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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Melissa Bell moves into advisory role, Nisha Chittal named Chief of Staff Today, Melissa Bell announced that she will be stepping down as publisher of Vox, and that editor-in-chief Swati Sharma will take on the expanded role of editor-in-chief and publisher of Vox, reporting to Vox Media president Pam Wasserstein. In addition, Nisha Chittal has been named chief of staff. Bell shared the following in a note to Vox staff:... Read more ›
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Medicine has historically been a high-stress profession, but the pandemic amplified that risk. | Getty Images/iStockphotoWhy doctors are so stressed out, depressed, and suicidal — and what can be done about it. Twice a week, Boston-area psychiatrist Elissa Ely volunteers at a US anonymous help line for physicians in crisis. The calls she takes are often from people in deep distress — physicians having panic attacks, abusing substances or alcohol,... Read more ›
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), here pictured in a transmission electron micrograph. | CDC/Science Photo LibraryThe broken US health care system is a long-term barrier to Beyfortus access. On October 13, the drug manufacturer Sanofi made a surprising announcement: Public demand for Beyfortus — the brand name of nirsevimab, the company’s new product aimed at protecting newborns from severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections — had wildly outpaced supply. In some... Read more ›
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Jonathan Majors, pictured at the European premiere of Creed III in London on February 15, 2023. | Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Warner BrosThe Marvel star faces domestic assault charges, and now other allegations spanning years. New allegations of abuse and domestic violence continue to surface against Jonathan Majors. The Emmy-nominated Lovecraft Country and Creed III star was arrested in New York in March 2023 on misdemeanor charges of strangulation, assault,... Read more ›
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 Melissa Bell moves into advisory role, Nisha Chittal named Chief of Staff Today, Melissa Bell announced that she will be stepping down as publisher of Vox, and that editor-in-chief Swati Sharma will take on the expanded role of editor-in-chief and publisher of Vox, reporting to Vox Media president Pam Wasserstein. In addition, Nisha Chittal has been named chief of staff. Bell shared the following in a note to Vox... Read more ›
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Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Jack Dorsey in 2007, a year after the company’s launch. | Christina Koci Hernandez/San Francisco Chronicle by Getty ImagesTo find out who did, look all the way back to the start of the story. Twitter is a disaster. But you know that already. Why is Twitter a disaster? You probably think you know that, too: The usual suspect is Elon Musk, who has spent the... Read more ›
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A javelina, also known as a collared peccary. | mlharing/Getty ImagesPig-like animals called javelinas damaged a ritzy golf course in Arizona. Golf courses have done more damage. In the year 2023, you hear less about how nature is healing and more about how nature is fighting back. First, it was the orcas. A small pod of them became infamous last spring for ramming boats off the coast of Spain. Now,... Read more ›
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Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe battle over how large language models can use published works is just beginning. Copyright law isn’t ready. Four years ago, I published my first book: End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World. It did ... okay? I earned a Q&A with the site you’re reading now — thanks, Dylan! — and the book eventually helped get me the job of running... Read more ›
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The last seven weekends in New York City have looked like this. | Gary Hershorn/Getty ImagesYour local meteorologist is always going to be more accurate than a weather app. For the last seven weekends in New York City, it has rained. Never during the week. Never for just an hour. Never not inconvenient. At this point it feels like the inclement weather has gone fully sentient, and knows the exact... Read more ›
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Protesters stage a demonstration in support of a ceasefire against the Palestinians in Gaza in the Cannon House Office Building on October 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement staged a rally to call for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesIn recent weeks, tens of thousands of people have marched in rallies across the world. In light... Read more ›
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Palestinians stand around a crater caused by an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. | Mohammed Talatene/Picture Alliance via Getty ImagesElon Musk and the other platform owners aren’t entirely to blame for misinformation around the Israel-Hamas conflict. Social media is a good place to get a lot of bad information. That’s not a new problem, but it’s particularly acute right now, during a war between Israel and... Read more ›
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People in the street near a heavily damaged building after Israeli attacks by warplanes and artillery fire as civil defense teams and civilians conduct search and rescue operations in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on October 24, 2023. | Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe words that explain, define, and obfuscate the conflict. During a war, political actors, human rights groups, and the media can use unfamiliar terminology without adequately explaining it —... Read more ›
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters on September 22, 2023, in New York City. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesA recent poll shows high support for a ground invasion in Gaza but dismal numbers for the prime minister. Two weeks after Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government are likely preparing to wage a massive ground... Read more ›
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A farmer walks by solar panels in Tafoughalt, Morocco. Projects like this could be the future of the World Bank in the era of climate change. | Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty ImagesWorld Bank veteran Masood Ahmed explains why the 80-year-old lender should make a comeback, fueling the green transition. The World Bank turns 80 next summer, which means eight decades of loans to fund infrastructure and other projects in poor... Read more ›
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Hundreds of people wear orange and march across Brooklyn Bridge in recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Day on, June 3, 2023 in New York, United States. | Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe justices are seriously considering whether domestic abusers have a right to own a gun. The next gun rights case before the Supreme Court, United States v. Rahimi, involves an individual that no sensible society would allow... Read more ›
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Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei, seen here singing at his closing rally on October 18, is known for wielding a chainsaw at his events, symbolizing his plan to slash public spending and unravel Argentina’s generous safety nets. | Tomas Cuesta/Getty ImagesJavier Milei emerged from the fringe and is leading the polls ahead of Sunday’s election. Editor’s note, October 23, 10:30 am: After the first round of voting in Argentina’s presidential... Read more ›
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We’re all getting older. It’s time to have a plan. | Ponomariova_Maria via Getty Images/iStockphotoFour not-so-scary steps to take to give yourself peace of mind. None of us is getting any younger, yet many of us prefer to ignore that fact. “We tend to think of aging as something sad that old people do, when in fact we are aging from the minute we are born,” says Ashton Applewhite, author... Read more ›
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Talking about aging can be difficult — but it can also bring peace of mind. | invincible_bulldog via Getty ImagesYour parents or other loved ones could need you one day. Here’s how to get ready. The women in Loretta Woodward Veney’s family are known for their longevity. Her grandmother died in her late 90s; her great-grandmother lived alone until she was 101, and only agreed to move into a nursing... Read more ›
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Pete Gamlen for VoxMillennials are facing an elder care crisis nobody prepared them for. Amanda Singleton had just gotten married and bought her first home when her mom was diagnosed with brain cancer. Essentially overnight, she went from being a 30-year-old just starting a new phase of her life to being a 24-hour caregiver. “My mom couldn’t walk, she couldn’t talk, she couldn’t eat,” Singleton said. Singleton spent her days... Read more ›
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Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesRepublicans hope to prove the legitimacy of “consensus” bans. Few states have major elections coming up in November. But in those that do, abortion rights are playing a pivotal role. The outcome of those contests — an abortion rights ballot measure in Ohio, a competitive gubernatorial election in Kentucky, and a fight over whether Republicans in Virginia will gain full control of state... Read more ›
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