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Never Forget the Space Monkeys That Made It All Possible

Humans have had their sights set on visiting the stars for millennia, but we weren’t the first Earthlings to leave the confines of our planet. Before we grew the cojones to actually strap ourselves to our massive space-bound rockets, we enlisted some...
JORDAN KEENAN
2.12.12
Facebook

The Alternate-Reality Facebook That Almost Happened

Just imagine if Harvard officials hadn't been so worried about things like privacy and transparency.
Abraham Riesman
2.12.12
Comics!

Jobs' Globs

Apple's technological achievements can be traced to an alien Steve Jobs brutally raped many years ago.
Johnny Ryan
2.12.12
Design

Man And Nature Collaborate To Create Crystalized Project

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka harnesses the beauty of natural crystals.
Xue Tan
2.11.12
NSFW

American Ecstasy - A Chat About Porn with Barbara Nitke

Photographer Barbara Nitke began taking stills on porn sets. Her images reveal the human side of people often written-off as piss drinking, monsters in leather masks.
Karley Sciortino
2.10.12
Motherboard Blog

Peace Is Every Dubstep: Meet the Deprivation Chamber Instrument That Will Chill TED Out

Music has been central to meditation for thousands of years, in part because it helps "chill people out":http://news.health.com/2010/03/19/music-soothes-anxiety-as-well-as-massage-does/. But the artist and technologist Jay Vidyarthi is trying to flip...
Lara Heintz
2.10.12
Music

Hallucinogenic Animation For Machinedrum's Remix Of "Eyes Down"

Anthony Francisco Sheppard creates another gem for Ninja Tune.
Abdullah Saeed
2.10.12
News

Hard Times for Boehner

If times are good, Boehner must remain apocalyptic. If he doesn't, he will become a stranger to his base, an imposter in a technicolor weeping suit.
Randolph Brickey
2.10.12
diplo

Creators Remix Roundup: Yuksek, Diplo, And Chromeo

Yuksek reworks The Young Professionals, Diplo and Don Diablo, and Mekatronix on Chromeo. Plus, Obama’s Spotify playlist, dressing up with G-Dragon, and Neon Indian’s new vid.
Kathleen Flood
2.10.12
Stuff

Tonight: Free Tattoos by Nick Doyle

Nick Doyle, an artist who's known for carrying his tattoo kit inside of a lunch box, is offering you the deal of a lifetime tonight--free beer and free tattoos.
VICE Staff
2.10.12
Music

Hyped: The Week In Links 2/10

Busy week? Here’s some things you may have missed.
Kevin Holmes
2.10.12
Sports

Godspeed, Ricky Williams

There is a Japanese proverb that says, "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down." No modern NFL player knows more about getting hammered down than Ricky Williams.
Harry Cheadle
2.10.12
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