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How to do the most good possible with the money you give.

How to do the most good possible with the money you give.


These are eight of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations. You may not have heard of them.


Choosing health insurance in the US is notoriously difficult. Let this guide help.


Understanding your health insurance benefits can seem like an impossible puzzle. Here’s your guide to getting the most out of them.
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Optimism, not despair, is the way to inspire kids to help the future.


The Even Better guide to an Even Better holiday season.


Where Kamala Harris stands on immigration, abortion, and more.


Where Donald Trump stands on immigration, abortion, and more.


Heat records will keep falling. Our guide on why it’s so hot, how to stay cool, and climate solutions.

A guide to having actually interesting conversations with strangers.


Everything you need to know about this year’s Academy Awards.

From choosing the right therapist to figuring out how to pay.

Art is for everyone. Here’s how to approach your next trip to a gallery or museum.

Spend some time with your inner monologue (and actually enjoy it).


The American diet is lopsided toward meat. Here’s how to incorporate more plant-based food into your life.

Despite big changes to the migraine playbook, many people aren’t getting adequate treatment.

Timing light exposure right helps combat seasonal depression.

“We don’t avoid conversations because they don’t matter. We avoid them because they do matter.”


It’s a great time to be at the movies.

From buzzy novels to literary biographies, Vox’s book critic breaks down the year in reading.


How and why to stop shopping for more than you need — or even want.

An idea for an era when Americans are lonelier than ever.

Actually useful ways to help children with homework, bullying, and mental health.


Your guide to this summer’s movies.


The Vox guide to navigating the world, the country, and your own backyard.

The no-rules approach to building a meditation practice.


Everything you need to know about the HBO hit as it enters its final season.

Treat sleep like it’s a friend, make a single-item to-do list, and other unexpected ways to improve your life.

No, you don’t need a fancy pair of binoculars to get into bird-watching, according to avid birders.

Be validating and specific when extending a helping hand.


Here’s one way to make feeding yourself a joy instead of a chore.

Everything you need to do before, during, and after a layoff.

The mental health benefits of moving your body are considerable, even though the barriers to entry can feel high.

Getting into running — even as a complete beginner — is easier than you think.


Schitt’s Creek was the first comedy ever to sweep its Emmys category, and now it’s a Golden Globes winner too. Here’s how to watch it.


Why you should be listening — and watching and dancing — to the vast, immersive landscape of Korean pop music.