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Copyright Gone Wild: A Swedish Subtitle Fansite Was Taken Down by Police

The crackdown just shows how powerful the copyright industry is in Sweden.
Derek Mead
7.10.13
The Biebreakdown

Important Questions Raised by This Video of Justin Bieber Pissing Into a Bucket

Namely, what the fuck is going on here?
Drew Millard
7.10.13
Motherboard Blog

Before Peter Gabriel Jammed with Monkeys, John C. Lilly Tripped with Dolphins

Certain that cetaceans communicate in a sophisticated sonar language, Lilly spent his life trying to crack a dolphin code.
Claire L. Evans
7.10.13
Question Of The Day

Who Would You Hire to Run Your Life?

"You. I would love to be led by you. Now, where shall we go?"
Beth Woodbridge
7.10.13
The Internet Is Written In Ink

Searching for Archy Marshall (AKA King Krule)

He released a new song last night, but he's got a whole host of other material hidden in the depths of the internet.
Ryan Bassil
7.10.13
News

New Cocaine Routes Are Ruining West Africa

At the end of June, the UN held its annual International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Yury Fedotov, head of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime, gave a speech in which he mentioned that the cocaine trade in Africa is growing, "fueling...
Joseph Cox
7.10.13
Features

Groupon's Former CEO Made an Album About Business, and It's Amazing

This record brings a totally new meaning to the term "Rockstar CEO." ZING!
Kyle Kramer
7.10.13
style

Mayer Hawthorne's Run-in with the Law and the Song He Wrote About it with Kendrick Lamar

Mayer has a new record out which features people like Kendrick, Pharrell, and Jessie Ware. We discussed this for a while, but really, we were much more into talking about the LAPD crushing his party vibe, his Aunt Irene, crab scratches, and making Steely
Georgie Okell
7.10.13
Motherboard Blog

NASA's Headed Back to Mars, and It Plans to Collect Souvenirs

NASA's released its plan for a 2020 Mars rover that will be like Curiosity on steroids.
Amy Shira Teitel
7.10.13
Motherboard Blog

Superman's Immortal Memory Crystals Are Now a Reality

Researchers have successfully stored a 300KB text file in nanostructures within fused quartz. Now that playlist you made your high school sweetheart could outlive all of humanity.
Zach Sokol
7.10.13
Premieres

Listen to 'Dr. MDMA, M.D.' a New Mixtape by YACHT and Eric Andre

Even if you have a bad case of "loving you," 'Dr. MDMA, M.D.' is a brand-new scientifically tried and true exercise in audio that will have you cured in 48 minutes and six seconds flat.
Noisey Redactie
Young Americans Challenging High Technology
7.10.13
Stuff

Let's Banish the Bishops from the House of Lords

The UK is the only Western democracy that reserves a place for God in its political process.
Ralph Jones
7.10.13
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