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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
Motherboard Blog

The Ill-Conceived Manhattan Project National Park Is Not Going to Be Built

I think a lot of people wish the invention of the atomic bomb is something we could all take back. It's not necessarily a realistic thought -- there's always the argument that _someone_ would have eventually developed one -- but the AEC's insane...
Derek Mead
9.21.12
Motherboard Blog

Waiting in Line for iPhones and for Everything Else

Everyone hates waiting in line, 99% of the time. It sucks. It’s boring, it’s frustrating, every impulse in our modern techno-entitlement complex tells us it’s pointless, and sometimes it’s actually dangerous. But inevitably, people will do it to get a...
Brian Merchant
9.21.12
Fashion

I Was Communist Romania's Top Model

If I've learned anything from popular culture, it's that any country that has ever dabbled with communism has been MISERABLE. Everything is built from concrete and soil and people have to marry tractors. So, I wasn't wildly surprised when I heard that...
Lorena Lupu, Photos by Dinu Lazăr
9.21.12
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