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Archives for September 2019

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Marvel and Sony have cut a deal to keep Spider-Man in the MCUMarvel and Sony have cut a deal to keep Spider-Man in the MCU
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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will co-produce the third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Money
Hustlers is a recession-era period piece. Here’s how the costume designer created it.Hustlers is a recession-era period piece. Here’s how the costume designer created it.
Money

From velour sweatsuits to real fur, Hustlers costume designer Mitchell Travers explains how he nailed mid-2000s style.

By Rebecca Jennings
Culture
In Judy, Renée Zellweger shines as Judy Garland. But the movie trades real tragedy for a Hollywood ending.In Judy, Renée Zellweger shines as Judy Garland. But the movie trades real tragedy for a Hollywood ending.
Culture

Judy faces Judy Garland’s tragedy head on — and then takes the easy way out

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
“Storm Area 51” weekend had neither raids nor aliens. But it wasn’t a bust.“Storm Area 51” weekend had neither raids nor aliens. But it wasn’t a bust.
Culture

A meme sent thousands into the desert, and they didn’t come back totally empty-handed.

By Allegra Frank
Politics
Elizabeth Warren wants congressional staffers to get paid moreElizabeth Warren wants congressional staffers to get paid more
Politics

Warren’s latest anti-corruption plan: paying congressional staffers like all other federal employees.

By Tara Golshan
Impeach him, anyway
Politics

The case for impeachment, even if it can’t oust Trump.

By Ezra Klein
Money
Nintendo’s latest gamification of exercise, explainedNintendo’s latest gamification of exercise, explained
Money

Ring Fit Adventure for Nintendo Switch is the company’s latest successful workout.

By Allegra Frank
Future Perfect
Don’t want to read privacy policies? This AI tool will do it for you.Don’t want to read privacy policies? This AI tool will do it for you.
Future Perfect

If you take a minute to teach this AI, it’ll teach you something in turn.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
A US charity tries something new: letting poor kids choose their donors insteadA US charity tries something new: letting poor kids choose their donors instead
Future Perfect

For decades, Western sponsors picked foreign kids to help. What if kids picked them instead?

By Kelsey Piper
Politics
The fight to end Roe v. Wade enters its endgame next weekThe fight to end Roe v. Wade enters its endgame next week
Politics

The Supreme Court could dismantle the constitutional right to an abortion, just by sitting on its hands.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The biggest Second Amendment case to reach the Supreme Court in nearly a decade, explainedThe biggest Second Amendment case to reach the Supreme Court in nearly a decade, explained
Politics

Gun control supporters are desperate — and have already taken drastic steps — to get the Supreme Court to dismiss this case.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
New poll shows major shift in how Americans think about men in powerNew poll shows major shift in how Americans think about men in power
Politics

Trump, Kavanaugh, and #MeToo have changed Americans’ attitudes toward power and control.

By Anna North
Culture
The Good Place sets up its endgame in its final season premiereThe Good Place sets up its endgame in its final season premiere
Culture

Eleanor takes charge in an episode that shows how she’s a student no longer.

By Emily St. James, Dylan Matthews and 1 more
Politics
The US will admit just 18,000 refugees in the next yearThe US will admit just 18,000 refugees in the next year
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And it’s giving states and cities the option of refusing to take them.

By Nicole Narea
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Vox Sentences: A whistle blownVox Sentences: A whistle blown
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The whistleblower report is released by a House committee; US intelligence confirms Syrian government chemical weapons attack in May.

By Hannah Brown