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2014 in Review

Looking Back on the Year in Party Country, in Which Country Music Didn't Die

This year the conversation in country went from griping about bro country to contemplating the deterioration of the genre—maybe that was an overreaction.
Jessica Ogilvie
12.24.14
VICE INTL

Battle of the Nations

VICE France visits a 'medieval full contact' tournament—one of the most violent sports we know of—called Battle of the Nations. There, we watch grown men beat each other in the face with weapons that existed in Europe 800 years ago.
VICE France
12.24.14
Longreads Or Whatever

Kanye West: Portrait of the Monster as a Young Masterpiece

Read an excerpt from the 33 1/3 series entry on 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,' by Kirk Walker Graves.
Kirk Walker Graves
12.24.14
Politics

The Year the Climate Changed Everything

That 2014 is turning out to be the hottest year ever recorded is, sadly, not particularly remarkable. What we started doing about it is.
Brian Merchant
12.24.14
2014 in Review

This Is How We Don't: The Raised Stakes of Appropriation

Why the wanton jacking of black culture by white artists carried an extra edge in 2014.
Kasai Rex
12.24.14
robots

The Robots Are Coming, the Robots Are Here

If 2014 was any indicator we are now living among the machines, and there’s no turning back. Should we be worried?
Brian Anderson
12.24.14
ANIMALS

​How Whales Geoengineer the Oceans for Us

How whale 'poo-namis' may be able to suck down the planet's excess carbon.
Maddie Stone
12.24.14
middle east

Islamic State Fighters Capture Jordanian Pilot After Downing Coalition Warplane in Syria

The family of Flight Lieutenant Moaz Youssef al-Kasasbeh have appealed to IS leaders for his release after it published images showing the pilot and the downed jet in its stronghold of Raqqa.
Ben Bryant
12.24.14
Christmas Videos of Particular Importance

Beyoncé and Alexandra Burke

Snot, sobs and "Sing It Girl!"
sam wolfson
12.24.14
Ink Spots

Photos from 'The Chapess': A Feminist Punk Zine for 2014

Started in Summer 2011 by two hardened feminists and old school zinesters, The Chapess is intended to be a platform to champion submissions from students and artists alike.
Amelia Abraham
12.24.14
Science

The Myth of Holiday Heart Transplants

Despite what your doctor may think, Christmas is not the best time to ask for an organ.
JoAnna Klein
12.24.14
Comics!

Afro Kid Loses His Shit at the Bus Stop

Wouldn't you if a stranger was a screaming in your ear?
Bobby Joseph and Joseph Samuels
12.24.14
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