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Archives for December 2019

A year of protest, as seen through street art
World Politics

From Argentina to Lebanon, images that defined a year of unrest.

By Hannah Brown
Technology
Thousands of Google’s cafeteria workers have unionizedThousands of Google’s cafeteria workers have unionized
Technology

Around 2,300 contracted workers who serve meals to Google employees in the San Francisco Bay Area have unionized, saying they’re overworked and underpaid.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Culture in the 2010s was obsessed with finding community — and building walls
Looking back at the tumultuous 2010s

From Midsommar to Twin Peaks to Hadestown, artists dreamed of a better world — but were stuck with the one we live in now.

By Emily St. James
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Vox Sentences: An anti-Semitic attack at HanukkahVox Sentences: An anti-Semitic attack at Hanukkah
archives

Five wounded in attack on rabbi’s Hanukkah celebration; truck explosion in Somalia proves deadly.

By Hannah Brown
Technology
California’s new privacy law, explainedCalifornia’s new privacy law, explained
Technology

The California Consumer Privacy Act gives Californians some control over their data, but only if they know how to take advantage of it.

By Sara Morrison
Politics
Trump’s use of homelessness as a political cudgel exposes his cynical disregard for blue statesTrump’s use of homelessness as a political cudgel exposes his cynical disregard for blue states
Politics

It’s not coincidental that he’s making a big issue out of homelessness in California and New York but not in Florida.

By Aaron Rupar
Video
The rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani, explainedThe rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani, explained
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Video

How did America’s mayor wind up at the center of Trump’s impeachment scandal?

By Madeline Marshall
Fandom went mainstream in the 2010s — for better and worse
Looking back at the tumultuous 2010s

From Fifty Shades to Veronica Mars, the last decade brought major changes to fandom culture.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Game of Thrones’ final season told flattering lies about wanting powerGame of Thrones’ final season told flattering lies about wanting power
Culture

Does wanting something somehow corrupt your desires? The biggest show on TV sure thought so.

By Emily St. James
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What we know about the Hanukkah celebration stabbing in New YorkWhat we know about the Hanukkah celebration stabbing in New York
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Five people were stabbed at a rabbi’s home during a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey, New York.

By Zeeshan Aleem
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What we know about a shooting at a White Settlement, Texas, churchWhat we know about a shooting at a White Settlement, Texas, church
archives

Two churchgoers were killed, as was the suspected gunman.

By Zeeshan Aleem
Politics
The controversy over Bret Stephens’s Jewish genius column, explainedThe controversy over Bret Stephens’s Jewish genius column, explained
Politics

Inquiries into Jewish genes always seem to lead someplace ugly.

By Matthew Yglesias
Culture
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s co-writer thinks he told Rose Tico’s complete story in barely over a minuteStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s co-writer thinks he told Rose Tico’s complete story in barely over a minute
Culture

Tran faced months of racial harassment after Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released. She’s all but disappeared from The Rise of Skywalker.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Looking back at the tumultuous 2010s
In 2016, the Ghostbusters reboot didn’t change movies. But the backlash was a bad omen.In 2016, the Ghostbusters reboot didn’t change movies. But the backlash was a bad omen.
Looking back at the tumultuous 2010s

The way we talk about some movies changed, and not for the better.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Science
Why small talk is so excruciatingWhy small talk is so excruciating
Science

It’s like patting your head while rubbing your belly.

By David Roberts