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Little videos are cooking our brains
Technology

The future of the internet is a slop-filled infinite scroll. How do we reclaim our attention?

By Adam Clark Estes
Little videos are cooking our brains
Technology

The future of the internet is a slop-filled infinite scroll. How do we reclaim our attention?

By Adam Clark Estes
Even BetterThe Highlight
For years, women complained that this medical procedure was painful. Doctors are finally listening.For years, women complained that this medical procedure was painful. Doctors are finally listening.
Even BetterThe Highlight

How a common birth control method became the center of a reckoning.

By Allie Volpe
Climate
Do we have to take climate risks into our own hands now?Do we have to take climate risks into our own hands now?
Climate

Why DIY disaster preparation matters more than ever — even if it’s not perfect.

By Heather Hansman
Culture
How Christianity conquered the Hot 100How Christianity conquered the Hot 100
Culture

From Alex Warren to Jelly Roll, a new wave of faith-adjacent pop is finding God in laundromats and dive bars.

By Aja Romano

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Policy
How the GOP beat Democrats to a child care winHow the GOP beat Democrats to a child care win
Policy

There’s $16 billion in new day care spending tucked inside Trump’s welfare-slashing tax package.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Politics
The astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral raceThe astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral race
Politics

And 3 reasons that explain it.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Future PerfectThe Highlight
The spiritual life calls out to me. But is it self-indulgent?The spiritual life calls out to me. But is it self-indulgent?
Future PerfectThe Highlight

Meditation feels selfish when the world is on fire.

By Sigal Samuel
Explain It to Me
How Black artists are reclaiming the American flagHow Black artists are reclaiming the American flag
Podcast
Explain It to Me

July Fourth isn’t as simple as celebrating the red, white, and blue.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Life
Can kids still have lazy summers?Can kids still have lazy summers?
Life

The delirious boredom you remember from childhood might not exist anymore.

By Anna North
Technology
Don’t let AI steal your jobDon’t let AI steal your job
Technology

It’s okay to hate AI’s encroachment into work. Learn to use it anyway.

By Adam Clark Estes
Culture
The Diddy verdict shows us what a post-Me Too trial looks likeThe Diddy verdict shows us what a post-Me Too trial looks like
Culture

The Diddy trial ended in (mostly) a win for the music mogul. How did that happen?

By Aja Romano and Constance Grady
Supreme Court
What the Supreme Court did to America while all eyes were on TrumpWhat the Supreme Court did to America while all eyes were on Trump
Supreme Court

Trying to keep track of all the chaos is overwhelming. So here’s a one-stop guide to the turmoil this Court caused.

By Ian Millhiser
Culture
Why is everyone crashing out?Why is everyone crashing out?
Culture

Gen Z is embracing emotional distress — with a new name.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Explain It to Me
Can we ever understand our dogs?Can we ever understand our dogs?
Podcast
Explain It to Me

The animal researcher who tried to experience the world through the nose of a dog.

By Miles Bryan
Even Better
Is this fitness metric just making us feel worse?Is this fitness metric just making us feel worse?
Even Better

How 20,000 steps became a new sign of wellness.

By Allie Volpe
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just imposed a “Don’t Say Gay” regime on every public school in AmericaThe Supreme Court just imposed a “Don’t Say Gay” regime on every public school in America
Supreme Court

The Republican justices’ decision fundamentally altered how public schools must operate.

By Ian Millhiser
Life
The hidden pressure messing with teen birthdaysThe hidden pressure messing with teen birthdays
Life

Phones are making celebrating more stressful.

By Anna North
Technology
Take off your Oura RingTake off your Oura Ring
Technology

Obsessing over your fitness tracker might make you feel awful.

By Adam Clark Estes
Even Better
Do you have a small-business story? Share it with Vox.Do you have a small-business story? Share it with Vox.
Even Better

You could be featured in an upcoming Money Talks column.

By Gabriela Fernandez
Even Better
I don’t like my in-laws. Is that a problem?I don’t like my in-laws. Is that a problem?
Even Better

What do you actually owe your partner’s family?

By Allie Volpe
Technology
I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.
Technology

Are gadgets like Apple Watches and Oura Rings making us any healthier?

