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Crystal Meth Addicts Keep Setting Themselves on Fire

I interviewed a cop about the "shake and bake" method that's burning people alive and closing down hospitals.
Henry Langston
6.25.12
Music

Sneaking Into Kanye’s Cannes Party

“ASS, ASS, ASS, ASS.”
Fraser Jones
6.25.12
Motherboard Blog

Lead is Poisoning California Condors to Extinction

The population rebound of the California Condor stands as one of the great conservation stories, with the species surviving whilst on the brink of destruction. At one point, there were only 22 of the birds left. Now there are nearly 400. So, while it's...
Derek Mead
6.25.12
Music

Para One, Cassius, And Club Cheval Reveal Their Chops At The Creators Project: Paris 2012

A panel discussion breaking down the process of making a banging track.
The Creators Project
6.25.12
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Simpler Times

In 1987 you could make the cover of 'Thrasher' just by bending down and grabbing your skateboard with both hands.
Michael Sieben
6.25.12
Tech

We Are Pill-Addicted Meat Apologists: A Chat With Martha Rosenberg

"The FDA judges itself on how many drugs it approves, not rejects."
Michael Arria
6.25.12
News

Filibustin' with Willie D - Super PACs Make Some Terrible Political Ads

Romney is a member of a cult religion. They're going to need to come harder than this in November.
Willie D
6.25.12
Music

LAYERS: Scaling The Pathways Of Open Mike Eagle's "Universe Man," Produced By Awkward

Each week we invite an artist to break one of their tracks down into its parts and tell us how they made each one. This week: Open Mike Eagle and Awkward.
Abdullah Saeed
6.25.12
Design

Daniel Libeskind's Cosmic Chandelier Is Based On The 14-Billion-Year History Of Light

Forget crystal, a chandelier which uses cosmic algorithms and a microcontroller is much more impressive.
Kevin Holmes
6.25.12
Music

Digital Dreaming With Pajama Club's Interactive Kinect-Based Music Video

Ethereal, glitchy visuals and multiple camera angles make up an otherworldly experience.
Kevin Holmes
6.25.12
Motherboard Blog

In the Vacuum Left By Shrinking Newspapers, State Media Are Rising

Yeah, yeah, newspapers are doomed, budgets are collapsing, journalists are losing jobs, and unpaid writers are slaving away at traffic-whoring fast food posts for major outlets that promise the experience will give said unpaid writers a leg up in a...
Derek Mead
6.25.12
Tech

The Low Art of Prison Highs

When all you've got is time, a concrete cell, and a coke habit, how do you not think about smuggling?
Brian Anderson
6.25.12
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