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Boyle's Brains

What I Think About When I Think About My Body

I didn’t fully believe there was a hole in me until I tried filling it with a tampon before college. Still didn’t quite believe it was there until I had sex the next year. Feel jealous of people who get to have sex with it. Putting something into...
Megan Boyle
9.21.12
Motherboard

Trevor Paglen Made a Time Capsule to Outlast Earth

Paglen compiled a list of 100 images culled from human history and etched them onto an ultra-archival silicon disc.
Claire L. Evans
9.21.12
Motherboard Blog

Listen to This Drone-Strike Bashing Pashtun Dance Song

Sonically, “Za Kaom Pa Stargo Stargo Drone Hamla” (My Gaze Is as Fatal as a Drone Attack) isn't anything to drone on about. But even with a stock melody and otherwise _mehhh_ dance moves, "Za Kaom" (My Gaze) is proving to be a legit banger. A real...
Brian Anderson
9.21.12
Features

The Whigs Are Three Good Southern Dudes Who Make Solid, All-American Rock N' Roll

We met up with the guys to talk tours and record shops, and geek out over 'Hee Haw' and Dwight Yoakam.
Tess Duncan
9.21.12
News

Go Ahead, Throw Your Vote Away

I talked to Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party's anti-war, pro-gay marriage, pro-choice, anti-tax, anti-Fed, pro-pot, pro-gun, anti-government candidate and the guy I'll probably vote for.
Harry Cheadle
9.21.12
Music

Do Cute Cats Like Gangnam Style? - You Review

The entire Internet is losing its hive mind for K-Pop genius Psy and his breakout hit, "Gangnam Style." But here's the thing: the Internet is like 99% cats.
Noisey Staff
9.21.12
Motherboard Blog

The iPhone 5 Line Was Filled With Occupiers, Urban Campers, and Pro-Line Waiters

Standing outside the Apple's 5th Avenue Flagship store with Caitlin, Motherboard's press-savvy intern, I'm overcome by a contact high from sleep-deprived iPhone fanatics. The layers of sweat and dust, the jitteriness of the first dozen overnighters...
Daniel Stuckey
9.21.12
Music

Hyped: The Week In Links 9/21

Busy week? Here are some things you may have missed.
Kevin Holmes
9.21.12
Motherboard Blog

Scientists Show That You Can Erase Fear by Erasing Memories

Good news, gumshoes. Science has figured out how to erase fears. That sentence is not as sensational as it looks. A team of researchers from Uppsal University in Sweden have developed a technique whereby they can do away with new emotional memories in...
Adam Estes
9.21.12
Tech

These People Put the "i" in Line

We checked out the line for the new iPhone 5, and all we found were a bunch of urban campers, pro-line waiters, and of course, Occupiers.
Daniel Stuckey
9.21.12
Motherboard Blog

iFixit Has Already Ripped Open an iPhone 5

The lovely iFixit has gotten its deconstructive hands on an iPhone 5 and already has "the phone's guts up on display":http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone-5-Teardown/10525/. There aren't a whole lot of surprises -- the battery is a bit bigger, and...
Derek Mead
9.21.12
Motherboard Blog

A Russian Chemist Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges Is Sharing a Cell With Pussy Riot

Olga Nikolaevna Zelenina is a leading Russian chemist who specializes in studying hemp and opium poppies who's often called on as an expert witness in narcotics cases. She's also been arrested for being implicit in narcotics trafficking, charges that...
Derek Mead
9.21.12
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