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Download: Joel Compass - "Astronaut (Henry Krinkle Remix)"
The British R&B wiz gets a bass-lift.
VICE Thump
8.27.13
Gaming

How Video Games Are Invading Our 4D Life
No longer content to exist beyond the screen, video games bleed out into reality in these 6 art projects.
Bogar Alonso
8.27.13
A Few Impressions

What We Talk About When We Talk About a Couple of Carver's Short Stories
Yesterday I got roasted for a Comedy Central program that will air on Labor Day. Naturally, that made me think of Raymond Carver, the American short story writer who's regarded as one of the masters of the form, even though he isn't all that funny.
James Franco
8.27.13
Motherboard Blog

Wind Turbines Don't Decrease Property Values
The real question is how much sea-front property is worth when its under water or bombarded by hurricanes?
Ben Richmond
8.27.13
Words

IMPRINTS: Donky Pitch
Fringe-y dance music with swag. Weird tempos. Fancy footwork.
Matt McDonald
8.27.13
Motherboard Blog

India, the World's Second-Largest Shark Fishery, Banned Shark Finning
Scofflaw fishermen disposing of shark bodies at sea face seven years in prison.
Mat McDermott
8.27.13
Stuff

I Joined NYC's Most Boring Cult
Aesthetic Realism is the worship of a poet who killed himself in the 1970s. He claimed to have discovered the "One True Answer" to societal ills. His panacea goes something like this: man has a desire to like the world while fostering an equal and...
Ryan P McCarthy
8.27.13
we are not men

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The title of one of Richard La Ruina's e-books is How to Make Your Move With Zero Chance of Rejection. I haven’t read it, though I assume it just contains a list of the trunk dimensions in every car manufactured since 1974.
John Saward
8.27.13
Motherboard Blog

Japan Is Opening Internet Fasting Camps Because 500,000 Students Are "Pathologically Addicted"
Japan aims to fight online addiction with government-backed internet fasts.
Brian Merchant
8.27.13
Motherboard Blog

The Olinguito Was Found in the Wild the First Day Researchers Went Looking for It
And other notes from the discovery of a new mammal.
Jason Koebler
8.27.13
Motherboard Blog

Not Even a 55-Character Password Is Safe Anymore
The password cracker Hashcat can now break long sequences faster than ever.
Meghan Neal
8.27.13
Features

Rage Against Cee-Lo Green's Machine - The Unfortunate Return of Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob has returned. But, like, why?
Gary Suarez
8.27.13
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