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33 Years Ago Today, Jimmy Carter Put Solar Panels on the White House
On this very day, June 20th, 33 years ago, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House roof. Seven years after that, Ronald Reagan took them down.
It was the end of 70s, a decade wracked with stagnant economic growth and a pair...
Brian Merchant
6.20.12
Features

SSION's Cody Critcheloe Isn't Afraid Of Justin Bieber
We talked to the man of many mediums about his new video for "Earthquake," his Riot Grrrl days, and going head-to-head with the Biebz.
Shriya Manian
6.20.12
Motherboard Blog

Bioenergy Can't Compete With Our Taste for Meat
Biomass fuels have long been hailed as a real solution to carbon emissions, and theoretically it makes total sense: If you grow crops like switchgrass to produce biodiesel, carbon that’s released from burning the fuel was old carbon dioxide that had...
Derek Mead
6.20.12
Music

Johnny Ramone Was an Asshole, But I Get It
Johnny's autobiography tells his story in his own blunt, Republican-punk tongue.
Mish Way
6.20.12
Photo

Desperados Presents The Very Best Live at The Shacklewell Arms
Their singer is stranded in Malawi but that didn't mean their very first UK show couldn't happen.
Alice Wagstaffe
6.20.12
Music

Beatsurfing, A Geometric, Multi-Colored Revolution In Sound Control Interfaces, Is Out Today
Finally out of beta testing, the Beatsurfing iPad app is set to change the beat-making world.
Abdullah Saeed
6.20.12
Music

Viva Brother Reincarnated as Lovelife
Viva Brother are cool now, you guys.
Clive Martin
6.20.12
Music

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: An Open Letter To NPR Intern Emily White
Why you shouldn't be writing about music.
Sasha Hecht
6.20.12
Music

Deltron 3030 Came Back, They Were Always Coming Back
Visionary sci-fi rap for comic book heads, cyberpunks and conspiracy theorists.
Elliot Sharp
6.20.12
Music

Main Attrakionz: "Women We Chase"
Mondre and Squadda reminisce fondly about the ladies they've loved.
Noisey Staff
6.20.12
Question Of The Day

Why Is It So Hot?
We asked a bunch of half-naked pedestrians because our brains were too scrambled to answer the question ourselves.
VICE Staff
6.20.12
Tech

Chapo That Yeyo
A look at the brilliant smuggle tech of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the world's top drug kingpin.
Brian Anderson
6.20.12
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