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Prisons I've Known and Yelped
I was kicked off Yelp probably about 15 times. I’m the ORIGINAL prison reviewer, along with some guy named Craig who did a nice review of Rikers four years ago and who probably got kicked off too. I lost my classic reviews, so I decided to make some...
Bert Burykill
4.5.13
Stuff

Avoiding a Scientific Dark Age Is Going to Be Tricky
The trust people put in science has never been so high. But scientific research is constantly being compromised by corporate interests.
Nadim Maghzal
4.5.13
CAPS LOCK REVIEWS

The Strokes' 'Comedown Machine' Proves they are a Generic Rock Band, B
YO THIS ALBUM DOESNT SUCK BUT IT DOESN'T NOT SUCK...YOU FEEL ME?
The Kid Mero
4.5.13
Photo

Delaney Allen Hates Shooting People
But that's OK, because he's alone most of the time anyway. Unless, of course, he's dating someone, but people tend to get freaked out when you take your camera along on a date.
Delaney Allen
4.5.13
Motherboard Blog

This Man Was Sent to Federal Prison After Publishing a Blog on the Huffington Post
And a bold new precedent is set.
Brian Merchant
4.5.13
videos

Your Body Is Home to Trillions of Microbes, So It's Time You Met Them
Be happy that's the case, as we humans wouldn't be able to do what we do without them.
Derek Mead
4.5.13
Interviews

Meet Nathan Schwartz, the Boy King of Rap Instagram
How does some 12 year-old have pictures with literally every single rapper? We interviewed him to find out.
Dale Eisinger
4.5.13
News

Stories from the Making of Our HBO Show
Our HBO show that you've probably heard about by now premieres tonight at 11 PM. We're thrilled, you're thrilled, everyone on the planet is thrilled about this. To get you even more excited, one of the show's hosts, Ryan Duffy, put together this...
Ryan Duffy
4.5.13
Motherboard Blog

The "Six Strikes" Copyright System Is Already Being Used in a Lawsuit
It goes against everything the Center for Copyright Information laid out in its initial introduction of what was supposed to be an educational program.
Derek Mead
4.5.13
NSFW

What's More Real Than an Erect Penis?
Not very much, according to Chinese photographer Ren Hang.
Jamie Clifton
4.5.13
Stuff

Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: the policewoman who's suing someone because she tripped on a curb versus Busta Rhymes.
Jamie Lee Taete
4.5.13
News

Jay Leno: New Hero of the Republican Party
Jay Leno has been called many things: a conniving opportunist, America's middle-of-the-road funnyman, and even the true heir to Johnny Carson's legacy. But in the wake of Leno's impending exit from 'The Tonight Show,' he has earned a new role as a hero...
Allen Strickland Williams
4.5.13
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