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Photo by Suvodeb Banerjee I treat my earbuds rough, so every year or two they break. And every time, as I walk around the world without a constant soundtrack of Spotify and podcasts, I think to myself, “I really ought…

Authored by Rene Chun via The Atlantic, Hyperinflation has driven thousands to seek out unorthodox currency. In Venezuela, home to some of the worst hyperinflation since the Weimar Republic, a Big Mac costs about half a month’s wages. Or rather,…

The history of videogames is full of unsolved mysteries, such as what happens inside a Poké Ball or what are those bloody “bug in a jar” objects in Skyrim.  But nothing rivals Mario = plumber, as you never actually see…

During the last year, I’ve become a big fan of night photography and the night sky. I’ve always enjoyed it but my hometown in Norway doesn’t have the most interesting landscape. So I rarely bothered to go out during night…

Ric Flair isn’t dead yet. A few weeks after he was transported to the hospital for a “serious health issue” that had him placed briefly in a coma, the Nature Boy is back and sending video messages to his fans…

GIF Image: Juicero Dozens of people will no longer be able to use an over-engineered machine to squeeze cold press juice from a bag in the near future. Juicero, the startup that became a symbol of the tech industry’s mission…

Moscow’s Synthposium was more than a runaway, hyper-nerdy festival. It also brought together Russia’s fledgling boutique music gear maker scene. Avid modular enthusiasts will know some of these builders – or, in the case of Polivoks, the storied Soviet brand…