Foreign Policy's The Year in Photos.
Two people who are really good at fencing staged a lightsaber duel.
Someone covered the Serial podcast theme song...on accordion.
How to drink in Qatar. I found this article fascinating, since I've always wondered how it really works to drink in a dry country.
Twins born in different years!!!
I'm a linguist and I think the picture on the right (of a dog wearing pants) is correct. My mind parses the definition of "pants" differently, I guess.
Integrating migrants into schools (in Europe) will not be easy.
This video shows the process of dressing for different temperatures in Finland. I've taken to wearing my scarf outside my coat in these extreme low temperatures, and I think I prefer it to inside, which is the way I learned how to do it in Moscow.
This article about a celebrity surgeon who scammed an NBC producer into (almost) marrying him was like an awful trainwreck I couldn't look away from. (But seriously, the Pope? I'm not even Catholic and that part immediately raised huge red flags in my mind.)
Why Western designers are embracing the hijab.
This may be of interest to you: a list of the hardest languages for English speakers to learn (based on the amount of time it takes learners at the FSI to achieve a certain level of competency). It's been a few years since I had a look...and now I wish maybe I hadn't. :)