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Premiere: Rituals - Mesmerized
Rituals, a fantastic and fuzzy band from Toronto, have a brand new video for you. We also sat down with them to chat about casinos, nearly broken video cameras, and stolen effects pedals.
3.4.13
Interviews

J. Cole Talks Skating Rinks, His Artistic Evolution, and Illuminati Decoder Rings
The rapper gives us the straight dirt on pretty much everything.
Drew Millard
3.4.13
Music

Irrelevant Interviews - John Baccigallupi of 'Tape Op' Magazine
John Baccigallupi has been a huge influence on the side of goodness in music for nearly three decades now: as publisher and one half of 'Tape Op' magazine (the monthly bible for the home recorder and audiophile), as engineer and producer of many...
Kat Gardiner
3.4.13
Question Of The Day

What's the Worst Thing You've Ever Lost?
"My pride and self respect."
Camille Standen
3.4.13
Motherboard Blog

Good News for Elephants: Thailand Will Ban Its Domestic Ivory Trade
That's a big step towards preventing the laundering of poached African ivory in Asian markets.
Derek Mead
3.4.13
Travel

The Strange Beauty of the Chinese Politician Who Threw a Tantrum at the Airport
In essence, this is just a video of a man having a nightmarish experience at an airport boarding desk. (He'd had a long breakfast and missed his first flight, then had not heard the call for the second flight, apparently.) But watched through the lens...
Clive Martin
3.4.13
Motherboard Blog

A Giant Swiss Satellite Claw Will One Day Burn Space Junk in the Earth's Atmosphere
The U.S. is currently facing a satellite crisis. Maybe the Swiss can help clean it up.
Brian Merchant
3.4.13
News

Quebec's Student Protests Deserve a Closer Look
Saying that the student movement in Quebec is continuing what was a six month-long series of protests over $70 is wrong. It’s meant to shame and ridicule the people involved.
Melissa Como
3.4.13
Really, Ryan?

I Don't Like the Internet, I Just Work for It
In this first edition of his new column for us, Ryan O'Connell talks about the weirdness that comes with being a person who makes the internet on a daily basis.
Ryan O'Connell
3.4.13
Motherboard Blog

How Cops Became Soldiers: An Interview with Police Militarization Expert Radley Balko
Balko, an investigative reporter for the Huffington Post, was kind enough to answer some questions about how our police turned into soldiers
Michael Arria
3.4.13
Noisey Blog

Listen to "Hyper Reality," Panteros666's New Track
Today, Brodinski's Bromance Records dropped 'Hyper Reality,' the new mini-LP by French house producer Victor Watel, AKA Panteros666. We've got the exclusive stream of the title track.
3.4.13
Film

15,000 Volts Turns A Piece Of Wood Into An Electrifying Short Film
Melanie Hoff is into high voltage experimental filmmaking.
Kevin Holmes
3.4.13
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