People gather for a press conference about a TikTok ban in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2023. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesTikTok’s future in the US has perhaps never been in more doubt than it is right now. Since its introduction to the US in 2018, the short-form video app has been fighting against increased scrutiny from US lawmakers about its ties to ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns... Read more ›
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American labor leader, US presidential candidate, and prominent socialist Eugene Debs waves to supporters following his release from prison in 1921. | PhotoQuest/Getty ImagesThe socialist leader was jailed for opposing World War I. It didn’t stop his presidential campaign. If there is any American politician who Donald Trump resembles the least, it’s Eugene Debs. Debs ran for president five times for the Socialist Party in the early 20th century, and... Read more ›
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A supporter holds up a sign that read “Keep TikTok” during a news conference on TikTok in front of the US Capitol on March 22, 2023. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesSo you heard TikTok’s being banned. Here’s what’s actually happening. Since its introduction to the US in 2018, TikTok has been fighting for its right to exist. First, the company struggled to convince the public that it wasn’t just for preteens... Read more ›
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Rick, seemingly at peace for once, on Rick and Morty. | WarnerMediaCo-creator Justin Roiland parted ways with Adult Swim over domestic violence charges, and the show will never be the same. That’s okay, it was never the same to begin with. Justin Roiland, who has voiced both Rick and Morty on Adult Swim’s sci-fi comedy cartoon Rick and Morty since 2013, won’t be doing that anymore. Adult Swim fired Roiland... Read more ›
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Ahead of your post-World Cup vacation to Argentina, you might want to give this story a little scan. | Ricardo Ceppi/Getty ImagesI went to Argentina and the US did a bank run. I’ve been in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the last month, including through the recent turmoil in the banking industry in the United States and Europe. It’s a coincidence that has, um, given me some things to think about.... Read more ›
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Jay Armstrong Johnson, center, as reporter Britt Craig, with the company of Parade. | Joan MarcusHow Parade deconstructs the multi-layered tragedy of the lynching of Leo Frank. When the Broadway musical Parade began its previews this February, it was met with neo-Nazi protesters. As ticket-holders lined up outside the door, about a dozen masked figures waved signs and tried to distribute antisemitic pamphlets. “You’re about to pay $300 to go... Read more ›
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The Netherlands’ hyper-efficient food system is both a triumph and a cautionary tale. An hour north of Amsterdam, some of the world’s largest seed conglomerates — the first step in a long journey that brings food from the farm to our plates — occupy what the industry calls “Seed Valley.” It’s a play on Northern California’s famous tech hub, but there is no actual valley here — the Netherlands is... Read more ›
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TikTok creators want you to know that you’re doing it wrong. | Paige Vickers for VoxWhy advice-peddling influencers are so into shaming you right now. Are you still drinking almond milk? If so, a big subset of wellness influencers on TikTok and Instagram want you to know what a huge mistake you are making. “Stop consuming almond milk thinking it’s healthier!” commands Ashley Brooke, who describes herself as an entrepreneur,... Read more ›
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Paige Vickers for Vox Elon Musk is still the problem. There’s no getting around it. Twitter’s survival in the coming months depends on how its new owner, Elon Musk, manages his relationship with a key group of people: advertisers. It’s been a rocky pairing since October, when Musk officially took over and many big-name advertisers paused spending on the platform. Almost five months later, the company’s standing with the advertisers... Read more ›
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FTC chair Lina Khan wants you to be able to click to cancel. | Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe FTC wants to make it easier for you to cancel that gym membership, among other things. Everything is a subscription these days. And sometimes, those subscriptions are really hard to cancel — intentionally so. Sneaky companies know that the harder it is to stop paying for their services, the more money... Read more ›
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Muslims wait to break their fast on the 21st day of the holy month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid on June 6, 2018, in New Delhi, India. | Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty ImagesWhat is Ramadan? How does fasting work? Your questions, answered. Ramadan is the Muslim holy month, and most of the world's estimated 1.9 billion Muslims will observe it in some form. Which means there's a good chance... Read more ›
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ahead of his March 2023 Senate testimony. | Win McNamee/Getty ImagesIt announced a quarter-point increase to the interest rate this week, despite recent banking woes. Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced that it intends to raise interest rates by another quarter of a percentage point in its latest bid to curb inflation. It’s a somewhat contentious move given the recent banking failures the US has experienced,... Read more ›
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The Villa Serbelloni overlooking Lake Como in Italy, home to the Bellagio Center, as it looked in 1910. | Universal Images Group via GettyFor more than 60 years, the Rockefeller Foundation has hosted scientists, academics, and artists for a unique summer program. In the annals of ostentatious philanthropic giving, it’s hard to beat Helena Holbrook Walker, an American heiress turned Italian noble. In 1959, shortly before her death, Walker gifted... Read more ›
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Google emphasized the experimental nature of Bard when it rolled out the new tools on Tuesday. | Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe new tool, Bard, arrives six long weeks after Microsoft’s BingGPT release. Google’s long-awaited, AI-powered chatbot, Bard, is here. The company rolled it out to the public on Tuesday, and anyone with a Google account can join the waitlist to get access. Though it’s a standalone tool for now,... Read more ›
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Chocolate banana poo emoji macaroons. | Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty ImagesA case about a silly, poop-themed dog toy is also a case about free speech and judicial humility. The Supreme Court will take a break on Wednesday from the unusually political mix of cases it decided to hear during its current term, to consider a case about poop jokes. Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products asks whether VIP Products, the... Read more ›
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We can break the cycle of negativity bias in the media and get a more balanced view of the world. In Broadcast News, the movie that made me want to be a journalist, the protagonist Jane Craig (Holly Hunter) has a routine every morning. At an appointed time, she sits and weeps profusely for a minute. When the minute’s done, she wipes her face and goes about her day without... Read more ›
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A March 18 protest in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul. | Ilia Yefimovich/Picture Alliance/Getty ImagesBenjamin Netanyahu’s radical response to his indictment — and what it might portend for a potential Trump arrest. If the Manhattan district attorney does file charges against Donald Trump this week, as has been widely reported, it will be an American first: No president, sitting or former, has ever been indicted on criminal charges.... Read more ›
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Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, and Kieran Culkin in HBO’s Succession. | Claudette Barius/HBOThe show’s final season begins Sunday. Which Roy will rise to the top is anyone’s guess. Note: This article contains spoilers for the first three seasons of Succession. The last time we saw Kendall, Shiv, and Roman Roy, they were reeling from the betrayal of both their parents. Usually, it’s only their father, Logan, who slips the knife... Read more ›
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Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before his speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on March 4, 2023. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The first-ever indictment of a US president — sitting or former — may be imminent. Former President Donald Trump could soon face indictment and arrest by a Manhattan grand jury for fraud associated with allegedly paying hush money in 2016 to porn actress Stormy... Read more ›
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Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) workers and supporters picket outside Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools on the first day of a strike over a new contract on March 21, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. | Mario Tama/Getty ImagesUnions are protesting low wages and “unfair” working conditions during the three-day strike. Los Angeles public school staff — including bus drivers, custodians, and cafeteria workers — have commenced a three-day strike... Read more ›
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