propaganda to date.
Nathalie Olah
9.6.13
Motherboard Blog

E-Cigs Are Grooming a New Generation of Smokers

The gadgets could make a dangerous habit seem cool again.
Meghan Neal
9.6.13
style

Perversely, We Talked to Blouse about T-shirts

And other things too, obviously. We caught up with the Portland trio to discuss style aesthetics, smashing busts, and the importance of working with pals.
Tshepo Mokoena
9.6.13
Motherboard Blog

Elon Musk Waves His Hand and Designs Rocket Parts Out of Thin Air

"We saw it in the movie and made it real."
Meghan Neal
9.6.13
Motherboard Blog

The Crowdfunded Board Game That Proves American Parents Don’t Want to Raise a Bunch of Baristas

Leave Stratego to the parents of future bomb technicians. If you're raising the next Zuckerberg, Robot Turtles is the game for you.
Ben Richmond
9.6.13
Here Be Dragons

Are Chemical Weapons Actually Useful in a War?

Bashar Assad gave the US an excuse to enter the war when he used chemical weapons against the Syrian rebels trying to overthrow him, but in this day and age such weapons aren't very effective ways of killing people.
Martin Robbins
9.6.13
Art

Track A New Moon As It Orbits The Earth Via Freight Courier

Katie Paterson's Second Moon sees a fragment of the Moon traveling the earth on a man-made commercial orbit.
Kevin Holmes
9.6.13
Features

We Spoke to Wu Tang About Prison, Pussy and Gay Rap

And about Kanye West's "stratospheric" ego.
Miguel Cullen
9.6.13
News

The Canadian Prison System Is Keeping Prisoners Doped Up on Methadone

Orange Is the New Black is providing lazy Netflix watchers all over the place with an opportunity to escape into the lives of prisoners, but however fashionable prison entertainment may be, the truth is that Canada’s prison system, on all levels...
Angela Hennessy
9.6.13
You Need to Hear This

Touching Bass: Mr. Mitch

Chatting about jellyfish, being suave and R Kelly's underrated producing skills.
Errol Anderson
9.6.13
Comics!

Real Life Werewolf

Stay back, Prudence!
Will Laren
9.6.13
You Need to Hear This

Berlin's Hottest New Artist, DENA, Made Us a Mixtape

Afterwards, we interviewed her, and she proved that she is just as cool as her unique sound.
Irmina Kaniewski
9.6.13
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