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Archives for December 2014

Business & Finance
The Dow topped 18,000 today. Learn why that matters.The Dow topped 18,000 today. Learn why that matters.
Business & Finance

Everything you need to know about the very basics of the US stock market

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Culture
The remake of Annie really, really wants you to think it’s coolThe remake of Annie really, really wants you to think it’s cool
Culture

Everything about the film feels just so damn forced.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Culture
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” — and to have this song explained“All I Want for Christmas Is You” — and to have this song explained
Culture

The Mariah Carey classic is the greatest Christmas song written in the last 25 years.

By Kelsey McKinney
Science
5 health challenges the world will face in 20155 health challenges the world will face in 2015
Science

Drug-resistant infections, Ebola, and fixing a broken clinical trials system are among the big ones.

By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman
Business & Finance
US economy grew at a scorching 5 percent annual rate last quarterUS economy grew at a scorching 5 percent annual rate last quarter
Business & Finance

Amazing news from the economic front.

By Matthew Yglesias
Science
West Virginia gets the worst sleep in the US. Oregon gets the best.West Virginia gets the worst sleep in the US. Oregon gets the best.
Science

Here’s the United States of sleepiness.

By Susannah Locke
Climate
Low oil prices are good for 42 states — and bad for the other eightLow oil prices are good for 42 states — and bad for the other eight
Climate

A simple map that breaks things down.

By Brad Plumer
archives
Vox Sentences: The great North Korean internet outage of 2014Vox Sentences: The great North Korean internet outage of 2014
archives

Plus, New York reacts to the killing of two police officers.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Why it’s wrong to blame protesters for the Brooklyn cop killingsWhy it’s wrong to blame protesters for the Brooklyn cop killings
Politics

3 main misunderstandings are at play here.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
archives
The prime minister getting pelted with mayo perfectly explains Belgian politicsThe prime minister getting pelted with mayo perfectly explains Belgian politics
archives

The politics of the whole country in a nutshell.

By Matthew Yglesias
Culture
A lesbian couple serves turkey in this lovely version of Norman Rockwell’s famous paintingA lesbian couple serves turkey in this lovely version of Norman Rockwell’s famous painting
Culture

It was made by Tylenol as a holiday season ad.

By Emily St. James
Politics
The case for tearing down urban freewaysThe case for tearing down urban freeways
Politics

Seattle is spending billions to replace its urban freeway with a freeway tunnel. Scrapping the freeway altogether would have been a better option.

By Timothy B. Lee
Politics
Why journalists hate to write about educationWhy journalists hate to write about education
Politics

Education reporting is complex, incremental, and not seen as nationally important.

By Libby Nelson
Science
Want to fall asleep faster? Don’t use an iPad before bed.Want to fall asleep faster? Don’t use an iPad before bed.
Science

This new experiment shows that the screen’s light delayed sleep and made people groggier in the morning, too.

By Susannah Locke
Climate
The rise and fall of US wind power, in 6 chartsThe rise and fall of US wind power, in 6 charts
Climate

Congress keeps erratically killing and then renewing a key tax credit for wind. They did it again in 2014.

By Brad Plumer