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Carlos Rafael and His Fish Are the American Dream

I'm sitting with Carlos Rafael in "Carlos Seafood," an unremarkable looking seafood supply warehouse in an industrial park near the waterfront of New Bedford, a fishing port in southern Massachusetts that for 12 consecutive years has reported the most...
Danny McDonald
5.24.13
Motherboard Blog

Google Thinks Autonomous Flying Drones Are the Future of Clean Energy

Google just bought Makani, which makes autonomous wind-harvesting kites. Is this the future of clean power?
Brian Merchant
5.24.13
Features

Sir Christopher Lee, AKA Saruman From 'The Lord of the Rings' Movies, Has a Seriously Brutal Metal Band

Sir Christopher Lee, the actor famous for portraying Saruman in Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' movies, is obsessed with heavy metal. He turns 91 on Memorial Day, and to celebrate he's doing the world a big fat favor and dropping a new record called '
5.24.13
Pen Pals

HardWhite and Harry Potter

Harry Potter was fresh from the world and had a sickness to feed. The weakling fiend probably hated everything right now, but mostly he hated that his drug was gone. All Harry Potter will want is to get high and the boys are about to swarm on him...
Bert Burykill
5.24.13
This Week in Racism

Sergio Garcia Can't Wait to Serve Tiger Woods Fried Chicken

When asked if he would be inviting Tiger Woods over for dinner during the US Open, famous Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia responded, “We'll have him 'round every night. We will serve fried chicken.” I’m glad that Sergio already has his dinner menu planned...
Dave Schilling
5.24.13
Tech

Not Everyone Can Copy Technology

The developed world seems to take technological invention and innovation for granted. By contrast, technologically under-developed countries, known as “least developed countries” (LDCs), are trying to play catch-up and build their technologies and...
DJ Pangburn
5.24.13
Motherboard Blog

Steven Sebring Photographs the Fourth Dimension

All it takes is 100 cameras.
Matt Marquez
5.24.13
Motherboard Blog

Predicting Volcanic Eruptions Isn't Easy, Especially When Your Funding Is Cut

From Iceland to Sicily, scientists fight to predict when volcanos will blow. In America, scientists fight for funding.
Ben Richmond
5.24.13
News

We Watched the Suburbs of Stockholm Burn

Riots and arson have rocked Stockholm's immigrant suburbs over the past days. We met plenty of people standing around watching burning cars, but no one would talk to us about why it was happening.
Caisa Ederyd, Photos: Sara Brolin
5.24.13
Fashion Tidbits Roundup

David Bowie, Glitter and Topless Abercrombie Models

These are things you should know about, this week.
Bertie Brandes, Anna Curteis
5.24.13
Features

SKATERS Are Giving Away a Bunch of Free Shit

Here are Noisey, we've got a serious band crush on SKATERS. They're hitting New York's Bowery Ballroom on Friday, July 19, and to celebrate, they're giving away a seven-inch, a record player, a hat, a limited edition poster, and a pair of tickets to the s
Noisey Staff
5.24.13
Premieres

Listen to Peter Hadar's "Magic"

Have sex to Peter Hadar's "Magic."
Nick Rattigan
5.24.13
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