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The Hangover News

Russian gay rights activists poured their vodka down the drains this weekend, but you were probably too drunk to notice.
Mac Hackett
8.5.13
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Private Landlords Taught Me How to Get Rich Exploiting the Poor

Sucks for me that I too am poor.
Simon Childs
8.5.13
News

Robert Mugabe Won the Zimbabwe Elections, Again

The list of rigging tactics seems to be endless, and Tsvangirai has compiled a pretty strong case, which he is preparing to take to court to fight for a re-election. His doubts about Mugabe's "win" are shared by many members of the international and...
Olive Hoover
8.5.13
Motherboard Blog

Three High-Profile Whistleblowers Discuss Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden

They aren't too keen on either one of them.
Danny McDonald
8.4.13
WEEDIQUETTE

P.J. The Narc

I was dreading going on my marketing class's field trip. Everyone in the class sucked. I breathed a sigh of relief when my teacher told me I'd be rooming with my friend Tal. But then my teacher told me we'd be sharing a room with P.J. the narc.
T. Kid
8.4.13
Motherboard Blog

Meet the Kilonova, Your New Favorite Cosmic Explosion

Deadly gamma ray bursts, it turns out, can be traced to deadly-sounding kilonovas.
Amy Shira Teitel
8.4.13
Motherboard Blog

The Key To Avoiding Antibiotic Resistance May Be Using Non-Lethal Force Against Bacteria

A new paper suggests a way of disarming bacteria without killing it. That's a very good thing.
Michael Byrne
8.4.13
News

Three Whistleblowers Talk About Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning

The US government's pursuit of those who break rank to expose its secrets has emerged as the dominant narrative of this decade's war for information. I thought I'd speak to a trio of high-profile whistleblowers who know all about the repercussions of...
Danny McDonald
8.4.13
News

The Monarch Mind Control Mystique

Doctors have allegedly diagnosed Amanda Bynes with schizophrenia, but a faction of the internet believes Amanda is actually a victim of monarch mind control, an Illuminati practice supposedly used by Teen Nick to monetize and sexualize young starlets.
Emalie Marthe
8.4.13
Motherboard Blog

Def Con, Day Two: Def Con Is for Winners

The premiere hacking conference is full of games, from Nerf sniping to "Pimp My Rascal" to straight-up espionage.
JORDAN KEENAN
8.4.13
Motherboard Blog

New Drones Seek Each Other Out, Snap Together to Form 'Colonies'

Flying robots achieve self-assembly.
Jason Koebler
8.4.13
Comics!

Evicted

The Blobby Boys are green, best friends, and about to get evicted. Kristoff decides to leave his friend and live off the land till he meets a rich kid, who mistakes him for an alien and invites him home. He's not an alien, but he plays along. The kid...
Alex Schubert
8.4.13
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