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Are US Cops in Canada Another Step Towards a North American Union?

You know that conspiracy theory they threw out in Zeitgeist and on CNN about the US absorbing Canada and Mexico into a North American Union without borders? While it may seem like an unlikely prospect to most, the last couple of weeks have proven how...
Joel Balsam
8.12.13
News

There Are So Many Other Reasons to Hate the Olympics

With the Sochi Winter Olympics only six months away, denizens of the internet, media pundits, and LGBTQ activists have engaged in a fiery debate over whether or not Western nations should boycott the games in protest of Russia’s new antigay legislation...
Michael Toledano
8.12.13
Motherboard Blog

Hacktivists Want to Free the Net by Building a New One From Scratch

NSA spying has breathed new life into the meshnet project.
Meghan Neal
8.12.13
Features

My Ringtone Weighs a Ton #2: Ringtone Killed the Real Hip-Hop Star

How "Ringtone Rap" helped kill the "Real Hip-Hop" mentality.
Andrew Winistorfer
8.12.13
News

Gun Nuts, Weed Advocates and Muslims Are Ganging Up to Sue the NSA

Environmentalists, libertarians and human rights workers think the agency violated the US Constitution, too.
Danny McDonald
8.12.13
News

Right-Wing Canadian Women's Group Insulted by Human Rights

REAL Women "speaks for women who support the values of traditional marriage... We see the fragmentation of the family as one of the major causes of disorder in society today." In other words, they don't like it when gay folks get married.
Alan Jones
8.12.13
New music

Watch Wax Idols' New Video, "The Scent of Love"

Touching on the devious, the esoteric, and the I'm-afraid-but-also-kind-of-turned-on-right-now.
Sasha Hecht
Noisey Staff
8.12.13
Gear

RIP "Cowboy" Jack Clement (1931-2013)

Remembering the country music legend, who died of liver cancer in his home on Thursday. To say Jack Clement was a country music legend is a vast understatement. As a songwriter and producer, Clement contributed dozens of songs to the biggest names in musi
Noisey Staff
8.12.13
Music

Machinedrum Talks Dreams, BPM, And Reveals All About New Album "Vapor City"

The electronic musician's latest LP is a jungle and hip hop flavored journey based on a recurring dream about a vast imaginary city.
Kevin Holmes
8.12.13
Fringes
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Teenage Exorcists

These girls claim to be able to confront the demons lurking inside traumatized people and draw them out using nothing more than a crucifix and a few choice words.
Motherboard Blog

Vine Users' First Posts Are a Fascinating Peek at Our Collective Social Media Confusion

I accidentally clicked on the #firstpost hashtag on Vine and found myself on the banal underbelly of the Internet.
Lex Berko
8.12.13
Stuff

Reading 'Born Again' in Jail

I’ve spent the last year or so in a federal lock-up awaiting trial on charges that have been duly analyzed elsewhere. Long story short: I’m facing decades in prison...
Barrett Brown
8.12.13
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