Here are this month’s editors picks from Metro.us and more highlights you may have missed from December 2015:
NYC
PHOTOS: NYC graffiti artist creates anti-ISIS subway mural Transgender community reels from possible hate crime in Queens New York City Council bill would fine, jail employers who stiff freelancers Sex crimes on subway leave women feeling unsafe Gunman takes off with $8.7K from Upper East Side H&M store: Police Mr. Bing brings Chinese street food to Times Square Why are people ‘losing their sh–’ over this bird in Brooklyn?
PHILLY
Philly mosque ‘overwhelmed’ with support after pig head incident Urban cowboys in need of a home
Feds settle with Aria over ‘unnecessary, invasive’ procedures at Torresdale campus Philly pol pleads no contest in corruption probe
Immigration activists compare Philadelphia mayor to Donald Trump Pig Iron returns to the beginning with ‘Gentlemen Volunteers’ BOSTON
Boston political writer petitions Trump to prove he isn’t a Muslim When it comes to “trash fish,” what’s in a name?
Boston’s newest holiday tradition: a labyrinth peace walk
Free beer in Boston is tricky business
Red Line ‘Ghost Train’ Twitter account pokes fun at MBTA scare Live like a Kennedy in this Dorchester home
What’s the real Champagne of beers?
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE
The 10 best non-human movie characters of 2015
Should you be sending your child to school at 3 months?
World AIDS Day: Annie Lennox is positive about the future
Prince covering Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ will melt your brain This Star Wars bad lip-reading video is so good thanks to Han Solo Three tips for nailing any kind of presentation from The Moth
Jessica 6 Nomi Ruiz on new music and being labeled a trans musician How one engineering whiz went from homeless to Harvard
VIRAL
Man paints portrait using his penis in front of live audience
VIRAL VIDEO: Orangutan can’t stop laughing at magic trick
10 times Elf on the Shelf was super naughty
We guarantee this Johnnie Walker commercial will give you chills
‘Star Wars’ Pornhub searches skyrocket during film’s opening weekend SPORTS
Creators of mobile app Wynd takes Jets-Pats trash talk to new level Hoverboards ‘exploding’ in popularity in Eagles’ locker room Burke: Why this ugly stretch will help the Patriots in the NFL playoffs Kristian Dyer: Jets’ Todd Bowles deserves to be NFL coach of the year Harsh reaction to Chip Kelly firing ranges from angry to creative