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Archives for November 2025

Culture
A defense of Thanksgiving turkeyA defense of Thanksgiving turkey
Culture

Don’t Americans deserve better than turkey on Thanksgiving?

By Alex Abad-Santos
Explain It to Me
When did Thanksgiving turkey become such a big deal?When did Thanksgiving turkey become such a big deal?
Explain It to Me

Here’s the real reason we eat turkey and stuffing.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Life
Is it okay if I don’t love my partner all the time?Is it okay if I don’t love my partner all the time?
Life

What you’re feeling is ambivalence. It can be a good thing.

By Allie Volpe
The Highlight
Why peanut butter is back on the kids’ menuWhy peanut butter is back on the kids’ menu
The Highlight

How doctors learned to stop childhood food allergies.

By Bryan Walsh
Life
Why we actually should worry about Gen ZWhy we actually should worry about Gen Z
Life

What happens when you tell a generation they’re special?

By Christian Paz
The Logoff
The CDC’s troubling new second in command, briefly explainedThe CDC’s troubling new second in command, briefly explained
The Logoff

The former Louisiana surgeon general has shared debunked theories about vaccines and autism.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Why is Trump accusing a former astronaut of treason?Why is Trump accusing a former astronaut of treason?
Politics

How MAGA’s war on Mark Kelly is a sign of a deeper weakness.

By Zack Beauchamp
Future Perfect
Eating the OceanEating the Ocean
Future Perfect

How underwater factory farms are reshaping our food system.

By Vox Staff
Podcasts
How to survive awkward encountersHow to survive awkward encounters
Podcast
Podcasts

Why you feel awkward and what to do about it.

By Sean Illing
Podcasts
How Donald Trump and the CEO of the world’s biggest company became BFFsHow Donald Trump and the CEO of the world’s biggest company became BFFs
Podcast
Podcasts

Why has Jensen Huang, co-founder of Nvidia, the hardware of the AI boom, buddied up with Trump?

By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
Health
The hidden disease that spikes every ThanksgivingThe hidden disease that spikes every Thanksgiving
Health

Many Americans have high blood pressure and do not even know it.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
How Trump changed what “terrorism” meansHow Trump changed what “terrorism” means
Politics

Venezuela and the new war on terror, explained.

By Joshua Keating
The Highlight
Who is the “trad husband”?Who is the “trad husband”?
The Highlight

Tradwives are everywhere on social media. Their allegedly dominant spouses are invisible.

By Anna North
The Highlight
The most likely AI apocalypseThe most likely AI apocalypse
The Highlight

How artificial intelligence could be leading most humans into an inescapable trap.

By Eric Levitz
The Logoff
Trump’s revenge campaign falls flatTrump’s revenge campaign falls flat
The Logoff

Why Trump’s favorite prosecutor is out of a job.

By Cameron Peters