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Gear

Cassette Tapes Are Almost Cool Again

Tapes are due for a midlife crisis.
Zach Sokol
8.21.13
Motherboard Blog

The FISA Court Knew the NSA Lied Repeatedly About Its Spying, Approved Its Searches Anyway

What's truly shocking is that the secret court tasked with overseeing the legality of the NSA's operations knew it had conducted overly-broad operations and had lied about it.
Derek Mead
8.21.13
Lil Bub & Friendz

Cat Yoga with Feline Experts

We did cat yoga at the Center for Feline Studies and spoke with two feline experts about why cats on the internet are so addictive.
VICE Staff
8.21.13
Stuff

Michoacán's Community Watch Groups Carry Assault Rifles

The Mexican state of Michoacán is balls deep in violence and corruption, and nobody seems to care. Distorted news reports about the situation are making it difficult to understand what’s really happening, but just yesterday nine people were found...
Alejandro Mendoza
8.21.13
Motherboard Blog

The Search for the Adam and Eve of Magic Mushrooms Is Booming

Botanists are now exploring the family tree of shrooms, and just this month offered a working hypothesis of how hallucinogenic fungi have evolved.
Zach Sokol
8.21.13
videos

Supersonic: Âme's Frank Wiedemann Despises Futurism

The man behind Innervisions, Âme, and "The Howling" talks about 909s, living in the now, and the thinking behind his lush techno.
VICE Thump
A-Trak !
8.21.13
Food

Stop Whining Because a Cronut Burger Made You Sick

If you haven’t already heard, over a dozen people contracted food poisoning—some got it so bad they even wound up in the hospital—from Toronto’s sloppy ol’ CNE. Give me a fucking break.
Pat Maloney
Patrick Maloney
8.21.13
News

Canada's Secret Treaty with China Is Setting Us Up For Some Big Problems

The new treaty will allow Chinese investors to sue over decisions made by the Canadian government, since they have so much dough invested in our fair country.
Alan Jones
8.21.13
Words

Bo Keeney Is a Soulful Californian in East London

The 24-year-old singer and producer has pipes (and this My Nu Leng remix is awesome).
Max Pearl
8.21.13
Premieres

Premiere: Watch American Sharks’ Video for “Overdrive”

The Austin fuzz-punkers are here and they've brought beer.
Dan Ozzi
8.21.13
Motherboard Blog

One Limit on the Drone Force: Finding Enough Pilots

Seems like pilots want to feel the Gs themselves.
Zach Sokol
8.21.13
Design

Your E-Skin Future Explained In 7 Convenient Layers

With e-skin becoming an increasingly likely form of wearable tech, we explore some possible applications for the technology.
Bogar Alonso
8.21.13
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