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energy

Remember, Coal Spills Can Ruin Everything Too

Oil spills and nuclear meltdowns hog the spotlight when we're talking energy disasters, but let's not forget about black old coal here.
Brian Merchant
1.25.13
Motherboard Blog

Vietnam Is Heating Up Its 'Domestic Poison' Cauldron

The syringes sit empty, ready for filling. The staff have all been trained, and are standing by. On Vietnam's death row, everything is set for carrying out hundreds of lethal injections but for one critical ingredient--poison.
Brian Anderson
1.25.13
Motherboard Blog

Japanese Trees Show Evidence of a Massive, Medieval Gamma Ray Burst

It’s amazing the things scientists can use to learn about the universe around us.
Amy Shira Teitel
1.25.13
News

I Dare North Korea to Nuke America

It's never nice when underage dictators point their nuclear arsenal at you willy-nilly, but try not to panic too much. I don't think North Korea is going to blow up America just yet, or that deep down Kim Jong Un even wants to.
ALEX HOBAN
1.25.13
Art

Watching You, Watching Me, Watching Everyone: The Joys And Anxieties Of Drone Art

Works of art inspired by unmanned warfare simultaneously defy expectations and piss off the man.
Reid Singer
1.25.13
New music

Boys Noize Just Made a Sick Remix of "Protovision," Kavinsky's New Single

What was once hyper-stylized and ghostly throwback has been recast as a laser-fried electro banger.
Benjamin Shapiro
1.25.13
Music

Get Out of Sorts at Lit Lounge Tonight with The Young Things and Har Mar Superstar

Yes, it is in fact colder than an Alaskan vagina lip in NY right now, but that's no excuse to give up on life. Whatever you're planning on doing tonight probably involves a television and farting, so why don't you drop the television part and go to a...
VICE Staff
1.25.13
Gaming

Namco Is Planning Adult Versions of Classic Arcades

The Japanese video game company behind Pac-Man and Space Invaders is rolling out a chain of arcade-restaurants in Chicago.
Greg Thomas
1.25.13
Features

The Coachella 2013 Lineup, Ranked from Best Band Name to Worst Band Name

Exactly what it sounds like.
Noisey Staff
1.25.13
Milf Teeth

I've Created a Little Piece of the Future

Having a kid can feel really, really weird.
Sophie Heawood
1.25.13
Motherboard Blog

The Best Sumo Wrestlers Are No Longer Japanese

Sumo wrestling is globalizing. A Harvard researcher says that's a good thing.
Austin Considine
1.25.13
Features

For the Love of Weed Carriers

Why does your favorite rapper have like seventeen best friends, and why do they all rap?
Adam Grandmaison
1.25.13
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