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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for November 2014

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We drew AOL digital prophet Shingy’s vision of a bear wearing striped pantsWe drew AOL digital prophet Shingy’s vision of a bear wearing striped pants
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Could this be the future of digital media?

By Matthew Yglesias
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If Comcast doesn’t want more regulation, maybe it should be less terribleIf Comcast doesn’t want more regulation, maybe it should be less terrible
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Bad customer service is bad politics.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Cosby’s meme generator backfires with reminders of rape allegationsCosby’s meme generator backfires with reminders of rape allegations
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This didn’t go very well.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
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17 questions about this bizarre video of Putin maybe flirting with China’s first lady17 questions about this bizarre video of Putin maybe flirting with China’s first lady
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The bizarre Putin flirtation scandal, explained in 17 unanswerable questions.

By Amanda Taub
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Vox Sentences: Obamacare for the internetVox Sentences: Obamacare for the internet
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Obama’s pushing for broadband internet to be reclassified for regulatory purposes. Here’s what the hell that means.

By Dylan Matthews
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One sentence that proves Piers Morgan shouldn’t be writing columns about the n-wordOne sentence that proves Piers Morgan shouldn’t be writing columns about the n-word
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He wants to tie up and beat the n-word … like a slave.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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The real reason Valerie Jarrett is the most hated person in WashingtonThe real reason Valerie Jarrett is the most hated person in Washington
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The partisan presidency has created a dirty job that someone has to do, and she’s the one.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Here’s what John Milton would order from Starbucks if he weren’t deadHere’s what John Milton would order from Starbucks if he weren’t dead
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“Sylvia Plath goes up to the counter, and she doesn’t know what she’s doing in Starbucks.”

By Brandon Ambrosino
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There’s no Obamacare for the internet. But there could be a public option.There’s no Obamacare for the internet. But there could be a public option.
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Ted Cruz is halfway there.

By Ezra Klein
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How the fall of the Berlin Wall changed the world, in one chartHow the fall of the Berlin Wall changed the world, in one chart
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After the Berlin Wall collapsed, democracy spread around the world at an astonishing pace.

By Zack Beauchamp
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Ted Cruz says net neutrality is “Obamacare for the internet”Ted Cruz says net neutrality is “Obamacare for the internet”
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What does that even mean?

By Matthew Yglesias
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Obama says FCC should reclassify the internet’s regulatory statusObama says FCC should reclassify the internet’s regulatory status
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This sounds boring, but it’s actually a huge deal.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Why an Australian atheist philosopher moved to Egypt and became a Coptic monkWhy an Australian atheist philosopher moved to Egypt and became a Coptic monk
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Father Anthony El Lazarus was an unlikely candidate for a monastery.

By Brandon Ambrosino
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Ballot selfies are illegal, for no very good reasonBallot selfies are illegal, for no very good reason
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This prevents corruption, supposedly.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Vox Sentences: At least four Supreme Court justices might want to gut ObamacareVox Sentences: At least four Supreme Court justices might want to gut Obamacare
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The Supreme Court gets a second chance to gut Obamacare. And at least four justices sound like they want to take it.

By Dylan Matthews