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The Latest Patents Show New Drones Will Bounce, Swarm, and Transform
Every month, over 40,000 applications are made with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. About half that number of actual patents are granted monthly—usually after several years of review and refinement. (Legit patent applications are published 1...
JONATHAN LIU
7.20.12
New music

Stream ANYWHERE'S Self-Titled Debut!
The new art-rock project from members of At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta, Triclops!, and Liquid Indian.
Noisey Staff
7.20.12
Art

15 Viral Works Of Art, From Cave Paintings To Computer Hacks
A list of some of the most iconic and viral artworks of all time.
Kyle Chayka
7.20.12
Stuff

Boyle's Brains - Plausible Conspiracy Theories
Every time someone has an orgasm that doesn’t make someone else pregnant, one pigeon is generated. That’s why there are so many pigeons. That’s why pigeons walk like that.
Megan Boyle
7.20.12
Girl News

Stuff Girls Like
And why isn’t a fun thing to do getting every dog you know together and putting treats all on your arms so you can have an actual puppy party where you’re just like huggin’ and huggin’ and huggin’ them? Why is it more fun to buy stale beer instead? See...
Kate Carraway
7.20.12
Stuff

The Recent Unpleasentness - Sheriff Joe Tweets
We collected the best tweets from computer-illiterate sheriff and xenophobic baked potato Joe Arpaio.
Sam McPheeters
7.20.12
The Photo Issue 2012

Records
It's unfair to expect a band to make the same album over and over again. But damn, the Red Album and the Blue Record were so fucking good, they could've rode that wave for a few more releases.
VICE Staff
7.20.12
Motherboard Blog

Federal Court to Disneyland: Segways Are the Future
I lived in Orange County as a kid, and as such I pretty much was brainwashed into loving all things Disneyland from an early age. I mean, the place is great: you've got all the rides, food, and fantasy you could possibly want, and the joint is always...
Derek Mead
7.20.12
News

Moshe Silman, RIP
Moshe Silman, the Israeli man who set himself on fire at Saturday's J14 social justice protest, has died at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv. He spent the past week in critical condition there with second- and third-degree burns covering 94 percent of...
Alice Wagstaffe
7.20.12
Art

A Crowdsourced Orchestra And Robotic Artists Bring The Internet To Life In Google's Web Lab
The interactive power of the web is showcased in all its digi-physical crossover glory.
Kevin Holmes
7.20.12
Motherboard Blog

Obama's Portrait of Cyberwar Isn't Complete Hyperbole
It's hard to imagine what cyberwarfare actually looks like. Is it like regular warfare, where two sides armed with arsenals of deadly weapons open fire on each other and hope for total destruction? What do they fire instead of bullets? Packets of...
Adam Estes
7.20.12
Art

Jayson Haebich's Interactive Laser Sculpture Lets You Manipulate Light With Your Hands
Ever wanted to touch and feel light? This prototype allows you to do just that.
Sami Sharaf
7.20.12
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