Headlines from December 18, 2014

Officials connect North Korea to the Sony hack, but are reluctant to pursue further in the face of other negotiations.
With screenings cancelled and no plans for video, killing The Interview could cost Sony $100 million.
Sony should sell The Interview to Netflix and become a hero in the face of cyberbullying. #opinions
Japanese stores limit customers to two packages of butter each, with shortages blamed on overworked cows.
Texas plumbing company surprised to see one of its trucks turn up on the front lines of Syria’s civil war.
On the day of its final episode’s release, “Serial” theories ranked from most to least plausible.
If someone was poisoned, it’s not particularly likely that the murder was committed by a woman—but if a woman murders someone, it’s somewhat likely it was by poison.
Travelers who gloat about seeing Cuba before it’s “ruined” tend to fetishize poverty.
You just cannot overstate the importance of this pope. US-Cuba reconciliation credited to Pope Francis.
Thawed relations with Cuba have New Jersey law enforcement hopeful of capturing expat activist and convicted felon Assata Shakur.
Governor’s decision to ban fracking in New York is more about politics than science. #opinions
Daniel Pantaleo killed Eric Garner, but so did capitalism’s creation of a surplus population. #opinions
I don’t know what to do with good white people. Navigating the outwardly racist and the well-meaning.
Journalist tries to sell the Occupy movement as a “buzzword sellout radical chic” start-up to tech investors.
Previously, cheerleading was mostly for men at elite universities; women took over when men departed for WWII.
Oscar Selfie. Exploring 2014 with Google Trends’ most-searched beers, books, memes, and gifs.
“India’s New Comic Book Hero Fights Rape, Rides on the Back of a Tiger.”