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Space Shuttle Launch Vs. Royal Wedding: The Embarrassing Contest for Humanity's Attention

No royal wedding, please, we're space fans.
Janus Rose
4.29.12
Motherboard Blog

Nothing In Nature Outchomps the Mighty Rat

First, why we care. The short answer is that they won. Rats, in terms of evolution, are kings. This is probably obvious if you live in, say, New York or Baltimore, where one can easily see the situation for what it really is of humans existing to...
Michael Byrne
4.28.12
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Joe Kittinger Was Jumping From the Stratosphere Before It Was Cool

Within the year, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner hopes to break the record for the highest free fall jump. Retired U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger holds the current record, one he set in 1960. And, though acting as Baumgartner’s advisor...
Amy Shira Teitel
4.28.12
Stuff

Val Kilmer Told Us He Saw an Alien

I talked with Val Kilmer, Harmony Korine, and Eddy Moretti about their short contribution to VICE's new film "The Fourth Dimension" and what, if anything, it all means.
Rocco Castoro
4.27.12
NSFW

A Chat with Chris Nieratko About Skinema

Everyone at the office has been watching the first episode over and over today, alternating between gut-busting laughs and trying to stymie our boners.
Jonathan Smith
4.27.12
Chromeo

Creators Remix Roundup: Chromeo, Brodinski, And Mark Ronson

Punks Jump Up featuring Chromeo’s Dave 1, Brodinski cuts up Scissor Sisters, and Mark Ronson delivers the Olympic treatment.
Kathleen Flood
4.27.12
Music

Dev Hynes Gives Himself A 90s Video Game Character Makeover

For the latest video of the Blood Orange project, the electropop frontman gets computer animated.
Delia Reyes
4.27.12
Film

A Biker's Guide To Budapest

SubMap collaborates with UrbanCyclr to reveal the daily biking patterns of Budapest.
Alexander Pack
4.27.12
Sports

His Airness, Deflated

There’s no better tangible representation of Jordan’s perpetual inability to get with the times than his wretched Bobcats franchise—the worst team in NBA history.
Bryan Horowitz
4.27.12
Music

Miss Jen's Music News Toots - Vagina Rings

Wear a pussy on your finger. We don't care.
Miss Jen
4.27.12
Art

Art Hack Weekend: Beijing--Artists And Geeks Unite To Create Brand New Works

Let’s see what these motley crews came up with in 48 hours!
Madi Ju
4.27.12
Motherboard Blog

Adventures in Shit Games: 'Cho Aniki: Bakuretsu Rantou Hen'

Earlier this month, New York University’s Game Center presented Bad is Beautiful, a playable exhibit of some of video games’ most brilliantly aberrant atrocities. At least one game was missing. “This is the crap avant-garde,” the exhibit’s website...
Jenn Frank
4.27.12
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