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Struggling to figure out which friends you want to spend most of your attention on? Make a list of your “strawberry people” — aka those who lift you up and meet your friendship goals.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Struggling to figure out which friends you want to spend most of your attention on? Make a list of your “strawberry people” — aka those who lift you up and meet your friendship goals.
Read more: www.vox.com/life/473859/...
Read more: www.vox.com/life/473859/...
What happens when you merge the world’s most toxic social media cesspool with the world’s most unhinged, uninhibited, and intentionally “spicy” AI chatbot?
It looks a lot like what we’re seeing play out on X right now. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
It looks a lot like what we’re seeing play out on X right now. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
January 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
What happens when you merge the world’s most toxic social media cesspool with the world’s most unhinged, uninhibited, and intentionally “spicy” AI chatbot?
It looks a lot like what we’re seeing play out on X right now. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
It looks a lot like what we’re seeing play out on X right now. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Max Nesterak, a reporter and editor for Minnesota Reformer, told Today, Explained co-host Noel King that Minnesotans are tired and full of pain following a federal officer in Minneapolis killing Renee Nicole Good. www.vox.com/podcasts/474...
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Max Nesterak, a reporter and editor for Minnesota Reformer, told Today, Explained co-host Noel King that Minnesotans are tired and full of pain following a federal officer in Minneapolis killing Renee Nicole Good. www.vox.com/podcasts/474...
When White House officials announced their new dietary guidelines, they said their approach would help people reduce the “general body inflammation” that they blame for driving America’s chronic disease crisis. But inflammation is more complicated than we think.
January 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
When White House officials announced their new dietary guidelines, they said their approach would help people reduce the “general body inflammation” that they blame for driving America’s chronic disease crisis. But inflammation is more complicated than we think.
It seems like wherever you look, someone is telling you how to reduce your inflammation, from influencers on your TikTok feed or Instagram reels to even US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 🧵
January 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It seems like wherever you look, someone is telling you how to reduce your inflammation, from influencers on your TikTok feed or Instagram reels to even US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 🧵
A woman was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, just days after the Trump administration deployed thousands of new immigration agents to the city. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/w_khiu?utm_s...
January 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM
A woman was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, just days after the Trump administration deployed thousands of new immigration agents to the city. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/w_khiu?utm_s...
Could a $9 toll change notorious traffic? New York became the first American city to find out.
A year in, congestion pricing has largely proved to be a success, according to new data released by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
A year in, congestion pricing has largely proved to be a success, according to new data released by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
January 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Could a $9 toll change notorious traffic? New York became the first American city to find out.
A year in, congestion pricing has largely proved to be a success, according to new data released by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
A year in, congestion pricing has largely proved to be a success, according to new data released by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
In this sit-down interview, Vox’s Astead Herndon talks with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as he puts together his incoming team.
December 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In this sit-down interview, Vox’s Astead Herndon talks with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as he puts together his incoming team.
Vox’s Astead Herndon sits down one-on-one with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Is there a “Mamdani wing” of the Democratic Party?
Vox’s Patreon supporters will get to see the full video interview first this Sunday. Subscribe now to be alerted when it publishes: patreon.com/vox
Vox’s Patreon supporters will get to see the full video interview first this Sunday. Subscribe now to be alerted when it publishes: patreon.com/vox
December 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Vox’s Astead Herndon sits down one-on-one with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Is there a “Mamdani wing” of the Democratic Party?
Vox’s Patreon supporters will get to see the full video interview first this Sunday. Subscribe now to be alerted when it publishes: patreon.com/vox
Vox’s Patreon supporters will get to see the full video interview first this Sunday. Subscribe now to be alerted when it publishes: patreon.com/vox
The line between Trump’s administration and the Wild-West world of pop culture influencers and pseudo-celebrity has gotten thinner and thinner.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The line between Trump’s administration and the Wild-West world of pop culture influencers and pseudo-celebrity has gotten thinner and thinner.
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President Donald Trump says he wants Americans to have more babies. However, there is one method for conceiving children that thousands of people use every year, but that has divided the Trump White House and the larger MAGA coalition: in vitro fertilization (IVF). voxdotcom.visitlink.me/6R0edY
December 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
President Donald Trump says he wants Americans to have more babies. However, there is one method for conceiving children that thousands of people use every year, but that has divided the Trump White House and the larger MAGA coalition: in vitro fertilization (IVF). voxdotcom.visitlink.me/6R0edY
"The fact that President Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday night happened at all tells us something important: that the Trump administration is sinking, and his White House has no idea what to do about it." www.vox.com/politics/472...
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"The fact that President Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday night happened at all tells us something important: that the Trump administration is sinking, and his White House has no idea what to do about it." www.vox.com/politics/472...
His 1984 directorial debut, This Is Spinal Tap, is the most emblematic of Reiner’s witty, sardonic sensibility as a comedian. It also helped popularize a blending of genres — comedy and nonfiction — that’s become omnipresent in pop culture.
