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Susannah Locke

Susannah Locke

Former Senior Audience Experience Editor

    Latest articles by Susannah Locke

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    Flow thinkingFlow thinking
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    In a special four-part series presented by Dropbox, Ezra Klein talks to experts and groundbreaking pioneers about inspiration, creative thinking and how to focus on what matters. Find episodes here and click to listen.

    By Susannah Locke
    Politics
    Hospitals kept ER fees secret. We uncovered them.Hospitals kept ER fees secret. We uncovered them.
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    Reporter Sarah Kliff collected emergency room bills as part of a year-long project focused on American health care prices.

    By Susannah Locke
    Culture
    The 18 best TV shows airing right nowThe 18 best TV shows airing right now
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    Need some new TV to watch? These are the 18 best shows airing new episodes on television right now.

    By Susannah Locke
    Explainers
    A guide to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandalA guide to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal
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    A Trump campaign–connected firm harvested personal data from tens of millions of Facebook users, bringing up big questions about cybersecurity, big data, and privacy. Catch up on the controversy.

    By Susannah Locke
    Features
    The best of everythingThe best of everything
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    So many products today claim to be the best. Why — and why can’t we stop buying them?

    By Susannah Locke
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    The Vox 2018 holiday gift guideThe Vox 2018 holiday gift guide
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    The best presents for everyone on your list

    By Susannah Locke
    We read all 25 National Book Award finalists for 2018. Here’s what we thought.
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    The Vox staff reviews all the winners and finalists in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature.

    By Nisha Chittal, Trevor Barnes and 17 more
    Politics
    Police shootings and brutality in the US: 9 things you should knowPolice shootings and brutality in the US: 9 things you should know
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    Racial disparities in American policing are under heightened scrutiny. Here’s what you need to know.

    By Susannah Locke
    Explainers
    Transgender people: 10 common mythsTransgender people: 10 common myths
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    As transgender issues get more attention, pernicious myths remain. Here’s what you should know.

    By Susannah Locke
    Explainers
    Gerrymandering, explainedGerrymandering, explained
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    How politicians draw the lines to benefit themselves.

    By Susannah Locke