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Question of the Day - What Would You Save in a Natural Disaster?

Hurricane Isaac has just finished popping in to say "Hi!" to the Gulf Coast, and has undoubtedly destroyed many people's worldly belongings. If you lived in its path, what would you have saved?
Rosie Parry
9.4.12
Jamie XX

Stream The xx's Upcoming Album Coexist And See Yourself On A Global Map Of Listeners

Get a full dose of the record and join the global community of The xx fans.
Abdullah Saeed
9.4.12
Motherboard Blog

How Did AntiSec Score 12 Million Apple IDs from the FBI?

The fun-loving, government oppression-hating hackers at AntiSec are back in action with the release of over a million Apple user IDs. The encrypted file hit the web late Monday night along with a characteristic rant against everything from the NSA to...
Adam Estes
9.4.12
Motherboard Blog

Kubrick Is Always Leading Us Into the Distance With the Forbidden Fruit of Filmmaking

Turn off that unstoppable strain of now fully-schlocked music (try "this":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPgwF3G5i4k instead) and see the linchpin that binds many of Stanley Kubrick's iconic shots in this "fan-made trailer":https://vimeo.com/kogonada...
ALEX PASTERNACK
9.4.12
Music

Bringing Big Time Projected Visuals To The Live DJ Set: Q&A With Techno Producer Agoria

The French producer discusses his collaboration with the Scale collective that brings life to his live DJ sets.
Julie Le Baron
9.4.12
Stuff

Islam for Xenophobes

I throw up a little when I hear the term “progressive Muslim,” even though some might label me as one. It's the bigotry inherent in this scene that particularly makes me sick.
Michael Muhammad Knight
9.4.12
Features

You Need To Listen To Weird Paul

AKA Paul Petroskey, the Pittsburgh prince of DIY weird.
Jeff Ogiba
9.4.12
Motherboard

The New Drug War: Militants Are Slaughtering Elephants In Record Numbers

In June, Interpol announced the "largest illegal ivory bust":http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/6/26/despite-huge-busts-elephant-poaching-has-reached-record-levels--2 in history, with 14 African nations coordinating to seize two tons of ivory and make...
Derek Mead
9.4.12
Motherboard Blog

Science Is Getting Closer to Finding a Cure for Paralysis

A team scientists in Switzerland and the United States must be thrilled after an experimental stem cell treatment they developed helped two paralyzed patients regain feeling in their bodies. The small trial involved injecting three patients with 2...
Adam Estes
9.4.12
Prolate Spheroid Preview

The Giant Insane People of the NFL Are Back, Finally

Professional football is played at speeds too fast for the viewer to follow what is happening. The games are too long and the stop-and-start action is constantly interrupted by homophobic, misogynistic beer ads. The rules are bizarre. And the game...
Harry Cheadle
9.4.12
Tech

The Trouble WIth Stealing Real Shitty Music

If you're using any of the Top 100 torrents, you're probably being monitored.
Derek Mead
9.4.12
Motherboard Blog

If You Use Torrents, You're Most Likely Being Monitored

You're a fool if you think your torrent downloading behavior can't be tracked, but with so many people swapping movies and music through BitTorrent _et al_, it's not likely that little old you, ye of occasional downloads, would be singled out, right...
Derek Mead
9.4.12
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