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iraq

Iraq's Popular Reality TV Show Forces Convicted Terrorists to Face Their Victims' Families
'In the Grip of the Law' makes the perpetrators of Iraqi terror attacks publicly confess, then face the relatives of their victims, at the scene of their crimes.
John Beck
12.22.14
asia & pacific

North Korea Has Massive Internet Outage as Obama Considers Putting Country Back on Terror List
North Korea and Obama traded barbs over the weekend as the fallout from the Sony hack continues.
Colleen Curry
12.22.14
Science

How to Make a Smiley Face out of Living Neurons
It requires some experimental brain stimulation techniques.
Jordan Pearson
12.22.14
VICE News

Villagers Caught Between Conflicts: The War Next Door - Part Four
In part four of a five-part series, VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky meets the group caught in the middle of the conflict across the border - the Druze of the Majdal Shams village.
VICE News
12.22.14
Stuff

How Much Caffeine Will Kill You?
The FDA released a strong warning against pure powdered caffeine last week, citing the risk of caffeine overdose and adding that "a single teaspoon [is] roughly equivalent to the amount in 25 cups of coffee." That's a lot of caffeine.
Arielle Pardes
12.22.14
Art

This Crystalline Cocoon Was Woven with Liquid Silk
Julian Melchiorri twists and morphs light with silk proteins for his ethereal 'Cocoon' sculpture.
Becky Chung
12.22.14
Booze

Hanukkah Manhattan Recipe
It may be the Festival of Lights, but you don't need to set your house on fire for this twist on a Manhattan.
Aaron Polsky
12.22.14
Recipe

The Eight Night Stand Recipe
This cocktail, like many tiki-style cocktails, is complex in its ingredients, but results in a wonderfully layered and delicious drink.
Aaron Polsky
12.22.14
watch

MUNCHIES Hanukkah Spectacular: How to Make Hanukkah Cocktails with Aaron Polsky
As we reach the seventh night of the Festival of Lights, Aaron Polsky—beverage director of NYC's Greenwich Project and Mulberry Project—crafts two Hanukkah-themed cocktails, both of which get set on fire.
Aaron Polsky
12.22.14
Bad Cop Blotter

Let's Please Not Have an Anti-Anti-Cop Backlash
The execution-style murder of two Brooklyn cops this weekend is an outrageous tragedy, but it shouldn't detract from the broader fight to reform America's police.
Lucy Steigerwald
12.22.14
vice meets

Director Kathryn Bigelow and Scott Z. Burns Talk About Their New Film 'Last Days'
VICE spoke with the award-winning director and her collaborator, Scott Z. Burns, about their new film on the illegal ivory trade industry, which purportedly finances terrorist organizations.
VICE Staff
12.22.14
2014 in Review

20 Surprisingly Sweet Music Videos of 2014
From Florida Georgia Line to Nicki Minaj, these are the videos that didn't suck this year.
Brandon Soderberg
12.22.14
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