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Interviews

We Spoke To Doldrums

About a subdued childhood, destroying consumerism and the leap from playing tiny bars to proper venues.
Suze Olbrich
3.27.13
Stuff

Exploring the Evangelist Churches of East London's Industrial Estates

Where African Christians go to worship God amid the grime and garages.
Nell Frizzell, Photos: Srinivas Kuruganti
3.27.13
News

I Spoke to the Woman Who Started the Rohingya Hashtag

She heard that packs of Burmese were planning on attacking the Rohingyas again this week and decided to make some noise.
Sascha Kouvelis
3.27.13
Stuff

Why Bill Gates's Wonder-Condoms Could Put Humans Off Sex Forever

The latest turn in the life of the software entrepreneur is a curious one. Bill says condoms have barely improved in 50 years. He quite rightly suggests there must be a better way, and, if we are serious about AIDS, then there ought to be. So, through...
Gavin Haynes
3.27.13
Photo

Portland, Oregon, Is a Paradise

Welcome to Portland, Oregon: recently crowned karaoke capital of the USA by the 'New York Times.' The rent is cheap, everyone is in a band, and the unofficial slogan of the city is "Keep Portland Weird." Sounds like a lot of places I know, looks like...
Bryan Kyckelhahn, Words: Paulius Ka
3.27.13
Music

No Zu Communicate in Circadian Rhythms

NO ZU is a rhythmic weirdo band that hails from the suburbs of Melbourne and shines on festival and neighborhood rec center stages alike. Headed by Nic, NO ZU’s sound doesn’t really fit in anywhere, just like you. Only joking, they probably have heaps...
Nate Anderson
3.27.13
The Creators Project

Behind the Scenes of Leo Villareal's Monumental Light Sculpture 'The Bay Lights'

On March 5, San Francisco’s Bay Bridge lit up with 25,000 LED lights courtesy of Leo Villareal’s installation 'The Bay Lights.' The huge light sculpture will be illuminating the bridge for the next two years and locals will get to see a magnificent...
The Creators Project
3.27.13
Motherboard Blog

Scotland Triumphs Over Donald Trump's Twitter, Approves Giant Offshore Wind Farm

The future is coming, whether Donald Trump is ready for it or not.
Brian Merchant
3.26.13
Tech

Philip K. Dick's 4-Dimensional Gun

3D-printed guns? Please. Here's what the late sci-fi master had to say about the ultimate weapon.
Claire Evans
3.26.13
New music

Premiere: Full of Hell - Coven of The Larynx

Listen to what Hell sounds like.
3.26.13
Motherboard Blog

Philip K. Dick's 4-Dimensional Gun

What the late sci-fi master had to say about the ultimate weapon.
Claire L. Evans
3.26.13
Tech

Engineering the Bitcoin Gold Rush: A Chat With Yifo Guo

Guo's company, Avalon, shipped the ASIC-based bitcoin miners, custom-built rigs with specially-designed chips for efficiently printing the market’s hottest commodity. We recently caught with him on all things bitcoin, mining, and the future.
ALEC LIU
3.26.13
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