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Surviving University Dorms

Since it’s the middle of a seven day bender-orgy known as frosh week, we thought we’d give you a few pointers to help you through your first year away from mommy and daddy’s.
Gregory Pike
9.6.12
Motherboard Blog

This New Flying Lotus Short Film Is Absolutely Crucial

Music video, new album teaser (out Oct. 1, again on Warp), short arthouse film, or whatever, ""Until the Quiet Comes"":http://flying-lotus.com/watch-until-the-quiet-comes-short-film/ also happens to be beautiful and inspiring in a totally unexpected...
Michael Byrne
9.6.12
Julius von Bismarck

Rainbow-Dyed Pigeons Become Flying Works of Art

Julius von Bismarck and Julian Charrière airbrushed some birds for the Venice Biennale.
Julie Le Baron
9.6.12
Sports

Brandon Jacobs Called My Friend a "Lil Watermelon Head Ass"

San Francisco 49ers running back Brandon Jacobs is a bipolar socialite when it comes to interacting with fans. One minute he’s parading around a bounce house with a six-year-old and another he's insulting my dimwit friend on Twitter. In other words, he...
Greg Dybec
9.6.12
Music

We Fanute a Strip Club with French Montana

I’d actually like to compliment the strippers, because they had moves. Mind-boggling moves. These girls were propelling themselves across the stage using the mere force of their buttocks.
Tyler Trykowski
9.6.12
Photo

Summer Weather

In 1983, a local TV station held a contest for anyone who wanted a chance at reporting the weather. Michael Jang was hired to take head shots of contestants after each screen test. Although the pictures were never used, he developed the negatives...
Michael Jang
9.6.12
Motherboard Blog

Republicans Want You to Break Up With a Cardboard Cutout of Obama

Perhaps insufficiently embarrassed by the Godot-meets-Beavis Clint Eastwood performance art debacle, the GOP is attempting to get its message across with another extremely awkward stunt. Republicans have launched a 'Break up with Obama' campaign that...
Brian Merchant
9.6.12
video

Dead J: China's Electronic Music Impresario

Chinese electronic musician Dead J is not interested in expressing normal human emotion. The former guitarist started making electronic music in 2000 and chooses to express the void, or a condition, through his sound.
The Creators Project
9.6.12
Dead J

Meet Dead J: China's Electronic Music Impresario Brings Theatricality To The Dance Club

China’s fledgling electronic music scene gets a dose of drama from Dead J’s performance-driven tunes.
Billy Starman and Erica Huang
9.6.12
Motherboard Blog

Vietnamese Citizens Poisoned By Agent Orange Are Getting Help From Scientology

It only took "40 years":http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/8/8/everybody-slow-clap-america-scrubbing-vietnam-of-agent-orange for the United States to start cleaning up Agent Orange in Vietnam. Of course, the U.S. government doesn't agree with Vietnamese...
Derek Mead
9.6.12
Tech

Sorry, Not On the Guest List

You'll hear a lot about bin Laden, but here are six names you won't hear mentioned at the DNC.
Michael Arria
9.6.12
Features

Rock Chicks Arcade Melée

WELCOME TO THE ESTRODOME.
David Bailey
9.6.12
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