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Meredith Haggerty

Meredith Haggerty

Senior Editor

    Latest articles by Meredith Haggerty

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    Greta Gerwig’s fresh take on Little Women won’t win Best Picture, but it shouldGreta Gerwig’s fresh take on Little Women won’t win Best Picture, but it should
    Culture

    Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Greta Gerwig’s beautiful adaptation of a beloved old story.

    By Constance Grady, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
    Consumerism is killing the environment. We can’t expect shoppers to fix it.
    Money

    We were all right to hate the plastic straw ban, but we need more regulations like it.

    By Meredith Haggerty
    Culture
    19 books from the 2010s we can’t stop thinking about19 books from the 2010s we can’t stop thinking about
    Culture

    The most important books of the decade, according to Vox staff.

    By Haleema Shah, Ezra Klein and 17 more
    We read all 25 National Book Award finalists for 2019. Here’s what we thought.
    Culture

    The Vox staff reviewed all the finalists in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature.

    By Susannah Locke, Elizabeth Crane and 14 more
    Money
    Why banking apps and startups suddenly all have human first namesWhy banking apps and startups suddenly all have human first names
    Money

    Dave, Marcus, Brigit — these financial products want to be on a first name basis with you.

    By Meredith Haggerty
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
    8 winners and 6 losers from a Succession finale that blows up the whole show8 winners and 6 losers from a Succession finale that blows up the whole show
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

    “But...”

    By Emily St. James and Meredith Haggerty
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
    Succession comes up with an episode where absolutely everybody losesSuccession comes up with an episode where absolutely everybody loses
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

    Zero winners and 11 losers from one of the most gut-wrenching, cringe-inducing episodes of the show yet.

    By Meredith Haggerty and Emily St. James
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
    5 winners and 5 losers from a Succession that crumples everybody up like a napkin5 winners and 5 losers from a Succession that crumples everybody up like a napkin
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

    Winner: Rhea, of all people. Loser that thinks it’s a winner: Christmas.

    By Emily St. James and Meredith Haggerty
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
    6 winners and 5 losers from a Succession where the unthinkable happens6 winners and 5 losers from a Succession where the unthinkable happens
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

    Shiv is a winner who thinks she’s a loser. New York magazine is a loser that thinks it’s a winner.

    By Emily St. James and Meredith Haggerty
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
    6 winners and 3 losers from Succession’s best episode yet6 winners and 3 losers from Succession’s best episode yet
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

    “Tern Haven” makes Logan even more of a winner than he already was and devastates poor Shiv’s plans.

    By Emily St. James and Meredith Haggerty

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