| | | | 2014 was a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad year
Mic It's New Year's Eve, readers, and not soon enough: 2014 was a rotten year of tragedy and disaster, from the bloody conflicts in Ukraine, Syria and Gaza and the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq to the chaos of Ferguson and the spread of Ebola in West Africa. Goodbye and good riddance, 2014: We won't miss you one bit.
+ A wild #SlatePitch appears! Never mind the headlines, the world actually isn't falling apart as much as you may think.
+ The Guardian's Jeb Lund has a delicious recollection of 2014 as he experienced it through CNN.
+ Speaking of remembering: What is it about New Year's resolutions that make them so impossible? Science has an answer.
+ One map shows that when it comes to the rest of the world, Americans are New Year's Eve lightweights.
+ Also speaking of remembering: Here's a user's guide to dealing with your New Year's Day hangover. | | Americans are optimistic about the economy for the first time since the Great Recession
Mic For the first time since a massive housing and credit crisis took down the U.S. economy in 2008, destroying millions of jobs and tanking the stock market, Americans are finally starting to have a more positive outlook on the nation's economy.
According to a recent Gallup poll, 4% more Americans think the economy is "improving" rather than getting worse.
"This rise in confidence means people are getting more comfortable with the idea of going out and spending their money, which is a key ingredient in improving the economy as a whole," explains Mic's Matt Connolly. "When paired with promising employment numbers and other positive signs, this could mean the recovery is finally kicking into higher gear." | | Top congressional Republican admits he spoke at a white supremacy conference
Mic The office of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who enters 2015 as one of Speaker John Boehner's top deputies, confirmed a CenLamar report that he attended a European-American Unity and Rights Organization gathering at a Best Western hotel in the suburbs of New Orleans.
EURO was founded by high-profile former Ku Klux Klan leader and former presidential candidate David Duke, who, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, uses the group to "publicize [his] writing and sell his books."
+ Mic's Zak Cheney-Rice: Even if Scalise's excuse that he didn't know about the group's background is true, this problem runs a lot deeper than him. | | This transgender teen's heartbreaking suicide note is a wake-up call for all of us. [Mic]
Will same-sex marriage ever conquer the Deep South? [the New Yorker]
North Carolina's marshmallow crops are in trouble. [Digg]
Macklemore gave a surprisingly insightful interview on Iggy Azalea, race and hip-hop. [Mic]
How many police officers die in the line of duty each year? [CityLab]
49 tremendous things that Florida Man, America's id, accomplished this year. [Mic]
A Russian's guide to surviving the cold. [the Guardian]
How urban design influences how public protests can take root. [Al Jazeera America]
Drunk birds are just like drunk people. [Mic]
Art is being shaped by two trends: the death of the artist as solitary genius, and the rise of the artist as entrepreneur. [the Atlantic]
This 22-year-old came up with an ingenious trick to get cheaper airfare — and now United Airlines is suing. [Mic] | | | | | | |
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