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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for December 2014

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Fact-checking Prince: Can doves, in fact, cry?Fact-checking Prince: Can doves, in fact, cry?
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We ask a dove biologist to set the record straight.

By Dylan Matthews
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Quiz: How does your salary stack up?Quiz: How does your salary stack up?
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See if you can put these jobs in order, from the highest to the lowest pay

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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New York thinks a burrito is a sandwichNew York thinks a burrito is a sandwich
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New York’s “sandwich tax” might be the greatest fraud ever played on New Yorkers if you don’t count the ones that involve rent or drugs.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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How an embryo turns into a baby, in one hypnotic GIFHow an embryo turns into a baby, in one hypnotic GIF
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A beautiful look at the extraordinary transformation.

By Joseph Stromberg
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Today’s teens are the best-behaved on recordToday’s teens are the best-behaved on record
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They smoke less, drink less and get pregnant less the generations of teens before them.

By Sarah Kliff
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Is this the most ridiculous stadium subsidy boondoggle yet?Is this the most ridiculous stadium subsidy boondoggle yet?
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DC to spend $150 million on buying a stadium for a team that’s only worth $75 million.

By Matthew Yglesias
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The horrible details of the Taliban’s child massacre in PakistanThe horrible details of the Taliban’s child massacre in Pakistan
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Plus, Jeb Bush all but announces his presidential run, and Russia’s currency continues to slide.

By Dylan Matthews
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The real reasons why the Pakistani Taliban murdered more than 100 schoolchildrenThe real reasons why the Pakistani Taliban murdered more than 100 schoolchildren
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The horrifying logic behind the brutal attack.

By Amanda Taub
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Jon Stewart on Cheney’s torture interview: “George W. Bush, thank you for not dying”Jon Stewart on Cheney’s torture interview: “George W. Bush, thank you for not dying”
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He also called the former Vice President’s mind “the scariest place in the universe.”

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
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Very important science stories of 2014. And cute animals. In one videoVery important science stories of 2014. And cute animals. In one video
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Just in case you hadn’t thought enough about the importance of marmosets watching how-to videos.

By Libby Nelson
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“Oh God. It’s Mom”: the best C-SPAN caller (and reaction) you’ve ever seen“Oh God. It’s Mom”: the best C-SPAN caller (and reaction) you’ve ever seen
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A pair of political pundit brothers get a stern talking-to from Mom, right in the middle of their C-SPAN appearance

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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Map: 41 states have an active chapter of the KKKMap: 41 states have an active chapter of the KKK
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A disturbing reminder that hate groups are still active.

By Andrew Prokop
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Before it made him famous, Marc Maron absolutely hated the internetBefore it made him famous, Marc Maron absolutely hated the internet
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Today, Marc Maron hosts a hugely popular interview show distributed through the internet. In 1995, he thought the internet was “all hype.”

By Dylan Matthews
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Map: 43 countries have banned spanking kids since 1979Map: 43 countries have banned spanking kids since 1979
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Since Sweden banned the practice, 42 countries have followed.

By German Lopez
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The fastest-growing job in each stateThe fastest-growing job in each state
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Iowa, Mississippi, and North Carolina all have the same fast-growing job in common.

By Matthew Yglesias