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Brandon Ambrosino

Brandon Ambrosino

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Brandon Ambrosino

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    Simple flowchart to tell if you are being persecuted this holiday seasonSimple flowchart to tell if you are being persecuted this holiday season
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    If you feel people have violated your civil liberties by wishing you “Happy Holidays,” then this diagram is for you.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Technology
    Controversy swirls at Oxford after abortion debate is canceledControversy swirls at Oxford after abortion debate is canceled
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    “Oxford Students for Life are putting on a super cute debate with two cis guys.”

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Movies
    Supply and demand, dance-splainedSupply and demand, dance-splained
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    Dance makes economics fun!

    By Brandon Ambrosino
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    This is what Foxcatcher’s trailer would look like if it were about actual foxesThis is what Foxcatcher’s trailer would look like if it were about actual foxes
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    Steve Carell’s latest thriller gets the Wes Anderson stop-motion treatment.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
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    The amazing Breaking Bad/Frozen mash-up you were waiting forThe amazing Breaking Bad/Frozen mash-up you were waiting for
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    “Do you want to build a meth lab?”

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Almanac
    Hell is other people … misquoting philosophersHell is other people … misquoting philosophers
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    Here are three well-known philosophical one-liners you’re probably using incorrectly.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
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    Pixar characters aren’t cute by accident. Scientists mathematically design them that wayPixar characters aren’t cute by accident. Scientists mathematically design them that way
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    Watch this researcher explain the geometry behind some of your favorite animated characters.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
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    Two window cleaners rescued after being stranded 69 stories up the side of a skyscraperTwo window cleaners rescued after being stranded 69 stories up the side of a skyscraper
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    See these amazing photos of their rescue.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Almanac
    At 39, Walt Whitman was broke, unemployed, and living with his momAt 39, Walt Whitman was broke, unemployed, and living with his mom
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    The Good Gray Poet wasn’t always the beloved writer he is today.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
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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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