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We Saw Hunx and His Punx at 285 Kent
Hunx and His Punx played at 285 Kent two nights ago. Ssion was there. Lots of local gay icons were there. Jonathan Toubin was there with his mom, and I was there with my camera snapping shots.
Nick Gazin
8.11.13
Comics!

No Dongs, Tits or Sex Acts (Sort Of)
Effeminate cartoon bears annoyed the doctor, so he switched a Sunday morning cartoon's brain with a 1930s wise guy's mind. And that happened before everything got weird.
Sam Henderson
8.11.13
Motherboard Blog

Buy This Video Game, Get a Trip To Space
The $1 million 'Saints Row IV' package also includes a "full-size replica dubstep" gun.
Tatiana Baez
8.11.13
Travel

I'm a Russian Lesbian Pretending to Be Straight to Avoid Persecution
Almost every day, the Russian government releases new laws and government statements that make queer Russians’ lives more and more difficult—if not next to impossible. Right now, I’m a Russian lesbian visiting relatives in Russia. To survive the past...
Sofie Mikhaylova
8.11.13
WEEDIQUETTE

The Panickers
You can always tell who can't hang from the way they react to someone offering them weed. They get that “I’m not falling for that again” look in their eyes and put their hand up. I always have to ask them why. These are the responses I usually get...
T. Kid
8.11.13
Motherboard Blog

The Annual Perseid Meteors Are About To Set the Sky On Fire
Skywatching doesn't get much better.
Amy Shira Teitel
8.11.13
Stuff

A Comprehensive Guide to Cooking Meth on ‘Breaking Bad’
As a chemist and someone interested in psychoactive drugs, I'm a huge fan of Breaking Bad. Although the clandestine chemistry always appeared accurate at first glance, I desired a more detailed critique of Walter White's syntheses.
Jason Wallach
8.11.13
Motherboard Blog

Why Is the Idea of a Root-Growing Robot So Creepy?
Make it go away.
Michael Byrne
8.10.13
Motherboard Blog

'Computer Chess' Co-Star Wiley Wiggins on His Favorite Hardware, Software, and Games
Also: 'Thunderbeam.'
DJ Pangburn
8.10.13
Motherboard Blog

The Ozone Hole Takes Its Revenge with Climate Change
Remember the ozone hole? It's teaming up with CO2 to heat the planet.
Michael Byrne
8.10.13
News

John Kerry Doesn't Realize Middle Eastern Peace Is an Oxymoron
The Israelis and the Palestinians are set to negotiate again after a three-year hiatus, but virtually nobody—except maybe US Secretary of State John Kerry, the peripatetic diplomat who talked the two sides into talking—seems stoked about the prospects...
Dick Polman
8.10.13
Motherboard Blog

Crustaceans Can Feel Pain Just Like Vertebrates
Experiments with crabs show they actively learn from painful stimuli and avoid it in the future.
Mat McDermott
8.10.13
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