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Archives for December 2014

Marriage Equality
How to go the movies with your family and avoid seeing awkward sex scenes togetherHow to go the movies with your family and avoid seeing awkward sex scenes together
Marriage Equality

What you and your parents need to know before seeing Foxcatcher

By Alex Abad-Santos
Criminal Justice
Two police officers shot and killed in New York City: what we knowTwo police officers shot and killed in New York City: what we know
Criminal Justice

Here’s what we know about the crime — and what we don’t.

By German Lopez
Labor
The macroeconomic case for ChristmasThe macroeconomic case for Christmas
Labor

Millions of jobs are created every year by the holiday. We should have a second Christmas.

By Matthew Yglesias
Alcohol, explained in 35 maps and charts
Explainers

Learn about one of the world’s favorite beverages with these amazing visuals.

By German Lopez
Politics
Republicans are about to make one of the most important appointments in WashingtonRepublicans are about to make one of the most important appointments in Washington
Politics

Whoever controls the Number controls far more about the laws that get passed than most Americans realize.

By Ezra Klein
World Politics
How KFC became Japan’s favorite Christmas traditionHow KFC became Japan’s favorite Christmas tradition
World Politics

Demand for KFC gets so intense that some people will order months in advance. How did this all get started?

By Brad Plumer
Movies
How “Selma” gets Martin Luther King, Jr., rightHow “Selma” gets Martin Luther King, Jr., right
Movies

The biopic is beautifully intimate.

By Emily St. James
Video
What does the Bible say about the night Jesus was born?What does the Bible say about the night Jesus was born?
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Video

Most Americans believe the basic elements of the nativity story. But is that what the Bible says happened that first Christmas night? Brandon Ambrosino explains in 3 minutes.

By Brandon Ambrosino
I’m from Cuba, and I think the US should be proud of its history with the country
archives

Why President Obama was wrong to refer to America as a “former colonizer” of the island

By Mike Gonzalez
North Korea
This North Korean Twitter account is fake, but journalists keep falling for itThis North Korean Twitter account is fake, but journalists keep falling for it
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North Korea

@DPRK_news tweets Onion links and demands that “gangster fat man George R.R. Martin” be punished, but it keeps get treated like an official North Korean Twitter account. Here’s why.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
3 things we learned from Colorado’s first year of legal marijuana sales3 things we learned from Colorado’s first year of legal marijuana sales
Politics

Colorado’s first year of legal marijuana sales went better than many expected.

By German Lopez
archives
Vox Sentences: FDA to gay and bi men — you can give blood if you stop having sexVox Sentences: FDA to gay and bi men — you can give blood if you stop having sex
archives

Plus, The Interview will be released on Christmas after all, and the economy picks up steam.

By Dylan Matthews
Science
The 8 most bogus health claims of 2014The 8 most bogus health claims of 2014
Science

From the Ebola quarantine wars to exercises that will add length to your legs and healthy e-cigarettes, these were the worst attacks on science and reason this year.

By Julia Belluz
North Korea
7 of North Korean state media’s craziest quotes about America7 of North Korean state media’s craziest quotes about America
North Korea

“The incarnation of all sorts of evil, the empire of devils, is bound to grow old and go to ruin.”

By Zack Beauchamp
Technology
Meet Lizard Squad, the group that may have helped North Korea hack SonyMeet Lizard Squad, the group that may have helped North Korea hack Sony
Technology

The group has hacked Sony before — and could be linked to this attack.

By Max Fisher