Arthur Holland Michel

Film

This New Film Puts You in the Center of a Nuclear Blast

Between footage of North Korean military parades, frighteningly beautiful explosions, and powerful images of Hiroshima and Nagasaki burn victims, 'the bomb' reminds us of the very real problems buried beneath our feet.
Arthur Holland Michel
4.8.16
Film

'Steve Jobs' Is the Thrilling, Sacrilegious, and Frightening Biopic We Never Needed

The new biopic by Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin comes on the heels of a searing documentary and a mawkish Ashton Kutcher vehicle. Can anybody get Steve Jobs right?
Arthur Holland Michel
10.9.15
News

The Long, Dangerous March South Asian Migrants Make Through South America to Get to the US

Thousands of people from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal are traveling up to 10,000 miles from as far south as Argentina—a treacherous trip that can take anywhere from three to six months.
Arthur Holland Michel
9.18.15
Stuff

KATSU Shows You How to Make a Graffiti Drone

The notorious graffiti artist's latest innovation could lift vandalism to new heights, but not everyone in the community is itching to get one.
Arthur Holland Michel
6.8.15
Stuff

Artist Simon Denny's Absurdist Vision of Silicon Valley

Where fine art, Silicon Valley, and a Genius-sponsored IRL 'annotation battle' at MoMA PS1 collide.
Arthur Holland Michel
4.14.15
Culture

I Went to the First Drone Film Festival and There Was a Lot of Dubstep

The shining star of drone filmmaking is 'Superman with a GoPro.'
Arthur Holland Michel
3.11.15
videos

The Born-Again Christian Who Flies a Drone for God

Jake Wells fell into a severe depression. His tricopter—and Jesus—saved him.
Arthur Holland Michel
1.29.15
videos

This Drunk Man Tackling a Drone Is Basically John Connor

What can this video teach us? Quite possibly very little.
Arthur Holland Michel
11.20.14
The Do It Well and Leave Something Witchy Issue

A Giant Hole Is Swallowing a Town in Peru

Cerro de Pasco is an environmental and urban catastrophe thanks to the massive polymetal mine that sits in the middle of town.
Arthur Holland Michel
10.14.14
Features

The Giant Toxic Hole Eating Peru's Highest City

The 'highest city in the world' is being swallowed by an appetite for metal.
Arthur Holland Michel
10.10.14
DRONE

The Drone That Will Change Graffiti: An Interview with KATSU

The mysterious artist wants to give a new meaning to drone bombing, starting in Silicon Valley. An interview and video.
Arthur Holland Michel
4.10.14
Motherboard Blog

How the Future of War (and Flying) Could Be Swarms of 3D-Printed Drones

The U.S. military has a problem: it takes too long to acquire new combat machines.
Arthur Holland Michel
1.25.14
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