Editor’s note, December 25, 8 am ET: This story is being republished for the holiday season. It was originally published in 2020. It might seem unbelievable given that the “Christmas creep” now begins before Halloween, but the true Christmas season actually starts on Christmas Day itself. That’s right: December 25 marks the official start of […] Read more ›
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Republican presidential candidate and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley delivers remarks at her primary night rally at the Grappone Conference Center on January 23, 2024, in Concord, New Hampshire. | Joe Raedle/GettyIn the next month or so, millions of GOP voters would need to rethink their loyalty to Trump and perhaps their life choices. Nikki Haley congratulated Trump on his New Hampshire primary victory Tuesday — but she also said... Read more ›
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as the US Secretary of State gives statements to the media inside The Kirya, which houses the Israeli Defence Ministry, after their meeting in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2023. | Jaquelyn Martin/AFP via Getty ImagesIsraelis don’t trust Netanyahu. They’re still not ready to retreat from Gaza. Pressure is mounting on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the war in Gaza brings high... Read more ›
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US Forest Service via Wikimedia CommonsMid-Atlantic cicadas will hear the call of spring. And then you’ll hear their mating calls, too. For 17 years, cicadas do very little. They hang out in the ground, sucking sugar out of tree roots. Then, following this absurdly long hibernation, they emerge from the ground, sprout wings, make a ton of noise, have sex, and die within a few weeks. Then, their orphan progeny... Read more ›
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The box office hit Barbie has received eight Oscar nominations, including a nod for Ryan Gosling, pictured left. | Warner Bros.The patriarchy is riding high for the 2024 Oscars — but not Charles Melton or the boys of Saltburn. The 2024 Oscar nominations are in, and as always, all anyone can talk about are the snubs. Buzzy, highly debated audience favorites like Saltburn and May December were all but shut... Read more ›
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Cold weather is bringing more challenges for the power grid, limiting power supplies, constraining transmission, and increasing demand. | Ron Jenkins/Getty ImagesAmerican energy needs are changing. So far, the US power grid has been able to keep you warm. The recent deep, biting chill that froze the United States forced millions of furnaces to switch on at the same time, raising energy demand to new seasonal highs during one of... Read more ›
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Trump supporters holds signs during the primary outside a polling site at the Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire, on January 23, 2024. | Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty ImagesThe latest news, analysis, and explainers coming out of the New Hampshire GOP primary. Voters in New Hampshire head to the polls on Tuesday, January 23, to vote in the Republican and Democratic presidential primary, the first of the 2024 presidential... Read more ›
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Bryce Dallas Howard as a suspiciously Swiftian-looking Elly Conway in Argylle. | AppleThe Argylle authorship controversy, explained . The internet has gone into a frenzy over Argylle, a forthcoming spy movie, and its supposed source material, a yet-to-be-published novel by one Elly Conway. The author’s identity is a buzzy mystery far more gripping than novel itself: Is Elly Conway actually Taylor Swift? The thing is, Elly Conway doesn’t seem to... Read more ›
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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Nikki Haley, then the United States ambassador to the United Nations, in the Oval Office on October 9, 2018. | Olivier Douliery/AFP via GettyTrump has more extreme plans for democracy and the power of the presidency. But on foreign policy, things get more complicated. With Nikki Haley as the last remaining significant challenger to Donald Trump, media coverage of her has focused overwhelmingly... Read more ›
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Razor wire lines the US-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas. | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitBy a bare 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court reaffirms that federal law still applies to Texas. One of the most well-settled questions in US constitutional law is that duly enacted federal laws overcome all state laws that conflict with them, and that states may not prevent federal officials from performing their... Read more ›
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Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip. | Oklahoma Department of CorrectionsThe case against Richard Glossip fell apart. Even the state’s Republican attorney general says he should not be executed. The Supreme Court may not care. The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear Glossip v. Oklahoma, a long-simmering death penalty case where the state’s Republican attorney general is urging the justices not to make his state kill a... Read more ›
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Xinmei Liu for VoxA ‘day in the life’ at the end of a life Madison Baloy began making TikTok videos at the beginning of the Covid lockdown because her very cute “weenie dog” Binks (as in Jar Jar) deserved an audience. But the real views — the brand deal views — came after her stage 4 cancer diagnosis earlier this year. With 7 million views, her breakout video was a... Read more ›
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A campaign sign in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, urging independents to vote for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. | Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesShe’s a down-the-line conservative on almost every issue — except for one really important one. People often refer to Nikki Haley as a “moderate.” But what does that really mean? In the traditional three main policy areas in US politics — economic, social, and foreign policy — the former South... Read more ›
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Most Americans have never received an inheritance — but among billionaires, inheritance is a key tool of growing already-enormous family fortunes. | Getty Images/iStockphotoThe great billionaire wealth transfer means people born very, very rich are going to stay very, very rich. In late 2023, the richest woman in the world became a centibillionaire. But she didn’t get there by building an online shopping empire or by selling sleek EVs. She... Read more ›
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Ron DeSantis campaigning in Dubuque, Iowa, on January 14 — one day before the Iowa caucuses. | Win McNamee/Getty ImagesDeSantis’s campaign appealed to a particular kind of conservative elite — and not many others. It’s official: Ron DeSantis has put a fork in his presidential campaign. On Saturday, the Florida Governor released a video announcing that he’s quitting the race and endorsing Donald Trump for president. DeSantis had staked his... Read more ›
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Emily Isabella for VoxEtiquette is about respect, not table manners. About a century ago, it was considered common courtesy to be inconspicuous enough not to draw attention to yourself in public; for a host to almost always rise to greet a guest; and for young ladies to have a chaperone until they marry (or until they reach 30). It was especially prudent to never utter phrases such as “lovely food”... Read more ›
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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event in New Hampshire. | Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesWhy is Donald Trump so fixated on birthright citizenship? Donald Trump, who propelled his political career with the lie that Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States, is again spreading baseless claims about who is and isn’t legally qualified to serve as president. And it’s revealing his vision for what he thinks American... Read more ›
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Getty Images/fStopSpend some time with your inner monologue (and actually enjoy it). Sitting in silence is, for some, an experience more dreadful than physical pain. One oft-cited study from 2014 found that many people would rather give themselves electric shocks than spend just a few minutes alone with their thoughts. So don’t be ashamed if you’d rather listen to a podcast while you shower than bathe with nothing but the... Read more ›
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Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty ImagesWhile a far-right movement sows chaos in the House, a seemingly normal pro-business party is cutting deals in the Senate. Last week, House Republicans once again struggled to meet the most basic obligation of a governing party as roughly half its members effectively voted to force a government shutdown. This was only the latest chapter in Congress’s long, strange quest to pass a budget for 2024.... Read more ›
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Rust’s chaotic production resulted in the death of a cinematographer when Alec Baldwin’s prop gun accidentally discharged. | Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty ImagesAlec Baldwin faces an involuntary manslaughter charge for the 2021 shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the chaotic movie set. By all accounts, it was an accident everyone saw coming, but the questions and chaos surrounding the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins have only grown more numerous in... Read more ›
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Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadees Pakistan activists protest in Lahore on January 19, 2024, after Iran launched an airstrike in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province. | Arif Ali/AFP via Getty ImagesIran’s complicated calculus in attacking Pakistan. Iran and Pakistan traded missile attacks over the past week, supposedly as part of each nation’s efforts to disrupt violence by ethnic separatist groups. The strikes arrived against a backdrop of spiraling conflict in the Middle... Read more ›
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