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Christmas Is Officially Canceled in Somalia
Somalia's Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued a ban on Christmas and New Year's celebrations in the Muslim country, reportedly ordering the country's security forces to "prevent such un-Islamic acts."
A Chat to the Guy Who Invented Schoolies
In 1975 a Broadbeach hotel manager traveled to the US for Spring Break. Graduating high school in Australia would never be the same.
Why Christmas Dinner Could Cost You Less This Year
Commodities analytics firm Mintec reports that the price of cooking a traditional Christmas Day dinner has fallen to its cheapest since 2011. As if you needed an excuse to double up on the pigs-in-blankets.
Watch This Mexican Town Celebrate Their Namesake with Fertilizer Bombs and Sledgehammers
Festival-goers in San Juan de la Vega strap explosives to sledgehammers and smash them to the ground.
Let Three Fireworks Technicians Teach You About Blowing Stuff the Hell Up
While getting wasted and handling explosive devices that scare the shit out of your neighbors is undoubtedly a good idea, it's probably best to leave the larger displays to the professionals.
We Watched 4000 People Getting Stoned in a Melbourne Park
The city's stoners descended on Flagstaff Gardens yesterday to celebrate pot culture. We mostly went to ask some questions.
Ethiopians Are Risking Salmonella to Eat Raw Meat Delicacies
As the wealth of Addis Ababa grows, so too does the appetite for raw meat, especially on Easter Sunday. Many Ethiopians mark the end of the fasting season with kitfo, a dish consisting of raw minced ox meat.
The Century-Old Way to Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day Included Drinking Laundry Powder
While turning your beer green nowadays is a five-second task of squeezing in a few drops of food coloring, it used to take something a little less appetizing: laundry powder.
The Kings Get a Koons
Sacramento's NBA team announces their $9.5 million commission of a Jeff Koons 'Coloring Book' sculpture for their stadium plaza.
Video Shows Singer's Electrocution and Chaotic Aftermath at Haiti's Carnival
At least 20 people were killed and many more injured after a slow-moving float clipped low-hanging power lines during the Carnival celebration in Port-au-Prince.
Experience the THUMP Disco Emporium All Over Again
Fight off those back-to-the-office blues by looking back at THUMP's mirrorball masterpiece of a New Year's Eve bash
Shooting Up a Confederate Barn on New Year's 1970
Photographer Scot Sothern looks back at some of the weirdest New Year's nights he's had.