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This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: An Open Letter to NPR Intern Emily White

From one young'n to another—you're making us look bad.
Sasha Hecht
6.19.12
Motherboard Blog

The CFPB is Bringing Social Media to the Government to Fight Credit Cards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, just launched a new consumer complaint site today. The dispinterest wall, is a forum for credit card holders, with what I'd say is a pretty stylish and readable design for a bureaucratic agency. But...
Daniel Stuckey
6.19.12
Design

BioTac®: A Robotic Finger That's More Sensitive Than Your Own

BioTac® is a new haptic technology which gives robots the sense of touch.
Kevin Holmes
6.19.12
Stuff

How to Survive Prison if You Are a Princess

Hey princesses who read VICE, here's what to expect if you ever get sent to the slammer.
Kristen Cochrane
6.19.12
Art

Daniel Buren Thinks Big, Sees The World Through Tinted Glass

Since the 1960s, this multimedia artist has been conquering the world with his in situ pieces.
Marwann Frikach
6.19.12
Motherboard Blog

Deepwater Horizon Changed Nothing: An Interview with Author Abrahm Lustgarten

It’s been two years since the Deepwater Horizon disaster. We may still be dealing with its environmental impact, but a number of recent books suggest that we have now obtained the perspective needed to adequately assess the tragedy. Rising to the top...
Michael Arria
6.19.12
An Open Letter to

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: An Open Letter To NPR Intern Emily White

From one young'n to another—you're making us look bad.
Sasha Hecht
6.19.12
News

Filibustin' with Willie D - The NYPD Can Stop-and-Frisk These Nuts

What more proof do we need that this program is basically institutionalized racial profiling?
Willie D
6.19.12
Tanlines

Meet Tanlines: The Internet's Best Dance Machine

Tanlines crafts dreamy electro-pop that’s destined to become your summer soundtrack.
Julia Kaganskiy
6.19.12
OKFocus

Tanlines

Brooklyn-based electronic duo Tanlines, aka Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm, believe that good music and art come out of friendship. We went to their Greenpoint, Brooklyn studio to see how they use that energy to pump life into their computer-based music and...
The Creators Project
6.19.12
Motherboard Blog

Should New York City Expand Its Network of Trash-Sucking Vacuum Tubes?

When urban planners were trying to turn New York's Roosevelt Island from a haven for the disabled and the mentally ill into a liveable city, they got "utopian":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Island#Architecture. Lying beneath their plans was an...
ALEX PASTERNACK
6.19.12
Yeasayer + Casey Reas

Yoshi Sodeoka's Music Video For Yeasayer's "Henrietta" Is A Feverish Jungle Dream [Q&A]

Video artist Yoshi Sodeoka reveals the creative process behind the video he made for Yeasayer’s new track, and hints at upcoming collaboration.
Christina Lee
6.19.12
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