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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Jason AndrewKeating will examine the most important global trends, and the ideas and dynamics that have shaped them. Today, Vox editor-in-chief and publisher Swati Sharma announced that Joshua Keating will join Vox as a senior correspondent, where he will examine the most important global trends, and the ideas and dynamics that have shaped them. “I’m very excited to welcome Josh to Vox, where he will bring his expertise to writing... Read more ›
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Google’s New York City office. | Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesWhat we learned (and didn’t learn) from the big Google antitrust trial. The Google search antitrust trial is expected to wrap up by Thanksgiving. And while we’ll have to wait until next year for a verdict, there are a few things we learned over the last two months of the first big test of the limits of Big Tech’s power. The Department... Read more ›
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House Speaker Mike Johnson relied on Democratic votes to help advance a short-term bill to keep the government open. | Getty ImagesLawmakers have approved a spending bill that keeps the government open — and sets up a fight in 2024. In good news, Congress has passed a short-term funding bill that will keep the government open and prevent a shutdown ahead of a deadline this week. In potentially more concerning... Read more ›
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Jacob Elordi is 6’5” and is 100% babygirl | Kate Green/Getty ImagesThe 6’5” star of Priscilla, Saltburn, and Euphoria rejects toxic masculinity, even when he plays it so well. There is no man in Hollywood as tall, as popular, or as beautiful as Jacob Elordi. The 26-year-old Australian is having a breakout winter: first he played Elvis Presley as a himbo in Sofia Coppola’s vibey dollhouse nightmare Priscilla, and soon... Read more ›
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Google’s New York City office. | Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesWhat we learned (and didn’t learn) from the big Google antitrust trial. The Google search antitrust trial is expected to wrap up by Thanksgiving. And while we’ll have to wait until next year for a verdict, there are a few things we learned over the last two months of the first big test of the limits of Big Tech’s power. The Department... Read more ›
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Reddit is good for more than just memeing. | Tim Goode/PA Images via Getty ImagesThe hive mind of the internet is good, for once. Do you know how many different high-quality yet affordable 4K TVs there are out there? Do you know, based on thousands of reviews across dozens of websites, how unnervingly difficult it is to tell them apart and pick the right one to serve as the centerpiece... Read more ›
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House Speaker Mike Johnson relied on Democratic votes to help advance a short-term bill to keep the government open. | Getty ImagesLawmakers are on track to approve a spending bill that keeps the government open — and sets up a fight in 2024. In good news, Congress is on track to pass a short-term funding bill that will keep the government open and prevent a shutdown ahead of a deadline... Read more ›
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Under extreme pressures, matter defies the rules of physics as we know it. Physicists have a pretty good handle on how stuff behaves on the surface of the Earth. But a lot of matter in the universe exists outside this narrow band of relatively low temperatures and pressures. Inside planets and stars, the crushing force of gravity begins to overwhelm the electromagnetic and nuclear forces that keep atoms apart and... Read more ›
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Paige Vickers/VoxWe read all of the 2023 nominees. Here’s what we thought. Every year, the National Book Foundation explores titles across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young adult books, and selects 25 works to be eligible for a National Book Award. For the past 10 years, the Vox staff has read them all, and we’re here to share our thoughts on this year’s nominees and winners. The winners will... Read more ›
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Patients and internally displaced people are pictured at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 10, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. | AFP/Getty ImagesGaza’s largest hospital was raided by the IDF. Others are struggling to stay open. Israel’s ground assault is causing a collapse of Gaza’s health care centers — including the region’s largest hospital, al-Shifa, which has been raided by Israeli forces. A... Read more ›
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Israeli forces’ flares light up the night sky in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. | Abed Khaled/APLooking to understand the Israel-Hamas war? Start with these Vox podcast episodes. The Israel-Palestine conflict goes back decades, but this latest war has taken an unprecedented toll in terms of the number of people killed, and represents a significant step back from any hopes of securing a two-state solution and a permanent peace.... Read more ›
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Courtesy Elbert VenturaVentura to oversee the text newsroom to shape rigorous, approachable coverage. Today, editor-in-chief and publisher Swati Sharma announced that Elbert Ventura will return to Vox as executive editor. In his new role, Ventura will oversee the text newsroom, ensuring that Vox’s journalism brings its audience clarity and understanding with every text story it publishes, whether it’s coverage of major news moments or an evergreen story that sparks curiosity.... Read more ›
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A rally for the child tax credit in December 2022 in Washington, DC. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security ProjectCongress is closer to giving cash to the poorest kids than you think. Last week I read one of the most important statistics I’d seen in a while: Out of the $105 billion paid out in 2021 and 2022 as part of the temporary expansion of the child tax credit... Read more ›
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Joe Biden, on the right, and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022. | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesWhat to expect from Biden and Xi’s San Francisco meetup. As President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in San Francisco today, the two leaders find themselves... Read more ›
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It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem. It’s me. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe code is so weak that it serves to legitimize Clarence Thomas’s corruption. It is literally worse than nothing. On Monday, the Supreme Court released a new “code of conduct” laying out ethical principles that the justices claim they have always adhered to — and arguing that the only reason such a code is necessary is because the Court’s... Read more ›
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Donald Trump at a campaign rally on November 8 in Hialeah, Florida. | Alon Skuy/Getty ImagesHe’s talking like a fascist. He’s planning fascist policies. He’s staffing up with fascists. Historically, the erosion of American democracy has happened subtly. In a country where democracy is basically a civic religion, politicians generally don’t announce their intention to attack it when running for office. The past decade of voter suppression laws, state-level rules... Read more ›
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Prices aren’t going up as fast as they were ... they’re also aren’t really moving downward. | OsakaWayne Studios via Getty ImagesWhat goes up may not come down. Like, ever. Life in 2023 means being in a constant state of sticker shock. You walk out of the grocery store feeling like you’re not really sure what happened, but somehow, your normal fare ran you $50 more than you swear it... Read more ›
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Former Twin Flames Universe member Marlee, a subject of the new Netflix docuseries Escaping Twin Flames. | NetflixEscaping Twin Flames shows how a self-styled guru turned soul mates into a dangerous form of coercive control. Imagine a group that promises to help you find your soul mate. What could be more pure? When I stumbled across the concept of “twin flames” years ago, my immediate reaction was to roll my... Read more ›
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Lorena Spurio for VoxHow and why to stop shopping for more than you need — or even want. There are many reasons, as someone living in America in 2023, to buy less stuff. For one, everything just costs so much now — as Vox senior correspondent Emily Stewart recently reported, that has less to do with continued inflation than the fact that prices went up, stayed up, and have no... Read more ›
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Lorena Spurio for VoxRaising kids in our modern consumer culture is challenging. These tips can help. Kids growing up in 2023 live in a world more dominated by consumer products than ever before. Whether it’s Barbies, Furbies, or iPhones, kids have more ways than ever of finding out about new stuff to want. In addition to TV commercials, they are also exposed to targeted ads on YouTube and influencer marketing... Read more ›
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