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Al Sharpton Is Struggling to Control the 'Black Lives Matter' Movement
Al Sharpton attracted a huge crowd at his Justice for All March, but there are signs that "Hands Up, Don't Shoot!" may have moved beyond his control.
Matt Laslo
12.18.14
Art

Virtual Human Towers and Seismic Data Art Shake Up Barcelona
Alpha-ville's 'New Realities' exhibition showcases groundbreaking tech art.
Kevin Holmes
12.18.14
Gaming

The FBI Is Investigating #GamerGate
The details of the case are kept secret, but the FBI has confirmed it relates to the online sexist attacks that boiled over this past fall.
Kaleigh Rogers
12.18.14
Travel

Los Angeles Sucked and Ruled in 2014
Our police aren't always as racist as we thought, wealthy Westsiders are responsible for our whooping cough epidemic, and there are apparently ways to get around town besides driving. Oh, and the Lakers still suck.
VICE LA Staff
12.18.14
Politics

The Sony Hack Is Not an Excuse to Pass Bad Cybersecurity Laws
“This will be a case study I can guarantee will be both used and misused in everything from legislation to cybersecurity sales pitches.”
Jason Koebler
12.18.14
Highlights

Arturo Vidal Turns Keeper Into Statue With Curling Strike
Arturo Vidal hit a lovely ball for Juventus' second goal of the game and the keeper was frozen to the spot.
Sean Newell
12.18.14
asia & pacific

Pakistan Lifting the Death Penalty Moratorium for 'Terrorists' Might Backfire
Executions for those convicted on terrorism charges are expected to resume in Pakistan soon, but campaigners say that in 88 percent of those cases, "there was no link to anything reasonably defined as terrorism."
Sally Hayden
12.18.14
Europe

Putin Saves an Oligarch, Admits He Has a Lover and Deflects Blame for the Ruble Crisis
The Russian leader used his annual press conference to attribute the ruble's plunge in value to Western persecution over Ukraine and an unlucky "external economic situation."
Alec Luhn
12.18.14
The Film That Made Me...

'Vanishing Point' Was the Film That Made Me Want to Go Out in a Blaze of Glory
"Vanishing Point," for the uninitiated, is a film about a man driving a car. It was 1971. You could make a film like that back then.
Joel Golby
12.18.14
christmas

Fruitcake Is the Most Reviled Holiday Confection in History for Good Reason
Fruitcake is gross, and ugly, and nobody likes it. It's the brunt of late night television jokes and finds itself as a punchline in songs. And yet, fruitcake endures as a staple in the American Christmas culinary tradition. What gives?
Richard Parks
12.18.14
Holy Shit

T-Pain and Lil Wayne Have a New Song Called "Let Me Thru" That Goes A Million Miles Per Hour
New T-Wayne!
Kyle Kramer
12.18.14
Environment

The Islamic State Might Be Going Green
What could be construed as a conservation initiative might just be an effort at bolstering its government credentials and projecting an image of a powerful state.
Belén Fernández
12.18.14
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