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"Japan's Killer Quake" is the Finest Reporting on 2011's Most Violent Upheaval
The combination earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit Japan earlier this year is surely one of the biggest stories of 2011. That's especially true in the tech world, with the combined disasters having a massive impact on both the technology...
Videodrome
12.22.11
Art

Genesis And The Tiny Universe Factory
Inspired by the most advanced scientific experiments to date, this 3D animated short sheds a new light on the origins of the universe.
The Creators Project Staff
12.22.11
Motherboard Blog

A Scientific Explanation for Cute, Happy, Lie-Filled Holiday Cards
Ah, the holidays. We're right at the peak of the loveliest season on our calendar, in which families and friends from around the country make the dutiful trek to gather, share gifts and trumped-up stories of their success, eat and drink too much, and...
Derek Mead
12.22.11
Music

Byte The App: Must See Apps Of The Week 12/22
AR app Layar gets another layer, Stilla is 3D photos but with a twist, AntiMap lets you create data visuals from your morning run, His Bodness gets a fan app, and Discovr’s new offering lets you find similar movies using a flow chart graph.
Kevin Holmes
12.22.11
Motherboard Blog

Mixtapes Haven't Killed the Music Industry, So Let's Keep Trying
I made a mixtape this weekend, 90 minutes of music consisting of nothing that I "owned," recorded onto a cassette tape, earphone jack to mic jack. It's a gift, and I think it sounds pretty good. It goes from Burning Star Core to Tony Conrad to the...
Michael Byrne
12.22.11
Motherboard Blog

MB Mixtape 2011 .04: Tim Hecker, "The Piano Drop"
_No, no, it's not another list. It's a mixtape, the finest in innovative, future-forward sounds assembled by your pals at Motherboard. You get one track a day from now until the end of the year, and then it all comes together into the best document of...
Michael Byrne
12.22.11
Stuff

Santa Was a Shroom Head
And everything you've been told about Christmas is a lie.
Milene Larsson
12.22.11
Photos

Noisey Nights presents: Ms Dynamite, Doorly, Murkage and more
Noisey Nights travelled to Glasgow where they teamed up with Mixed Bizness for a night of live sets by Boom Monk Ben, Murkage, Doorly and Ms Dynamite("teehee!") at The Arches.
Jonathan Tollan
12.22.11
the vice guide to travel

Jesus of Siberia
Vissarion's Church of the Last Testament is the only reason to visit Siberia.
Rocco Castoro
12.22.11
the vice guide to travel

Jesus of Siberia
Vissarion's Church of the Last Testament is the only reason to visit Siberia.
VICE Staff
12.22.11
Powder and Rails

Standard Films
The last part of the Standard Films series opens with some select Kevin Jones moments, like the first-ever frontside 1080 in the backcountry. From there, Mike Hatchett discusses the $100 per three-minute money-burning monster that is shooting 16mm film...
VICE Staff
12.22.11
EPICLY LATERD

Menace
Eric Pupecki is featured in the second-to-last part of the Menace series. We went up to Eric's house in Rhode Island and had Eric show us all of his Menace boards and medallions from back in the day.
VICE Staff
12.22.11
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