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The Mile High Club for Drones

All moral, ethical, and political quandaries aside, one of the big problems with aerial drones was that, eventually, the things has to land to refuel. Well, drones can now do it in midair. It's like the mile-high club, only with less flesh and more...
Brian Anderson
10.9.12
Stuff

Meet the Filmmakers Who Are Excavating the Former Dutch Colonial ‘Empire’

The pair spent two years traveling to seven countries to document the remnants of colonialism and found the descendants of Indonesian slaves in Cape Town, South Africa, who sang loves songs in old Dutch dialect; war re-enactors in Java who dressed in...
Harry Cheadle
10.9.12
News

On the Road with Obama and Romney - Part 2

The 2001 riots, which were the single major political moment of my youth, have become an odd historical anecdote, shared by kids recently moved from Knoxville or Indianapolis—"Do you know where the last American race riots happened? Cincinnati. Look it...
James Pogue
10.9.12
Features

Stubborn Heart Make Sad Disco Music

And it's definitely not bro-step...or any step.
Esra Gurmen
10.9.12
Motherboard Blog

Via Brainless Slime Mold, a Clue Into the Evolutionary Birth of Memory

Imagine that you are blind, deaf, and without any memory whatsoever. No long-term or short-term memory; you can’t even remember the last step you took. You may have been in this room a million times, finding your way around a basic obstacle a million...
MOTHERBOARD STAFF
10.9.12
Art

UFO Appears At French Railway Station

British designer Ross Lovegrove’s UFO installation has arrived at Lille Flandres station.
Kevin Holmes
10.9.12
The Weird Science Issue

VICE’s Birthday

Companies and nations have birthdays and natal charts, just like people do. The date VICE was launched—“born”—was a very positive day in the heavens. I am anxious to relay to you the details of VICE’s chart.
Susan Miller
10.9.12
Art

You'll Be Hypnotized By These Illustrated, Stereoscopic GIFs Of Devils And Angels

Black, white, and red animations shudder before your eyes.
Kevin Holmes
10.9.12
Photo

I Was a Teenage Farmboy

You grow up a lot faster when you're surrounded by hard work and death.
Henry Gorse
10.9.12
Features

I.R.O.K. - "Earthy Girls" Video Premiere

The best use of green screen ever.
Jo Fuertes-Knight
10.9.12
News

An Iranian Newspaper Said Jews Are Taking Over the World With Homosexuality

It's funny because it's stupid.
Phoebe Hurst
10.9.12
New music

Rick Ross: "The Black Bar Mitzvah" DOWNLOAD

Welp, here it is guys.
Jo Fuertes-Knight
10.9.12
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