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You Can't Be Batman's Girlfriend and a Good Reporter at the Same Time
Vikki Vale, Batman's intrepid female reporter, would've gotten yelled at.
Laura Nahmias
9.29.12
video

"Are These Guys Just Having Fun?" Watch This 1990s Video About Hacking
Hackers, the phantoms of the opera of the Internet, have had an enormous impact on the rich narrative of our online reality. The video below, the first episode of "Net Cafe" from 1996, begins by describing "the first time the CIA website got hacked...
Sean Yeaton
9.29.12
Motherboard Blog

Are We Still on Talking Terms? A Case for Landlines
Here I am, in present day Astoria, Queens, on my landline. There are no tricks in this image, no filters, only a bit of cropping. I'm on my "AT&T trim-line 210":http://www.amazon.com/AT-Corded-Phone-Black-Handset/dp/B00005MITU/ref=pd_cp_e_0. It's no...
Daniel Stuckey
9.28.12
Film

Documenting The "Vegas Of The Maghreb" Through Virtual Environments: Q&A With Jon Rafman
Their short film Remember Carthage, currently on view at Palais de Tokyo, references video games and how idea the of foreignness has completely changed.
Julie Le Baron and Shahneze Tsouria
9.28.12
Photos of Girls at Shows

Nick Gazin's Photos Of Girls At Shows - Volume 16
Photos of what, you say?
Nick Gazin
9.28.12
Motherboard Blog

Hey Hackers, Today's the Deadline: Where Are Romney's Tax Returns?
Looks like that news spike about those hackers taking Romney's tax records for ransom has dampened. Waiting on hands and knees for a comment from a Romney campaign spokesperson, I've come across Death and Taxes speculation as well as The Tennessean...
Daniel Stuckey
9.28.12
Stefan Sagmeister

Stefan Sagmeister's New Design Concept Is Off The Chain
Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh’s typography constructed from bike chain.
Emily Dubovoy
9.28.12
Art

Cinimod Studio's Walk The Light Installation Will Track You Down
Interactive installation Walk in The Light uses thermal motion sensors to track movement.
Jennifer Mills
9.28.12
Design

Painted Effects Come To Life In This Striking Prequel For Dishonored
Psyopp and ROKKAN unfold a dark, steam-punk inspired backstory.
Emily Dubovoy
9.28.12
Features

Twin Shadow Plays Webster Hall, Ends Tour, Wipes Memory
We're not exactly sure what happened, but we know it involved champagne and being used as a human stripper pole.
David Bailey
9.28.12
Music

A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, and Danny Brown Have the Best Tour in Hip-Hop
As Joe Biden might say, the Long Live A$AP Tour is a big fucking deal. And we were there last night to catch the prodigious MCs at their NYC stop at the Roseland Ballroom.
Verena Stefanie Grotto
9.28.12
Motherboard Blog

What the Next Water War Will Look Like
It seems to be everywhere, ceaseless, benign. But since ancient times, water has also been a coveted resource, one that can lead to famine and spark wars. “Whisky is for drinking; water is for fighting over,” Mark Twain wrote. Long before the Bible...
ALEX PASTERNACK
9.28.12
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