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This Half Male, Half Female Cardinal Is the Yin-Yang of Birds (Update!)
Sexual dimorphism -- differences in appearance between males and females -- tends to be very visible in birds. Think of a rooster and a hen, or a peacock and a peahen: Females that spend a lot of time nesting need good camouflage, while males have a...
Derek Mead
9.19.12
Tech

Here's Looking at You, Terrorist
Sorry, you can't run from these brainwave-powered binoculars.
Adam Clark Estes
9.19.12
Pen Pals

Finish What You Start
I’ve witnessed a few wigs get split in the middle of the night by a lock in a sock, I’ve heard stories about people getting boiling baby oil dumped on them, and seen guys walking around with these ugly scars. Revenge is common in prison, so finish what...
Bert Burykill
9.19.12
Stuff

Michael Kimball’s Enormous Death-Eye
Michael Kimball has an uncanny ability to parse the most strange and painful parts of being a person into something most anyone could comprehend. Whether he’s writing about suicidal weathermen or an elderly couple on the cusp of death, Kimball’s...
Blake Butler
9.19.12
Travel

The Bloody Terraces of West Papuan Football
Where child prostitutes sniff glue and they all hate the government.
Will Millard
9.19.12
Motherboard Blog

A Machine For Turning Your Junk into Dubstep Music
When you think about it, pretty much all modern electronic music is just a series of loops — sometimes overlapping with each other, sometimes evolving. So it's not surprising that the new laser-powered "Instrument for the Sonification of Everyday...
Adam Estes
9.19.12
Motherboard Blog

Drones, Getaway Cars, and Saving the Planet: Louie Psihoyos Is the Real Life Steve Zissou
Yeah, we're about I'd say, 60% done with the new movie. You do your best to try to budget a documentary. But you zig and zag so much because, if you're doing a good job, you're not on script – (laughs) there really is no script.
Daniel Stuckey
9.19.12
Art

3D Printed Abstract Sculptures Explore Identity In The Virtual Age
John Rainey mixes up virtual and physical, along with traditional and modern sculptural practices.
Kevin Holmes
9.19.12
Music

A Thing or Two About Kanye West's 'Cruel Summer' Album
Seriously, fuck 'Cruel Summer.' Fuck it all over the place. Fuck it in space. Fuck it underwater. Fuck it next to a plate of green eggs and ham.
Drew Millard
9.19.12
Motherboard Blog

The Enemy Can't Run From These Brain Wave-Powered Binoculars
In the wars of the future, solider's eyes alone won't be enough to hunt down insurgents. They'll need a little bit of extra help from the new brain wave-powered binoculars that DARPA just invented. Nicknamed the "Luke Skywalker" binoculars when they...
Adam Estes
9.19.12
Features

Countdown To The New On The Road Series!
Come celebrate with Noisey, Jesse Hughes and Marshall Headphones for the brand new On The Road series.
Noisey Staff
9.19.12
Features

Crushed Beaks: "Breakdown" Exclusive
More loud and scuzzy sounds from the London duo.
Noisey Staff
9.19.12
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