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Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will decide if the government can ban transgender health careThe Supreme Court will decide if the government can ban transgender health care
Supreme Court

Given the Court’s Republican supermajority, this case is unlikely to end well for trans people.

By Ian Millhiser
What two years without Roe looks like, in 8 charts
Explainers

Americans are confronting a whole new reality of patchwork abortion access after the Dobbs decision.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
What the rise of queer Republicans tells us about AmericaWhat the rise of queer Republicans tells us about America
Politics

More Americans feel comfortable coming out. That doesn’t mean they’re all progressives.

By Christian Paz
Future Perfect
Can we be actually normal about birth rates?Can we be actually normal about birth rates?
Future Perfect

Declining birth rates do matter, but we need to approach them thoughtfully.

By Kelsey Piper
Culture
What this summer’s age-gap escapist fantasies are missing about romance and middle ageWhat this summer’s age-gap escapist fantasies are missing about romance and middle age
Culture

In her new novel All Fours, Miranda July romps where The Idea of You fears to tread.

By Constance Grady
Today, Explained newsletter
The hollowness of corporate PrideThe hollowness of corporate Pride
Today, Explained newsletter

The troubling corporate pullback on Pride Month, briefly explained.

By Li Zhou
Even Better
Going on vacation with friends? Read this first.Going on vacation with friends? Read this first.
Even Better

If you want to get away together, but you don’t want to fight, here’s what you need to know.

By Allie Volpe
Housing
Yes in God’s backyard? This housing solution may be the answer to your prayers.Yes in God’s backyard? This housing solution may be the answer to your prayers.
Housing

Churches, mosques, and temples could change the game on affordable housing.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Even Better
How to get the sexual health care you deserveHow to get the sexual health care you deserve
Even Better

Advocating for yourself might not be as awkward as you think.

By Keren Landman, MD
Child Care
The distinctly American fantasy of “French parenting”The distinctly American fantasy of “French parenting”
Child Care

The French: They’re just like us.

By Anna North
Why we seek revenge — and what to do instead
Even Better

Getting even can feel thrilling, but it’s worth weighing the cost.

By Allie Volpe
Culture
How Inside Out 2 tackles the science of teenage emotionsHow Inside Out 2 tackles the science of teenage emotions
Culture

Talking with the psychologists who brought the real science of emotion to the Pixar film.

By Allie Volpe
Today, Explained newsletter
The Christian right is coming for divorce nextThe Christian right is coming for divorce next
Today, Explained newsletter

Some conservatives want to make it a lot harder to dissolve a marriage.

By Anna North
Culture
Here are all 50+ sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin SpaceyHere are all 50+ sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey
Culture

They span nearly half a century and paint a picture of a serial predator.

By Aja Romano
2024 Elections
Are LGBTQ voters about to abandon Biden?Are LGBTQ voters about to abandon Biden?
2024 Elections

History suggests LGBTQ voters and Biden are headed for a breakup. But there’s much more at play here.

By Christian Paz
Family
What your sibling birth order does — and doesn’t — explainWhat your sibling birth order does — and doesn’t — explain
Family

Are you destined to always be the “eldest daughter”?

By Allie Volpe
The Vox guide to extreme heat
Common sunscreen myths, debunkedCommon sunscreen myths, debunked
The Vox guide to extreme heat

Bottom line: Wearing it is still good advice.

By Keren Landman, MD
Even Better
I know I’m supposed to be investing. How do I start?I know I’m supposed to be investing. How do I start?
Even Better

It’s not how you start investing — it’s why.

By Nicole Dieker Finley
The Gray Area
This is your kid on smartphonesThis is your kid on smartphones
Podcast
The Gray Area

A Q&A with Jonathan Haidt on smartphones, kids today, and what the skeptics get wrong about his argument.

By Sean Illing
What if you could have a panic attack, but for joy?
Future Perfect

Mindfulness is one thing. Jhāna meditation is stranger, stronger, and going mainstream.

By Oshan Jarow
Culture
The backlash against children’s YouTuber Ms Rachel, explainedThe backlash against children’s YouTuber Ms Rachel, explained
Culture

The preschool teacher-turned-content creator is an advocate for all families. Conservatives are mad about it.

By Sam Delgado
Even Better
The secret to modern friendship, according to real friendsThe secret to modern friendship, according to real friends
Even Better

My friend wrote a book about friendship. Here’s what we learned about ours.

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
You can help reverse the overdose epidemicYou can help reverse the overdose epidemic
Play
Even Better

The case for why we should all be carrying naloxone.

By Coleman Lowndes
This changed everything
Life

The turning points that defined the last 10 years.

By Vox Staff
The last 10 years, explained
Life

The (wild! scary! surprising!) moments that mattered.

By Vox Staff
How the self-care industry made us so lonely
Even Better

The commodification of an activist concept turned a revitalizing practice into an isolating one.

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
How to care for people in your life with intellectual disabilitiesHow to care for people in your life with intellectual disabilities
Even Better

A practical guide to navigating a fractured support system.

By Keren Landman, MD
Culture
Leaked video reveals the lie of Miss Universe’s empowerment promiseLeaked video reveals the lie of Miss Universe’s empowerment promise
Culture

“The trans women, the women with husbands, divorced women ... They can compete but they cannot win.”

By Constance Grady
Even Better
You really should say something if you hate your friend’s partnerYou really should say something if you hate your friend’s partner
Even Better

All is not lost if they are dating a complete loser.

By Allie Volpe
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s new voting rights decision is a love letter to gerrymanderingThe Supreme Court’s new voting rights decision is a love letter to gerrymandering
Supreme Court

Thanks to an opinion by Sam Alito, rigged maps now enjoy the Supreme Court’s unambiguous support.

By Ian Millhiser
Dopamine, explained
Future Perfect

Dopamine detoxing, hacking, and fasting: Is any of it real?

By Celia Ford
Policy
Rent control for child care?Rent control for child care?
Policy

Lawmakers in Minnesota want to cap out-of-pocket child care costs.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Video
How screens actually affect your sleepHow screens actually affect your sleep
Play
Video

It’s about more than just the blue light.

By Edward Vega
Even Better
Why are whole-body deodorants suddenly everywhere?Why are whole-body deodorants suddenly everywhere?
Even Better

Maybe you actually smell fine.

By Keren Landman, MD
The Gray Area
The known unknowns about Ozempic, explainedThe known unknowns about Ozempic, explained
Podcast
The Gray Area

Ozempic has become hugely popular. Researchers are racing to learn more about what it does to us.

By Sean Illing
Public Health
Why do Americans keep drinking raw milk?Why do Americans keep drinking raw milk?
Public Health

With bird flu affecting multiple dairy farms, unpasteurized products are more dangerous than ever — but some people are reluctant to heed government guidance.

By Keren Landman, MD
Video
Why can’t prices just stay the same?Why can’t prices just stay the same?
Play
Video

If high inflation hurts just about everyone, why can’t we have no inflation?

By Marie Cascione and Coleman Lowndes
Today, Explained newsletter
What the Methodist split tells us about AmericaWhat the Methodist split tells us about America
Today, Explained newsletter

A separation of church and church.

By Laura Bullard
Child Care
The child care cliff that wasn’tThe child care cliff that wasn’t
Child Care

We don’t need apocalyptic economic predictions to advocate for better family policy.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Supreme Court
The messy SCOTUS drama about Black voters in Louisiana, explainedThe messy SCOTUS drama about Black voters in Louisiana, explained
Supreme Court

Multiple federal courts are fighting over Louisiana’s illegal racial gerrymander.

By Ian Millhiser