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Motherboard TV: Liberia's Only Analog Blogger

I couldn't tell you the last time I sat down and read a magazine or newspaper section from front to back, but it's been half a decade at least. Partly it's because a few of my favorite magazines have died, and partly because the job description of an...
Derek Mead
7.31.12
Tech

The Psychology of Bullshitting

The times they are a-changin' for Jonah Lehrer.
Adam Clark Estes
7.31.12
Motherboard Blog

Japan's First Green Party Has Been Launched By (Surprise!) Anti-Nuclear Folks

Japan has a relatively high amount of turnover in its government — just look at how many different prime ministers have led Japan over the last two decades — and its National Diet has a number of political groups represented. But despite that, I’m...
Derek Mead
7.31.12
Nachos

Girl Eats Food: Olympic Energy Nachos

A snack more doped up than Dwain Chambers.
Jo Fuertes-Knight
7.31.12
Music

Eagulls: "Moulting" Video Premiere

The Leeds prog-punks debut their trippy new video.
Noisey Staff
7.31.12
Music

What Song Do You Want Played At Your Funeral?

Choice tracks to get your mourn on.
Josh Schneider
7.31.12
Music

Beef Weekly: Courtney Love VS Lana Del Rey

Quit talkin' about my vagina, bitch.
Sam Taylor
7.31.12
Design

This Robot Can Not Only Walk, But Jump On Water Too

Designed like the water strider, this robot can leap 14cm in the air.
Kevin Holmes
7.31.12
Stuff

Ten Things R. Kelly's Autobiography Taught Me

Robert Sylvester Kelly has written a book. The creator of everyone’s favorite hip-hopera, oft-topless legend of 90s R&B, and retired Star Wars-themed stripper (more on that later) invites you to take a trip to the theme park that is R. Kelly’s past...
Monica Heisey
7.31.12
Music

Tribute: The Rock 'N' Roll Postman

I was in Eagle Rock one day with my girlfriend; we turned a corner and there was this wild vision. All hair and silver jewelry, serious rock posture. An 80's hair metal God come straight to life.
Michelle Groskopf
7.31.12
Motherboard Blog

Jonah Lehrer and the Psychology of Making Stuff Up

Jonah Lehrer's having a rough summer. A month ago, when the author and journalist was busted, bizarrely, for self-plagiarizing — that is, reusing passages of his own work in newly published articles at the _New Yorker's_ website - he said "it was a...
Adam Estes
7.31.12
Features

Fifteen More Records That Look Exactly Like Fifteen Other Records

Imitation is supposed to be the highest form of flattery, but sometimes it's just a plain rip-off.
Jeff Ogiba
7.31.12
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