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Looking Down on California's Best Ghost Town

You can almost see the faceless, dusty prospectors of a bygone era shuffling in after a day's work to any of Bodie's former opium dens.
Brian Anderson
8.2.13
Motherboard Blog

Watch a Semi Truck Catch Air, Then Explode

Local news reports say the crash, which happened in Greensburg, Indiana yesterday, did not result in any major injuries.
Derek Mead
8.2.13
News

Forty-Thousand Bedouin Are Being Kicked Off Their Land by Israel

I saw protesters face off with police in the desert and on the streets of Jerusalem.
Andy Tenido
8.2.13
Film

I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'I Want to Be a Pilot'

I Want to Be a Pilot is the story of Omondi, a 12-year-old boy orphaned by AIDS who dreams of being a pilot. A pilot represents freedom. A person who is able to escape the horrors that engulf those on the ground and land where their dreams are...
Jeffrey Bowers
8.2.13
Art

Glitch Art Goes Acrylic in Alejandro Bombín's "Screen Paintings"

Spanish artist Alejandro Bombín blurs the line between analogue and digital in his large format acrylic paintings.
Chloe Jones
8.2.13
Motherboard Blog

Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in North Korea Is a Bigger Problem Than Previously Thought

A one-size-fits-all treatment strategy in the country has created a health problem that's spiraling out of control.
Jason Koebler
8.2.13
Motherboard Blog

The Creators of the Slingatron Want to Build a Space Railroad

Watch out, Hyperloop. The Slingatron's coming.
DJ Pangburn
8.2.13
Motherboard Blog

Putting a Dollar Sign On Everything Is Really Expensive: A Chat with Michael Sandel

Sandel's latest book, "What Money Can’t Buy," asks the question: “Do we want to live in a society where everything is up for sale? Or are there certain moral and civic goods that markets do not honor and money cannot buy?”
Johannes Niederhauser
8.2.13
Touching Bass

Touching Bass: Stooki Sound

UK trap masters, Stooki Sound, chat breeze about Pokemon, jetlag and problems with the genre.
Errol Anderson
8.2.13
Stuff

Cry-Baby of the Week

This week: A guy who is suing because Jesus had an unfair trial Vs. A school who banned a kid from a field trip for eating chocolate.
Jamie Lee Taete
8.2.13
Features

R&B Heroes You've Forgotten About

From Blu Cantrell to City High these throwback tracks will have you shouting"Oh yeeeeah!" at your screen.
Errol Anderson
Errol Anderson & Tamara Roper
8.2.13
The Photo Issue 2013: Collaborations

Wild Animals

Photos by Gary Indiana and Tracey Emin.
Gary Indiana & Tracey Emin
8.2.13
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