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media manipulation

The Evil, Paranoid Genius of Jose Mourinho
In his campaign to shape the conversation and use the media to apply pressure, Jose Mourinho employs a subversive strategy that never quits.
Brian Blickenstaff
12.29.14
trash

Counting All the Plastic in the Ocean Is Really Hard
A recent study counted 5.25 trillion plastic particles floating in the world's oceans.
Victoria Turk
12.29.14
asia & pacific

Missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501 is Likely 'at the Bottom of the Sea,' Officials Say
Search operation for jet which disappeared over Java Sea enters second day as hopes fade for its 162 passengers and crew.
Ben Bryant
12.29.14
2014

The Year in Speculations
Assessing and discussing the top speculations of 2014.
Brian Merchant
12.29.14
VICE INTL

Blood Debt
VICE Serbia meets families across the Balkans who have taken justice for their children's deaths into their own hands.
VICE Serbia
12.29.14
The Horse Is a Horse of Course of Course Issue

The Glue-Sniffing Street Kids of Somaliland
No matter how prosperous Somaliland might become, it's doubtful that any of that good fortune will trickle down to Hargeisa's homeless children—young outcasts living on their own who are at best ignored and at worst abused and treated like vermin.
Sean Williams
12.29.14
Culture

Researchers Release Full Data from 2012 Police Body Cam Study
The results may explain why the police officer who killed Eric Garner wasn’t deterred, and other interesting facts.
Adrianne Jeffries
12.29.14
The Wall Street Issue

How It Felt to Watch My Wife Get a Boob Job
I consider myself a pretty well-traveled dude, but I still fainted at the sight of my wife's new breasts.
Chris Nieratko
12.29.14
Stuff

Do Mormons Care About Joseph Smith's 40 Wives?
This year the LDS church released a series of essays that quietly acknowledged some of the more sordid bits of Mormon history, including the religion's founder's polygamy.
Rick Paulas
12.29.14
Features

Best of 2014: Pop
People sure had a lot to say about women and their arses this year, eh?
Noisey Staff
12.29.14
middle east

'We Have No Money For Food Let Alone a New Home': Marooned Gazans Await Help After Summer Conflict
Billions of dollars of international aid were pledged to help rebuild the 18,000 homes destroyed and 50,000 damaged in the summer's bloody 51-day war between Hamas and Israel. But so far progress has been little or none.
Harriet Salem
12.29.14
POP

Best of 2014: Sophie Miles (Mistletone records)
One half of the excellent Melbourne indie label gives us her top picks of the year.
Noisey Staff
12.28.14
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