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Rachel Glaser’s Hypercolor Multitude of Moods
I can still remember where I was the first time I read Rachel B. Glaser. I’d slept the night on a friend’s futon and was woken up by the sun blasting me in the face. Crumbs from the sofa were pressed into my skin. I groggily picked up the issue of my...
Blake Butler
8.7.13
Motherboard Blog

The Sun's Magnetic Poles Are About to Flip
It happens every 11 years, but the Sun's magnetic field flipping is still a big deal.
Amy Shira Teitel
8.7.13
News

A Truck Fell Into a 3 Metre Sinkhole on Montreal’s Busiest Street
At rush-hour Monday morning after one of the busiest weekends of the year in Montreal with the Pride parade, Osheaga, and the Rogers Cup all happening, a construction worker was rolling down Montreal’s famous Saint-Catherine street in his truck when...
Joel Balsam
8.7.13
Motherboard Blog

For One Second, a Supercomputer Mimicked the Human Brain
The simulation showed, yet again, that even the most badass supercomputers can't hold a candle to the fleshy masses inside our skulls.
Meghan Neal
8.7.13
Fashion

Brooke Candy Dressed Up As That Ponytailed Street Fighter Character for a Video
Remember when you went through that phase where you pretty much did nothing but masturbate and play fighting video games? Remember how you fantasized about Cammy, the bethonged, ponytailed chick from Street Fighter II? Well, thanks to Brooke...
Bobby Viteri
8.7.13
Motherboard Blog

Reddit Laughs in the Face of Death
Hundreds of thousands of Reddit users contemplate/crack jokes at a gruesome image of a couple that died in coitus.
Brian Merchant
8.7.13
Motherboard Blog

The Alleged Author of a NASA-Hacking Virus Will Be Extradited to the U.S.
Latvia will send Deniss Calovskis to New York, where he faces federal charges for authoring and spreading the Gozi virus.
Ben Richmond
8.7.13
Motherboard Blog

Hawaii's Restaurant Menus Have Chronicled the Decline of Its Coral Reefs
Old menus can tell us about fish populations
Jason Koebler
8.7.13
Motherboard Blog

Will Cutting the Price of the Chevy Volt Make More People Want It?
General Motors slashed the price of the Chevrolet Volt yesterday in hopes that it will bring in more buyers.
Lex Berko
8.7.13
Features

We Sent The Kid Mero to A$AP Ferg's Listening Party for 'Trap Lord'
The Kid Mero was prevented from drinking Hennessey straight out of the bottle by Tyson Beckford, made fun of a dude in leather basketball shorts, and generally enjoyed himself.
The Kid Mero
8.7.13
Motherboard Blog

Meet Paul Hellyer, the World's Highest Ranking Alien Believer
Once he went public with his deep-seated beliefs in extraterrestrials, we knew we had to talk to the former Canadian minister of defense. After emails and weeks of waiting, Hellyer invited us to his cottage in rural Ontario.
Patrick McGuire
8.7.13
News

I Left My Lungs in Aamjiwnaang
The first thing you notice about Sarnia, Ontario, is the smell: a potent mix of gasoline, melting asphalt, and the occasional trace of rotten egg. Shortly after my arrival I already felt unpleasantly high and dizzy, like I wasn’t getting enough air...
Patrick McGuire
8.7.13
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