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Features Archive

Archives for April 2015

How wedding dresses got so expensive and roast chickens got so cheap
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Vox’s first Economic Naturalist column, in which an economist shows how economics applies to everyday life.

By Robert H. Frank
Neil deGrasse Tyson on space, fame, and the future of the human species
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“We should be turning the entire solar system into our backyard.”

By Joseph Stromberg
I met Elon Musk when we were teenagers. Here’s what he showed me about success.
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For one thing, you shouldn’t be wasting your time reading articles like this.

By Justine Musk, Quora contributor
What happens when you tell your spouse you’re transgender
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Partners display a wide range of reactions, from full support to hesitation to outright abuse.

By German Lopez
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9 transgender people talk about when they knew, coming out, and finding love9 transgender people talk about when they knew, coming out, and finding love
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Trans communities are made up of people with stories and experiences to tell — some greatly shaped by their gender identity, some not.

By German Lopez
Medical errors in America kill more people than AIDS or drug overdoses. Here’s why.
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“It’s really tough in a medical environment to talk about things going wrong.”

By Sarah Kliff
I lost my leg in the Boston Marathon bombing. Here’s why I’m running in this year’s race
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“I’m reminded of how blessed I am to still be here. It really puts things into perspective for me.”

By Rebekah Gregory DiMartino
The making of Dr. Oz: How an award-winning doctor turned away from science to embrace fame
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What “America’s Doctor” and his millions of fans say about the state of American health care.

By Julia Belluz
The science of blame: Why we respond to tragedies all wrong
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We’re far too quick to react after terrible events like the Germanwings crash or the Sandy Hook shooting.

By Kate Klonick
Israel’s dark future: Democracy in the Jewish state is doomed
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Israel cannot maintain both its democracy and its occupation of the Palestinians. Day by day, it is choosing the latter.

By Max Fisher
The Rules, 20 years later: Why do men and women still follow the same old dating script?
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The stubborn, perplexing, enduring power of old-fashioned courtship rituals.

By Leigh Anderson
What Americans think of abortion
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A new Vox poll reveals surprising nuance in public opinion.

By Sarah Kliff
You care about where your food comes from. Shouldn’t you care about who grew it?
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Why the next phase of the food movement should be workers’ rights.

By Stephen Lurie