December 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
His 1984 directorial debut, This Is Spinal Tap, is the most emblematic of Reiner’s witty, sardonic sensibility as a comedian. It also helped popularize a blending of genres — comedy and nonfiction — that’s become omnipresent in pop culture.
Between the emerging details surrounding the gruesome deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner and the inflammatory remarks made by President Trump in response, it’s been hard to sit and reflect on the legacy Reiner left behind as a filmmaker.
December 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Between the emerging details surrounding the gruesome deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner and the inflammatory remarks made by President Trump in response, it’s been hard to sit and reflect on the legacy Reiner left behind as a filmmaker.
Our brains do some wild things… 🧠 Unexplainable host and senior correspondent Byrd Pinkerton explores how your brains form connections and then prunes them back over time. Learn more by listening to the “Diary of a Teenage Brain” series on the Unexplainable podcast, wherever you get your podcasts.
December 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Our brains do some wild things… 🧠 Unexplainable host and senior correspondent Byrd Pinkerton explores how your brains form connections and then prunes them back over time. Learn more by listening to the “Diary of a Teenage Brain” series on the Unexplainable podcast, wherever you get your podcasts.
It’s been a good year for books. 📚✨
Senior correspondent Constance Grady has this on good authority as she’s been reading her way through them — and saving the very best just for you.
Senior correspondent Constance Grady has this on good authority as she’s been reading her way through them — and saving the very best just for you.
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It’s been a good year for books. 📚✨
Senior correspondent Constance Grady has this on good authority as she’s been reading her way through them — and saving the very best just for you.
Senior correspondent Constance Grady has this on good authority as she’s been reading her way through them — and saving the very best just for you.
As a child, you were told you’d change the world. But maybe now you don’t feel like you’ve lived up to your potential. A reader wrote into our advice column, Your Mileage May Vary, with this concern. They worry they’re not having a “grand impact on the world” while their peers seem to be doing more.
December 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
As a child, you were told you’d change the world. But maybe now you don’t feel like you’ve lived up to your potential. A reader wrote into our advice column, Your Mileage May Vary, with this concern. They worry they’re not having a “grand impact on the world” while their peers seem to be doing more.
When it comes to economists, neither Republicans nor Democrats are their biggest fans. Find out why: www.vox.com/politics/472...
December 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When it comes to economists, neither Republicans nor Democrats are their biggest fans. Find out why: www.vox.com/politics/472...
Around a decade ago, the US implemented new rules to limit the use of antibiotics in meat and dairy production to combat the nation’s antibiotic resistance crisis. But according to recently published data from the FDA, antibiotic sales for use in livestock surged by an alarming 15.8% in 2024.
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Around a decade ago, the US implemented new rules to limit the use of antibiotics in meat and dairy production to combat the nation’s antibiotic resistance crisis. But according to recently published data from the FDA, antibiotic sales for use in livestock surged by an alarming 15.8% in 2024.
Watching the US’s conflict with Venezuela unfold, many are left asking: Are we at war? Senior correspondent @joshuakeating.bsky.social breaks down what you need to know.
December 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Watching the US’s conflict with Venezuela unfold, many are left asking: Are we at war? Senior correspondent @joshuakeating.bsky.social breaks down what you need to know.
The more the job market turns to AI, the more we should think about how to be more human to stand out. And no one may do that better than personality hires. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/GHjBeP?utm_s...
December 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The more the job market turns to AI, the more we should think about how to be more human to stand out. And no one may do that better than personality hires. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/GHjBeP?utm_s...
2025 recap Q&A: out of context edition 💛✨
Want to know what Today, Explained hosts Astead Herndon and Noel King were really talking about? Find out what they had to say about the past year (and the year ahead) exclusively on vox.com/patreon.
Want to know what Today, Explained hosts Astead Herndon and Noel King were really talking about? Find out what they had to say about the past year (and the year ahead) exclusively on vox.com/patreon.
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
2025 recap Q&A: out of context edition 💛✨
Want to know what Today, Explained hosts Astead Herndon and Noel King were really talking about? Find out what they had to say about the past year (and the year ahead) exclusively on vox.com/patreon.
Want to know what Today, Explained hosts Astead Herndon and Noel King were really talking about? Find out what they had to say about the past year (and the year ahead) exclusively on vox.com/patreon.
But research shows, they probably didn’t. In a phenomenon dubbed the “liking gap,” people consistently tend to like you better than you think they do. All sorts of other “gaps” — or “social prediction errors,” as experts would call them — govern our social lives. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/Bqz1lJ
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
But research shows, they probably didn’t. In a phenomenon dubbed the “liking gap,” people consistently tend to like you better than you think they do. All sorts of other “gaps” — or “social prediction errors,” as experts would call them — govern our social lives. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/Bqz1lJ
Because you’re a human being, you’ve probably experienced this moment: A stranger starts talking to you at a party, and you walk away assuming they thought you were a complete idiot.
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Because you’re a human being, you’ve probably experienced this moment: A stranger starts talking to you at a party, and you walk away assuming they thought you were a complete idiot.