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Archives for January 2019

Money
Paint-dipped decor is another aesthetic effect of the Great RecessionPaint-dipped decor is another aesthetic effect of the Great Recession
Money

The DIY design trend spans Etsy and West Elm.

By Eliza Brooke
How the Enlightenment sold us a twisted view of human nature
Culture

Why the historian David Wootton thinks we should question our assumptions about human psychology.

By Sean Illing
archives
Vox Sentences: The politics of Mexico’s deadly pipeline explosionVox Sentences: The politics of Mexico’s deadly pipeline explosion
archives

Trump’s transgender military ban gets a boost from the Supreme Court; a deadly explosion in Mexico raises troubling questions.

By Nicole Fallert
Media
The Black Hebrew Israelites and their connection to the Covington controversy, explainedThe Black Hebrew Israelites and their connection to the Covington controversy, explained
Media

How a rarely discussed religious group became part of the viral Covington story.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
The LA teachers strike may be over. Here’s the tentative deal.The LA teachers strike may be over. Here’s the tentative deal.
Politics

Teachers would get a pay raise and smaller classes after their week-long strike.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Money
Why do all these robots have cartoon eyes?Why do all these robots have cartoon eyes?
Money

There’s just something about craft store cuteness that doesn’t suggest the coming war against AI.

By Kaitlyn Tiffany
Politics
Where things stand with the government shutdown this weekWhere things stand with the government shutdown this week
Politics

The Senate will vote on a Democratic bill to reopen the government, but it has little chance of passing.

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou
Culture
Jan Morris carried marmalade up Everest and came out as trans in the ’70s. Her diary is a joy.Jan Morris carried marmalade up Everest and came out as trans in the ’70s. Her diary is a joy.
Culture

The 91-year-old journalist who covered the first ascent to Everest talks Brexit and also sheep.

By Constance Grady
Money
It isn’t just the Covington Catholic students — MAGA hats are a teen trendIt isn’t just the Covington Catholic students — MAGA hats are a teen trend
Money

The red baseball caps are a provocative way to signify you’re on a “winning” team.

By Rebecca Jennings
Culture
Sylvia Plath wrote this short story in 1952. It’s now out in print for the first time.Sylvia Plath wrote this short story in 1952. It’s now out in print for the first time.
Culture

Plath wrote Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom when she was 20, and it’s been languishing in her archives ever since.

By Constance Grady
Future Perfect
Are 26 billionaires worth more than half the planet? The debate, explained.Are 26 billionaires worth more than half the planet? The debate, explained.
Future Perfect

It’s complicated!

By Dylan Matthews
Future Perfect
The $22 billion gamble: why some physicists aren’t excited about building a bigger particle colliderThe $22 billion gamble: why some physicists aren’t excited about building a bigger particle collider
Future Perfect

Particle accelerators have taught us so much about physics that the new one might have nothing to find.

By Kelsey Piper
Politics
Judge refuses to certify GOP victory in contested North Carolina Congress raceJudge refuses to certify GOP victory in contested North Carolina Congress race
Politics

The House remains at least one member short as a state investigation continues.

By Dylan Scott
Health Care
Sarah Kliff has spent the past year reporting on high ER fees. Ask her anything.Sarah Kliff has spent the past year reporting on high ER fees. Ask her anything.
Health Care

Vox Senior Policy Correspondent Sarah Kliff has spent the past year exposing the nightmare that is ER billing in the US.

By Lauren Katz
Money
How a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci painting got dragged into a Trump-Russia conspiracy theoryHow a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci painting got dragged into a Trump-Russia conspiracy theory
Money

A theory linking the world’s most expensive painting to Trump has little merit, but reveals current anxieties.

By Gaby Del Valle