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Riding the Bitcoin Bubble All the Way to Panamanian Paradise

What good is a bubble if you're not blowing money all over Central America?
Adrian Baumann
6.29.13
Stuff

Encounters with Cops in New York City

My routine was smashed when a cop car careened over the curb, onto the sidewalk, and straight at me. The car screeched to a halt and turned a spotlight on me. I threw my back against the front window of the El Sitio Cuban restaurant and instinctively...
Chris Gethard
6.29.13
Stuff

Reality TV and the Selling of Love

The love The Bachelorette constantly references isn’t recognizable because it’s love as panacea—the idea that love itself, not the thing you love, not the goodness love inspires in you, will set you free and save you from your shit job and...
Colin McGowan
6.29.13
Motherboard Blog

Anatomy of a Number One Post on Reddit

This is what happens before and after you write the top post on the front page of the internet.
Brian Merchant
6.29.13
Noisey Blog

Glastonbury Day Two: Diabetes, Solange and Sneaking Onto the Pyramid Stage

Haim collapse on stage, Chic play "Lady" by Modjo and Florence loses it.
sam wolfson
6.29.13
Sports

The Good News About Boston's Horrible Week in Sports

If you are a die-hard Boston sports fan, chances are you're relieved this week is over. The heartbreak started on Sunday with the announcement that Doc Rivers, head coach for the Boston Celtics, was leaving for the Los Angeles Clippers. It only got...
John Liam Policastro
6.29.13
Motherboard Blog

Can Taking Legal Speed Cure Your Coke Addiction?

Science surprises once again.
Andrew Overton
6.29.13
Travel

Riding the Bitcoin Bubble in Panama

I flew from San Francisco to Panama City with less than $200 in my bank account. But I didn't worry about my lack of funds, because I had a stockpile of bitcoins that could support the high life down south.
Adrian Baumann
6.29.13
Motherboard Blog

Is 'The Big Bang Theory' Keeping Women Out of Science?

Who says women don't like nerd culture?
Meghan Neal
6.29.13
Travel

Searching for Forrest Fenn's Gold

In 2010, cancer-stricken millionaire Forrest Fenn buried a chest containing three million dollars worth of treasure somewhere in the mountains north of Santa Fe. Clues to the chest’s whereabouts are hidden in the text of a memoir and poem he published...
Roc Morin
6.29.13
Apocalypso

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on 'This Is The End'

I spoke to them about what it's like to make a film with your friends.
VICE Staff
6.29.13
Words

Killing It

Rob Lowe loves Borgore, BT doesn't, plus Jersey club is set upon by hoes. This week in dance music gossip.
THUMP Staff
6.29.13
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