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Pakistan Lifts Moratorium on the Death Penalty as Funerals Continue for 132 Murdered Children

Further details and images have also emerged from Tuesday's school massacre, in which at least 145 people were killed. And Pakistan is promising a strong reaction.
Sally Hayden
12.17.14
Premieres

Premiere: K.I.D. - "Wish I Was Your Cigarette" Video

Watch the brother/sister duo make garage pop and hang out with a cool nun in low-fi.
Slava Pastuk
12.17.14
Features

The New Sound of Crowd Control

There are serious concerns about what "sound cannons" can do to the physical body, and in turn to the body politic.
ALEX PASTERNACK
12.17.14
periodismo

The New York Times Ran a Terrible Piece on Stadium Financing and We Are ON IT

The Grey Lady of journalism tried to cover the new DC sports stadium, and the Grey Lady failed. Hard.
Aaron Gordon
12.17.14
VICE GLOBAL

Fashion: The End of an Emotional Night Out

A shoot that's all about smudged makeup and tears.
Charlotte Rutherford
12.17.14
Stuff

New York Got Richer, Weirder, and Angrier in 2014

The rent stayed high, hip-hop stayed strange, the police stayed awful, and a lot of people wanted Taylor Swift to stay away.
Harry Cheadle and Wilbert Cooper
12.17.14
Photo

The Depressing Life of Christmas Trees

Only the prettiest ones get picked, but for most, the end is as gruesome as it will be for us humans.
Toufic Beyhum
12.17.14
Photography

Surreal Black and White Photos Immortalize Oldest Trees on Earth

For 'Portraits of Time,' Beth Moon spent 14 years capturing the Earth's most ancient survivors.
Joost Mollen
12.17.14
Stuff

Encouraging Young People to Test Their Own Genitals Might Not Be a Great Idea

Confidante is a (kind of) funny new campaign for at-home STI testing. But shouldn't we be helping to remove the shame young people feel about going to sexual health clinics?
Gareth May
12.17.14
Holy Shit

Science Finally Does Something Cool and Names a Snail After The Clash’s Joe Strummer

At last, some cool science news.
Dan Ozzi
12.17.14
2014 in Review

The Dude from Balance and Composure's Top Music and Moments of 2014

Drugs, you should try it.
Jon Simmons
12.17.14
ICELAND

Life as Struggle: How Iceland Became the World’s Best Pound-for-Pound Soccer Team

The population of Iceland is the same as as Riverside, California. How did it get so damn good at soccer?
Brian Blickenstaff
12.17.14
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