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I Finally Got an iPhone

I finally got an iPhone a few weeks ago. I think what sealed the deal was when I was out skating with some old bros and one of my unemployed/unemployable friends pulled his iPhone out of his pocket to Instagram some nonsense.
Michael Sieben
9.18.12
Motherboard Blog

As Sake Declines, Japanese Craft Beers Are Booming

Spend any time drinking in Japan -- and if you're in Japan, you likely will -- and you'll notice that for all the plethora of sub-brands of beer in the country, they're all pretty much variations of malted macrobrews produced by the four titans of the...
Derek Mead
9.18.12
Travel

Shouldn't Robert Mugabe Be Dead Already?

The country is tired of waiting for its devil to die.
Olive Hoover
9.18.12
New music

Fifty Grand - "Exceptional"

Like if Philip Glass and Purity Ring teamed up to score 'The Others.'
Emerson Rosenthal
9.18.12
Motherboard Blog

This is the Banned 1945 US Army Documentary That Inspired "The Master"

In _Hard Eight_, Paul Thomas Anderson's first feature, John C. Reilly becomes the gambling protege of Phillip Baker Hall. Like some of Bret Easton Ellis' returning characters, Anderson scripted Phillip Baker Hall, in _Boogie Nights_ and _Magnolia_, to...
Daniel Stuckey
9.18.12
Fashion

The Very Best of New Zealand Fashion Week

I spared NZFW designers by conducting myself with a bit more grace and, rather than pissing on everyone, sharing with you a “Best of…” list of all the things I liked I during the week.
Annette Lamothe-Ramos
9.18.12
Motherboard Blog

We Shouldn't Be Killing All the Wolves We Can

For the first time in four decades, wolves are fair game for hunters, which has sparked a controversy that challenges the very intent of landmark environmental laws like the ESA.
Derek Mead
9.18.12
Music

Remembering the Dumb Moments That Shaped Me Through Songs - Part Three

I think the routine is the best thing I have ever done in my life. I make up this one really slick move where I curl my hands under one another like an Egyptian princess when Madonna says, “I’ll give you love if you turn the key."
Mish Way
9.18.12
Art

What If The Greatest Disasters In History Never Happened?

In his project Loading, artist/programmer Brüno Melo ponders what life would be like if some of the most remarkable events ever witnessed by humankind never took place.
Mariana Rezende
9.18.12
Stuff

I Interviewed a Homeless Guy About Sex

Don't tell me you've never wondered about it.
Emma Arpstrand
9.18.12
more eddy

Mitt Romney, Little Black Hole

The Romney campaign is stalling, nothing’s landing, and they need to connect soon. So last week Romney threw a foreign-policy punch. And in the short term he’s being hammered for it. But will it pay off? What else can he do? He is falling into his own...
Eddy Moretti
9.18.12
Art

Artist Creates Photographic Portraits Using Bacteria

Zachary Copfer merges photographic techniques with microbiology to create “bacteriography.”
Kevin Holmes
9.18.12
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