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
AI doesn’t have to reason to take your jobAI doesn’t have to reason to take your job
Future Perfect

Academia has gotten philosophical about AI. But they should focus more on what it can do.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
How smart do toys need to be, really?How smart do toys need to be, really?
Technology

There’s no need to panic about AI Barbie yet.

By Adam Clark Estes
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s incoherent new attack on trans rights, explainedThe Supreme Court’s incoherent new attack on trans rights, explained
Supreme Court

What the hell did the Court just do to equal protection law?

By Ian Millhiser
Even Better
Why are so many straight guys so bad at gossiping? Why are so many straight guys so bad at gossiping? 
Even Better

Learning to yap could solve the male loneliness epidemic

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
How America’s ideal woman got jackedHow America’s ideal woman got jacked
Culture

Muscles are a symbol of strength. So who’s allowed to be strong?

By Constance Grady
What broke teenage romance?
Even Better

Teenagers today are dating less than ever. What’s really happening?

By Charley Locke
Future Perfect
The stunning reversal of humanity’s oldest biasThe stunning reversal of humanity’s oldest bias
Future Perfect

Everyone wants to be a girl dad now.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
Donald Trump is building a strange, new religious movementDonald Trump is building a strange, new religious movement
Politics

The old “religious right” is gone. The new one is weirder — and harder to fight.

By Katherine Kelaidis
Life
Parents can’t control when their daughters start getting their periods…can they?Parents can’t control when their daughters start getting their periods…can they?
Life

Girls are getting their periods earlier. Parents are trying to take control.

By Anna North
Technology
Your iPhone is about to get uglierYour iPhone is about to get uglier
Technology

And that’s not even Apple’s biggest problem right now

By Adam Clark Estes
Even Better
The surprising way romance may affect your friendshipsThe surprising way romance may affect your friendships
Even Better

Is it inevitable that your close friendships suffer when you enter a new relationship?

By Allie Volpe
Explain It to Me
Why is Gen Z getting more religious? We asked them.Why is Gen Z getting more religious? We asked them.
Podcast
Explain It to Me

Gen Z is reversing a major trend in religion.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Future Perfect
First comes marriage. Then comes a flirtatious colleague.First comes marriage. Then comes a flirtatious colleague.
Future Perfect

What to do when your partner wants an open marriage and you don’t.

By Sigal Samuel
Even Better
Beware of this silent, seething relationship-killerBeware of this silent, seething relationship-killer
Even Better

Suddenly can’t stand the way your partner chews? That’s resentment.

By Allie Volpe
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s blessedly narrow decision about religion in the workplace, explainedThe Supreme Court’s blessedly narrow decision about religion in the workplace, explained
Supreme Court

Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin could have disrupted workplaces, but it’s probably too narrow to matter to many workers.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s rare moment of unanimity against a DEI rule, explainedThe Supreme Court’s rare moment of unanimity against a DEI rule, explained
Supreme Court

Ames v. Ohio was an easy case, even if it touched upon contentious issues.

By Ian Millhiser
Life
What if you don’t have a best friend?What if you don’t have a best friend?
Life

Teens face a lot of pressure around the idea of best-friendship.

By Anna North
Culture
The “summer body” is over. Something worse is taking its place. The “summer body” is over. Something worse is taking its place. 
Culture

Getting hot for the summer isn’t cutting it anymore.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Technology
Amazon would like you to hand over your palm print, pleaseAmazon would like you to hand over your palm print, please
Technology

What to know about the tech giant’s growing biometric business.

By Adam Clark Estes
Culture
Why are men shaving off their eyelashes?Why are men shaving off their eyelashes?
Culture

Men’s beauty standards are getting increasingly bizarre.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The midlife crisis is coming for millennials lolThe midlife crisis is coming for millennials lol
Culture

How millennials are freaking out about being halfway to death, when everyone’s broke and already in therapy.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Policy
The big barrier to having children we’re not talking aboutThe big barrier to having children we’re not talking about
Policy

Our economy isn’t built for the biological clock. But it can be.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Even Better
Relationships are hard work. Right?Relationships are hard work. Right?
Even Better

How much effort is too much to keep your romance afloat?

By Allie Volpe