Happy holidays from Ferguson Police Department! The town of 22,000 people in Missouri once again turned into a battle zone last night after the announcement of the grand jury's decision to not file any charges against the officer who fatally shot unarmed local teenager Michael Brown earlier in August. Note: this image has been edited.

With another year coming to a swift end, let's take some time to look back and think some deep thoughts about some of the biggest recurring patterns, themes and memeplexes of 2014. Feel free to cite any specific entries or media to support your idea and staff or moderators will tag them accordingly!

BBC News anchor Martine Croxall was about to begin the 9 p.m. broadcast when it became clear she was in front of the wrong camera. Yet all things considered, she recovered gracefully.

Real Social Dynamics dating coach Julien Blanc has been denied visas in both Australia and the United Kingdom following several protests and social media campaigns launched denouncing his treatment of Japanese women.

In the latest episode of the "Factual Feminist," host Christina Hoff Sommers discusses the online backlash toward the controversial shirt worn by astrophysicist Matt Taylor during livestream coverage of the spacecraft Philae’s comet landing.