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Rape-Os in Prison

There is a jailhouse rumor that everyone is asked to produce “their papers” when they arrive at a prison to prove that they don’t have anything shady on their rap sheet, but that’s not really true. The same goes for the myth that all touchers are...
Bert Burykill
10.5.12
Music

Futuristic MIDI Control iPad App Beatsurfing Updated For Two-man Collaborative Beat Crushing

A killer demonstration of the dual touchscreen interface from Belgian producers Herrmutt Lobby.
Abdullah Saeed
10.5.12
Motherboard Blog

Meet Jim Inhofe, The Bigoted Senator That Formed the U.S. Senate's Drone Caucus

For the last three years, the House Unmanned Systems Caucus has fought for the interests of drone manufacturers in the House of Representatives. “The Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus’ goal is to educate members of Congress on every facet of this...
Michael Arria
10.5.12
Girl News

What Girls Hate. Haaaaate

You might be thinking, "Hate is a very strong word." I think hearing this from the other summer camp junior-associate-bitches on the tennis court is what made me who I am today.
Kate Carraway
10.5.12
Tech

Seminal Tusks

An 11-year-old kid from Siberia just discovered the best-preserved woolly mammoth in over a century. Spoiler: It was killed by humans.
Adam Clark Estes
10.5.12
Motherboard Blog

An 11-Year Old Discovered the Best-Preserved Wooly Mammoth in a Century, and It Was Killed by Humans

Jenya must be the luckiest boy in all of Siberia. The 11-year old was walking around on the tundra, probably listening to some Skrillex on his 2nd-generation iPod, when he stumbled upon some strange appendages jutting out of the permafrost. These weren...
Adam Clark Estes
10.5.12
Music

VICE Premieres: "Train Bolt Roller" by 101 Crustaceans

101 Crustaceans are happy to have you listen to the title track from their upcoming album. Maybe you'll think about piss clams.
VICE Staff
10.5.12
New music

Darkstar - "Timeaway"

Lush, melodic layers washing in over the initial fractured synths from this electro-pop trio.
Suze Olbrich
10.5.12
Motherboard Blog

Ones and Zeros: A Jacket That Makes a Facebook Like Feel Real (Even When It's Fake)

“It is vast and dark and makes us wonder if we are alone; so maybe the reason we make all of these things is to remind ourselves that we are not,” Facebook grandiosely eulogized in it’s epicly awkward “brand” video this week, but purely cyber...
ALEC LIU
10.5.12
Motherboard Blog

"Cooking With Christopher Walken" Is the Best Thing You'll Watch

Christopher Walken’s enduring brilliance has been the result of his prodigious ability to make you question whether he knows he’s actually hilarious. That ability is on full display in this cooking show, in which he improbably invites the equally...
Derek Mead
10.5.12
Stuff

Get Electrified with David Blaine This Weekend

Hey New York: You should come down to watch Blaine deprive himself of food, water, and sleep enveloped in a 1,000,000-volt cocoon of electricity streaming from seven Tesla coils for an entire weekend.
The Creators Project Staff
10.5.12
Art

Decorating on A Budget? New App Allows You To Hang British Masters In Your Bedroom

The “Pocket Art Gallery” lets you hang over 100 artworks using augmented reality.
Jennifer Mills
10.5.12
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