Headlines from February 18, 2014

UN investigators release 372-page report accusing North Korea of crimes evoking Nazi-era atrocities.
Infrastructures—access to firearms, prescription drugs—may overshadow mental illness in climbing suicide rates. #health
Neknomination, disastrous online drinking game in which a person takes shots and challenges others, is sweeping the globe.
Only $17 billion was made from China’s $425 billion. Why the U.S. should strengthen North American economic ties.
Winter Olympics temperatures have steadily risen since 1994; Sochi’s slush is comparable to fur or mashed potatoes.
The 900-foot Chelyabinsk meteor flew over Russia one year ago today. #video
India’s Mars mission cost $25 million less than the filming of Gravity.
Can’t they find any French people to run this guide? Renowned French food critic lambastes Michelin.
Menu modeled after every track on Radiohead’s Kid A is a step too far—food is now a tacky dinner theater. #opinions
Salad chopped fine and eaten with a spoon. See also: The gastronomic proclivities of every U.S. president.
In a Weiwei-inspired protest, Florida artist smashes $1 million Han dynasty pot painted over by Ai Weiwei. #art
Prince William attempts to destroy Buckingham Palace’s ivory heirlooms to combat illegal elephant poaching.
Dynamic splashes of powder against black backgrounds. #photos
Scientific opinion is with Macklemore. How homosexuality survived within Darwin’s theory of natural selection.
Outrageous outfits used to be tax-deductible in Sweden—it was the primary motivator of Abba’s iconic sartorial choices.
Related: Lessons in breaking through fashion anxiety to find yourself—in a pair of Comme des Garçons drop-crotch pants. #tmn