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We Spoke to a Social Engineer About How He Hacks People and Infiltrates “Secure” Companies
The number one flaw in any system is the human condition. People’s minds are not as secure and tough as they like to think. They’re usually pretty easy to manipulate. You don’t need a degree in psychology to do what I do.
Angela Hennessy
7.9.13
Motherboard Blog

Get Ready for Amazon to Cyber-Punch the Comic Book Industry
You may not buy an e-reader to curl up with the latest bestseller, but a visually stunning, animated, interactive graphic novel could be worth shelling out the $150.
Meghan Neal
7.9.13
Premieres

Listen to Yung Lean's Debut Mixtape 'Unknown Death 2002'
It's very emotional.
Ezra Marcus
7.9.13
Premieres

Here's Ellie Herring's New Single "Thinking JFK"
Enjoy the quiet delicacy of this rising electronic singer-producer.
VICE Staff
7.9.13
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Blood Sacrifice in Sumba - Trailer
Sumba is an island the size of Jamaica in the Indonesian archipelago that has been cut off from the rest of the world for so long that its ancient animistic traditions survive to this day. It is the setting for ritual battles called Pasola which take...
Milene Larsson
7.9.13
Motherboard Blog

Cats and Their Brain-Controlling Parasites Are Targeting Your Children
Says one of the the most fear mongering studies you'll ever read.
Jason Koebler
7.9.13
Motherboard Blog

Russian Oil Behemoth Rosneft Has Unlocked the Arctic
Rosneft now appears to have put together all the pieces of the Arctic puzzle.
Derek Mead
7.9.13
Stuff

I Went to a Nightclub for the First Time Ever
For a nominal fee, the Hollywood Club Crawl offers plebes like you and I a “legendary night out in Hollywood,” providing unfettered access to four different clubs without the indignity of additional cover charges, waiting in line, or being judged for...
Megan Koester
7.9.13
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Here's Little Pain's New Video for "High Cry"
Little Pain is psyched about being sad. And you need to wise up and get sad too.
Noisey Staff
7.9.13
Travel

Blood Sacrifice in Sumba
We had come to Sumba film the lead-up to the Pasola battle in Wanukaka, a village where members of the Praibakul clan had been prepping their spears and horses for this year’s fight against the neighboring Waihura clan. The battle was set to take place...
Milène Larsson, Photos by James Morgan
Milène Larsson, Photos: James Morgan
7.9.13
Travel

Partying in a 14th-Century Czech Castle
It was late afternoon, and a crowd was slowly gathering in the main courtyard. Pivo stands doled out beer for 25 crowns a cup under a clear blue sky. I made the mistake of referring to the event as a festival, and Aran politely corrected me. “We don’t...
Al Burian
7.9.13
Motherboard Blog

China's Coal Addiction Is Cutting Years Off Lives
A well-intentioned free heat program has had a deadly unintended consequence, with lingering effects for half a million people.
Mat McDermott
7.9.13
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