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Books Archive

Archives for December 2014

The best books we read in 2014
Features

Vox editors, writers, and designers on the titles that grabbed their attention this year.

By Vox Staff
Culture
Why the Bone Clocks was one of 2014’s cleverest new novelsWhy the Bone Clocks was one of 2014’s cleverest new novels
Culture

David Mitchell’s genre-spanning new novel, The Bone Clocks, is one of the year’s best. Here’s why.

By Zack Beauchamp
Roman Coppola tells us how his new show, Mozart in the Jungle, fits into his wild career
Culture

He’s written with Wes Anderson, directed terrific movies, and now gotten involved in Amazon’s latest bid for streaming domination.

By Emily St. James
Politics
The invisible primary: Can party elites pick a nominee before anyone votes?The invisible primary: Can party elites pick a nominee before anyone votes?
Politics

Why we might be headed for a Clinton vs. Bush election.

By Andrew Prokop
What is Paul Krugman afraid of?
Features

Mass pandemics? Yes. Artificial intelligence? Nope.

By Ezra Klein
Science
Meet the anti-Dr. Oz: Ben GoldacreMeet the anti-Dr. Oz: Ben Goldacre
Science

A Q&A with the physician and science writer on his new book.

By Julia Belluz
Technology
How David McCandless makes beautiful visualizations that go viral over and overHow David McCandless makes beautiful visualizations that go viral over and over
Technology

The secrets behind some of the web’s most popular charts and graphs

By Joseph Stromberg
Almanac
This Christmas letter that J.R.R. Tolkien sent his children will warm your heartThis Christmas letter that J.R.R. Tolkien sent his children will warm your heart
Almanac

“It all happened like this: one very windy day last November my hood blew off and went and stuck on the top of the North Pole.”

By Brandon Ambrosino
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
Science
5 health challenges the world will face in 20155 health challenges the world will face in 2015
Science

Drug-resistant infections, Ebola, and fixing a broken clinical trials system are among the big ones.

By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman
Politics
Why journalists hate to write about educationWhy journalists hate to write about education
Politics

Education reporting is complex, incremental, and not seen as nationally important.

By Libby Nelson
Science
Science journals screw up all the time. This guy keeps track of every mistakeScience journals screw up all the time. This guy keeps track of every mistake
Science

Ivan Oransky is basically the Perez Hilton of science blogs.

By Julia Belluz
Climate
The Bulletproof Diet is everything wrong with eating in AmericaThe Bulletproof Diet is everything wrong with eating in America
Climate

But there’s good news: it contains some hidden lessons about food.

By Julia Belluz
Culture
Critics might have liked The Hobbit even less if it were shorterCritics might have liked The Hobbit even less if it were shorter
Culture

“The more time spent per page of book, the better critics rated it.”

By Brandon Ambrosino
Criminal Justice
What to read, watch, and listen to now that Serial’s first season is overWhat to read, watch, and listen to now that Serial’s first season is over
Criminal Justice

From high school true crime to a hilarious parody, here are some things that can fill the void Serial left in your life.

By Libby Nelson