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Brandon Ambrosino

Brandon Ambrosino

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Brandon Ambrosino

    Almanac
    Watch every episode of Friends season 1 played simultaneouslyWatch every episode of Friends season 1 played simultaneously
    Almanac

    This video may remind you just how formulaic the sitcom was.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Culture
    Netflix just dropped the trailer for House of Cards’ third seasonNetflix just dropped the trailer for House of Cards’ third season
    Culture

    Frank Underwood is back!

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Culture
    Good news: Science shows that “nice guys finish last” is a mythGood news: Science shows that “nice guys finish last” is a myth
    Culture

    Cooperation and kindness are key factors to success.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Culture
    Here’s what a typical school lunch in France might look likeHere’s what a typical school lunch in France might look like
    Culture

    “Today, class, we’ll be having brown.”

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Culture
    This Nobel Laureate’s meditations on Nazi-occupied Paris are as timely as everThis Nobel Laureate’s meditations on Nazi-occupied Paris are as timely as ever
    Culture

    Suspended Sentences shows Patrick Modiano trying to work through his fragmented past.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Culture
    This rock balancer will blow your mind — and then help you find tranquilityThis rock balancer will blow your mind — and then help you find tranquility
    Culture

    “Put simply, I feel something divine when I practice.”

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Explainers
    Downton Abbey explained for people who don’t watch Downton AbbeyDownton Abbey explained for people who don’t watch Downton Abbey
    Explainers

    Here’s what you need to know to start watching series five of the British drama.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Almanac
    What the world values, in one chartWhat the world values, in one chart
    Almanac

    The Inglehart-Welzel map offers a global look at our values and beliefs.

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Almanac
    This Christmas letter that J.R.R. Tolkien sent his children will warm your heartThis Christmas letter that J.R.R. Tolkien sent his children will warm your heart
    Almanac

    “It all happened like this: one very windy day last November my hood blew off and went and stuck on the top of the North Pole.”

    By Brandon Ambrosino
    Almanac
    Caganer — the strangest, most scatological part of Catalan nativity scenes — explainedCaganer — the strangest, most scatological part of Catalan nativity scenes — explained
    Almanac

    Defecation in the nativity scene doesn’t mock Christianity — it helps explain it.

    By Brandon Ambrosino