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Brandon Ambrosino

Brandon Ambrosino

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Brandon Ambrosino

    Culture
    3 times TV made it easier for LGBT people across America to come out3 times TV made it easier for LGBT people across America to come out
    Culture

    For National Coming Out Day, here’s a look at three of TV’s most memorable coming out moments.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    archives
    This passage perfectly captures Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano’s obsession with memoryThis passage perfectly captures Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano’s obsession with memory
    archives

    “It takes a long time for the light to resurface what was erased.”

    By Brandon Ambrosino
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    Everything you need to know about Nobel Literature Prize winner Patrick ModianoEverything you need to know about Nobel Literature Prize winner Patrick Modiano
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    Patrick Modiano, the French novelist whose work explores ideas of isolation and identity during the Nazi occupation of France, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday morning.

    By Kelsey McKinney and Brandon Ambrosino
    Almanac
    Stop what you’re doing right now and watch these beautiful chemical reactionsStop what you’re doing right now and watch these beautiful chemical reactions
    Almanac

    Science is pretty cool — it can also be gorgeous!

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    TV
    The Walking Dead was just renewed for a sixth season. Its fifth season hasn’t premiered yeThe Walking Dead was just renewed for a sixth season. Its fifth season hasn’t premiered ye
    TV

    TWD is the highest-rated cable show in history.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Almanac
    Video: Reading makes you nicerVideo: Reading makes you nicer
    Almanac

    Stop saying you don’t have time to read — literature actually saves you time!

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Almanac
    This is what Singin’ in the Rain looks like if you take out the musicThis is what Singin’ in the Rain looks like if you take out the music
    Almanac

    Gene Kelly still looks flawless.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    archives
    48 percent of Americans pray every day. Here’s what they pray for.48 percent of Americans pray every day. Here’s what they pray for.
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    1 in 4 people who pray believe that God answers all their prayers, according to a new study.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Religion
    What Catholic University’s cancelation of Milk says about contemporary CatholicismWhat Catholic University’s cancelation of Milk says about contemporary Catholicism
    Religion

    Under Francis, the Catholic Church has adopted a change of tone on LGBT issues — but different institutions are responding to that in their own way.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    archives
    Americans still spend just as much on print books as e-booksAmericans still spend just as much on print books as e-books
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    The gap between what consumers spend on books v. e-books is less than a dollar.

    By Brandon Ambrosino