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The Technological Battle for a Better Christmas Tree
Real and artificial Christmas trees have been duking it out on the tech front for centuries.
Jordan Pearson
12.24.14
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VICE News Capsule - Wednesday, December 24
Santa-clad protesters clash with police in Bethlehem, heightened security in France after attacks, and more.
VICE News
12.24.14
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LAPD Launches Investigation Into 'Dead, Dead Michael Brown' Song Sung at Retired Cop's Party
It's unclear whether current LAPD officers were present when a retired federal officer sang lyrics that mentioned the teen's brain "splattered on the floor."
VICE News
12.24.14
Premieres

Drink Some Tea and Stream Issue's Sprawling 'Azure Dreams' Mixtape
The mask-wearing son of E-40 delivers a two-disc, 30-song mixtape that you need to hear.
Ezra Marcus
12.24.14
Internet Videos Of Particular Importance

Here Is a Video of The Rock Singing "Here Comes Santa Claus" in a Onesie
"I'm in a onesie!"
Eric Sundermann
12.24.14
Opinion and Analysis

2014 VICE News Awards: The Most Offensive Tweet — Uber's White Privilege
Uber investor Jason Calacanis doubled down on his shortsighted view that there is no racism in the tech world, calling a discussion about white privilege "racist."
Natasha Lennard
12.24.14
Terraform

Four Days of Christmas
Yiwu, China. June 2024. Dispatch from the future factory of Christmas.
Tim Maughan
12.24.14
rap monument

Happy Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Various Other Holidays: Here Is the Full UNEDITED Rap Monument
You're welcome.
Noisey Staff
12.24.14
The Blobby Boys & Friends

Merry Christmas, Fashion Cat
It's Christmas in Los Angeles, so Fashion Cat rides his motorcycle to the Observatory to meet with God.
Alex Schubert
12.24.14
Radio Motherboard

What Would a 'Serial'-Like Murder Investigation Look Like Today?
In 1999, cell phone technology was nascent—how has tracking technology (and the other digital trails we leave) changed investigations since then?
Motherboard Staff
12.24.14
Best of 2014

Best Of 2014: Going to the Ends of the Earth
This year, we traveled around the world, getting high on gonads in the Arctic Circle, eating lamb in inner Mongolia, fishing on an exploding lake in the DR Congo, and even hanging out with Fidel Castro's former chef in Havana.
Munchies Staff
12.24.14
Recipe

Hasselback Potatoes Recipe
Use the best olive oil you can afford when making these crispy golden potatoes: With so few ingredients, you'll really notice a difference.
Ava Szajna-Hopgood
12.24.14
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