Welcome to the July edition of Vox’s The Highlight!
The Highlight — The Summer Issue
The quest for the timeless wedding, how we buy hotdogs, the changing summer job, the case against summer, and more!
Jess Hannigan
Our latest issue brings both tribute and lament for summer and all that comes with it. As we head into peak wedding season, Rebecca Jennings — herself planning her own nuptials — reflects on the quest for the timeless wedding. Whizy Kim takes a look at the strange industry around another summer standby: hot dogs. (Will they ever sell the same number of hot dogs and buns in packs??)
Delving into policy is Abdallah Fayyad, who investigates that rite of passage — the summer job — and how recent changes to child labor laws might put working teens at risk. And while many of us may love summer, Bryan Walsh offers a dissenting view, making the case that summer is, actually, the worst.
There’s much more: Adam Clair muses about what AI is doing to music. Hannah Seo offers guidance on how to reconnect with old friends. Christine Peterson writes on the effort to bring the wolverine back to the wild.
Plus: Charley Locke on the stigma of being an only child; Dylan Scott on the “pandemic paradox”; Byrd Pinkerton in conversation with historian Kathryn Gehred on the real lives of 18th-century women; and Allie Volpe on how to be authentic.
We hope you enjoy our latest issue. Happy summer!
–Elbert Ventura, executive editor
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The “garden party,” “old money,” and “cool girl” weddings are starting to feel more like dinner parties.
by Rebecca Jennings
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The strange ways we do (and don’t) consume glizzies.
by Whizy Kim
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Teen jobs aren’t what they used to be. They’re worse.
by Abdallah Fayyad
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Your summer won’t be as good as you think it will be. It never is.
by Bryan Walsh
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Should we help wild animals get to better habitats to survive?
by Christine Peterson
Cécile Cuny for Vox
Your old friend probably wants to DM you too.
by Hannah Seo
Janik Söllner for Vox
Music production is getting easier. Does that make it better?
by Adam Clair
Paola Saliby for Vox
Why getting “real” in the age of personal branding feels so hard.
by Allie Volpe
Photo courtesy of Jillian Woinarowicz
Being an only child doesn’t mess you up for life. We promise.
by Charley Locke
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The pandemic prevention fallacy.
by Dylan Scott
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An interview with podcaster Kathryn Gehred about domestic life in the 1800’s.
by Byrd Pinkerton
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