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Brandon Ambrosino

Brandon Ambrosino

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Brandon Ambrosino

    Technology
    Apple’s Tim Cook on how being gay made him a better CEOApple’s Tim Cook on how being gay made him a better CEO
    Technology

    The CEO of the biggest company in the world is now out of the closet.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Eureka moments are mostly fictional — here’s how innovation really happens
    Culture

    Steven Johnson talks about the six innovations that made the modern world.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Almanac
    That time Virginia Woolf wore blackface to pull off an elaborate hoaxThat time Virginia Woolf wore blackface to pull off an elaborate hoax
    Almanac

    “It was glorious! Shriekingly funny.”

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    archives
    LeVar Burton gives Go the Fuck to Sleep the Reading Rainbow treatmentLeVar Burton gives Go the Fuck to Sleep the Reading Rainbow treatment
    archives

    We don’t remember this book from Burton’s television series.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Movies
    Loved Book of Life? Then you need to see this short film by its director.Loved Book of Life? Then you need to see this short film by its director.
    Movies

    Jorge R. Gutierrez won a student Emmy in 2001 for Carmelo.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    archives
    There’s a new Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a fake phoneThere’s a new Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a fake phone
    archives

    “Phone addiction is real.”

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Almanac
    Ideas not going anywhere? Try these 5 tips on creativity from Isaac AsimovIdeas not going anywhere? Try these 5 tips on creativity from Isaac Asimov
    Almanac

    Creative ideas never seem reasonable at first.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Marriage Equality
    Charges dropped against two Ugandans facing life in prison for sodomyCharges dropped against two Ugandans facing life in prison for sodomy
    Marriage Equality

    After months of delay, the Chief Magistrates Court finally dismissed the sodomy charges against a gay man and trans woman.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Sports
    Ray Rice’s NFL suspension and appeal: what you need to knowRay Rice’s NFL suspension and appeal: what you need to know
    Sports

    If Rice’s appeal and grievance are granted, he could receive over $3 million from the Ravens.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    archives
    A comprehensive map of faith in AmericaA comprehensive map of faith in America
    archives

    This interactive atlas will keep you busy for hours.

    By Brandon Ambrosino

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