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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A Latina supporter speaks onstage with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Venetian Hotel on October 30, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada. | John Gurzinski/AFP via Getty ImagesA prominent Republican strategist is trying to convince the world that voters of color are shifting to the GOP. Is he overselling it? Imagine this: January 20, 2025. Donald Trump has just been sworn in as president —... Read more ›
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Chef Nate Park slices a piece of cultivated chicken made by the company Good Meat. In June 2023, the USDA authorized two California-based companies, Upside Foods and Good Meat, to sell chicken grown from cells in a lab. | Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesWhy there should be more collaboration in cellular agriculture. In a perfect world, no meal would come at the cost of the environment or the welfare of an animal.... Read more ›
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Getty ImagesEverything seems profound on psychedelics. Scientists are starting to ask why. In 1882, sitting at his desk with a pen and open notebook, Harvard philosopher William James inhaled a thick cloud of nitrous oxide — better known today as laughing gas, the stuff your dentist uses to numb your mouth. As the fumes took effect, they bathed his mind in what James called “the tremendously exciting sense of ...... Read more ›
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DeSantis and Newsom could do a live debate on Fox News later this fall. | Getty ImagesThe thirst for attention is real. In what appears to be a blatant attention grab by both politicians, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have agreed to debate one another on live television this week. Given the fact that the two aren’t actually competing head-to-head in an election, it’s a somewhat... Read more ›
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President Richard Nixon and newly appointed Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, in 1973. | David Hume Kennerly/Getty ImagesOne of America’s most important statesmen gave the world a series of diplomatic breakthroughs, and hundreds of thousands of bodies. Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state who crafted foreign policy for Presidents Nixon and Ford, with an eye toward supporting friendly dictatorships that could help the US balance Soviet power, and helped... Read more ›
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Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) crowns his wife Josephine (Vanessa Kirby) Empress of France. | Columbia PicturesThe Bonaparte marriage, not quite explained by Ridley Scott’s new movie. What viewers might want or expect from Ridley Scott’s Napoleon — epic scenes of war, sexily torn bodices, and a very short emperor — won’t be exactly what they get. The battle scenes drag on, the ruler is shown to be a truly appalling... Read more ›
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A mine warning sign is seen in the area where demining takes place, Kharkiv Region, north-eastern Ukraine. | Vyacheslav Madiyevskyi / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesUkraine is staring down a massive humanitarian challenge — now and into the future. ukraThe sign is red, marked with a skull and crossbones and a warning: “Danger mines!” In parts of Ukraine that were contested or controlled by Russian forces, these are reminders that... Read more ›
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Climate protesters demonstrate in London in 2019 ahead of a UN summit in New York. Meat and dairy production account for a large share of the climate crisis but get little to no attention from world leaders at climate talks. | Frank Augstein/APMeat and dairy are driving the climate crisis. Why won’t world leaders at COP28 do anything about it? Over the next two weeks, an estimated 70,000 people will... Read more ›
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Getty Images/iStockphotoThe application for getting federal financial aid has changed for 2024-2025. Here’s how to fill it out. College tuition is a hefty sum for many students and their families in America: Average yearly tuition at a private university totals $42,162; $23,630 for public out-of-state tuition; and $10,662 for public in-state tuition. It’s no surprise, then, that over 85 percent of undergraduates are awarded some form of financial aid —... Read more ›
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Supreme Court Justices John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh attend the State of the Union address in the chamber of the US House of Representatives at the Capitol on February 5, 2019. | Doug Mills-Pool/Getty ImagesSEC v. Jarkesy is still likely to end in a 6-3 decision against the federal government. But it probably won’t be a catastrophic loss. Last year, the far-right United States Court of... Read more ›
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Nikki Haley at the 2023 Presidential Thanksgiving Family Forum. | Jim Vondruska/Getty ImagesNikki Haley has no shot. Why can’t the GOP billionaire class see that? On Tuesday, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won the coveted endorsement of Americans for Prosperity Action — the primary vehicle that the billionaire Koch family uses to influence electoral politics. They have pledged tens of millions of dollars to help her defeat Donald Trump,... Read more ›
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Matt Rife performing in Washington, DC, for the Netflix special Natural Selection. | Mathieu Bitton/NetflixMatt Rife’s one comedy rule: Be funny. The problem: He isn’t. Comedian Matt Rife’s debut Netflix special Natural Selection may be a hit — the show premiered in the top 10 on November 15 and has stayed there for two weeks — but it’s also causing plenty of uproar among audiences. The controversy started with Rife’s... Read more ›
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A crowd of people gathers in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in February 2020. | Jeff Swensen/Getty Images4 big takeaways from the CDC’s new report. US life expectancy increased this past year, from 76.4 to 77.5 years, according to a report published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after declining for two years in a row. It’s not exactly a cause for celebration. America’s life expectancy has been lower than... Read more ›
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A lot of today’s contests are edited and rigged. But it wasn’t always that way. Today’s game shows, whether they’re Mr. Beast on YouTube or Storage Wars on cable, often feature sensationalistic editing, recreations, and straight-up fixing. But it wasn’t always that way. As the above video shows, game shows in America have gone from unregulated, to a federally regulated activity, and back to unregulated once again. The quiz show... Read more ›
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Sunset in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. | Ashley Reherman/ShutterstockFive deaths, millions in fraud, and 100 years of family power crumbling to ruin in South Carolina. While the most gripping true crime stories take us into the darkest parts of the soul, rarely does a case open the ugly heart of the nation itself. The labyrinthine case that’s come to be dubbed “the Murdaugh murders” feels like one that could only happen... Read more ›
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Future Perfect 50 Recognizes Visionaries Who Have Made an Impact in Their Fields to Improve Lives Now and In The Future Today, Vox announced its second annual Future Perfect 50 list. For the second year, Vox is highlighting 50 visionaries who are making a difference today and working to improve lives tomorrow. The list honors change agents — the thinkers whose moral imagination pushes the boundaries of what is possible;... Read more ›
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A lot of people on TikTok’s idea of a perfect relationship, apparently. | Getty Images/CSA Images RFSelf-described “dating experts” on TikTok are pushing advice that’s both regressive and depressing. Everyone has someone on the internet whose content they consume despite disagreeing with pretty much everything that person has to say. Some refer to this practice as hate-watching, but I actually love the woman who’s constantly showing up on my TikTok... Read more ›
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Dignity Moves is a transitional housing program that helps the homeless in San Francisco. These modular units are on Gough Street, right in the middle of San Francisco. They offer the unhoused a non-congregate shelter option. | Gabriela Hasbun for VoxHow the small structures have ignited hopes and fears for those living outside. Gabriela Hasbun for Vox Sharon Sandelin is a resident at 33 Gough Street in San Francisco. Before... Read more ›
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A still from Bonboné, featuring Rana Alamuddin. | Netflix3 Palestinian short films available on Netflix show life under occupation. For those wondering what life in Palestine looks like, Condom Lead (2013), directed by Palestinian twins Arab and Tarzan Nasser, offers a striking visual metaphor: The short film opens with an apartment full of balloons, drawing the viewer in. But the scripted work takes place during the first Gaza War in... Read more ›
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Getty Images/iStockphotoThe application for getting federal financial aid has changed for 2024-2025. Here’s how to fill it out. College tuition is a hefty sum for many students and their families in America: Average yearly tuition at a private university totals $42,162; $23,630 for public out-of-state tuition; and $10,662 for public in-state tuition. It’s no surprise, then, that over 85 percent of undergraduates are awarded some form of financial aid —... Read more ›
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