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Did my quest to become beautiful just make me uglier?
Culture

“Glow up” challenges were all over my feed. So I tried one.

By Rebecca Jennings
Did my quest to become beautiful just make me uglier?
Culture

“Glow up” challenges were all over my feed. So I tried one.

By Rebecca Jennings
Why are so many men doing ayahuasca?Why are so many men doing ayahuasca?
Culture

From Aaron Rodgers to Industry, this psychedelic brew is having a cultural moment with dudes — here’s why.

By Kyndall Cunningham
3 things to know about this year’s Golden Globes3 things to know about this year’s Golden Globes
Culture

Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist scored big wins, while Nikki Glaser hilariously entertained.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Emilia Pérez is a regressive movie that thinks it’s woke. It will probably win an Oscar.Emilia Pérez is a regressive movie that thinks it’s woke. It will probably win an Oscar.
Culture

Could a movie musical about a trans Mexican drug lord be this awards season’s Crash?

By Kyndall Cunningham

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Culture

The questionable statistic at the heart of the “men don’t read fiction” discourse.

By Constance Grady
Who’s the real villain of the It Ends With Us saga?Who’s the real villain of the It Ends With Us saga?
Culture

With dueling lawsuits between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the battle over It Ends With Us has no end in sight.

By Alex Abad-Santos
25 things we think will happen in 2025
Future Perfect

From tariffs and a Trump/Elon break-up to artificial general intelligence, here’s what could happen in 2025, according to the Future Perfect team.

By Dylan Matthews, Bryan Walsh and 4 more
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Today, Explained podcast

Online sports betting is bad for sports — and for gamblers.

By Hady Mawajdeh and Sean Rameswaram
Sea witches? Castlecore? Our trend predictions for 2025.Sea witches? Castlecore? Our trend predictions for 2025.
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Plus, what Pantone’s color of the year says about taste and class.

By Rebecca Jennings and Alex Abad-Santos
9 actually good things that happened in 20249 actually good things that happened in 2024
Future Perfect

It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.

By Bryan Walsh
A Bob Dylan mega-fan detangles the Timothée Chalamet biopic for usA Bob Dylan mega-fan detangles the Timothée Chalamet biopic for us
Culture

Veteran Minneapolis DJ Bill DeVille explains A Complete Unknown for fans and newbs alike.

By Aja Romano
The adorable reason why all of Amy Sedaris’s stuff has holes in it
Down to Earth

She’s an expert in funny, but her relationship with rabbits is very serious.

By Benji Jones
Christmas With the Kranks explains everything wrong with pop culture nowChristmas With the Kranks explains everything wrong with pop culture now
Culture

In 2004, critics demanded better than mediocre Christmas movies. Why are we so reluctant to do so now?

By Rebecca Jennings
The movies, shows, books, and music we couldn’t stop thinking about this year The movies, shows, books, and music we couldn’t stop thinking about this year 
Culture

Vox’s cultural obsessions of 2024.

By Vox Staff
A sneaky way to boost kids’ literacyA sneaky way to boost kids’ literacy
Life

The surprising power of podcasts.

By Anna North
Why your favorite movies fake their locationsWhy your favorite movies fake their locations
Play
Video

And why so many of them are shot in Vancouver.

By Edward Vega
What it means when someone says “he went to Turkey”
Culture

Welcome to the hair transplant capital of the world

By Alex Abad-Santos
How China could try to strangle Taiwan without firing a shot
World Politics

The Taiwan invasion everyone fears might never happen. Here’s what could take place instead.

By Joshua Keating
Love Is Blind just got hit with a federal labor complaint. Will it change anything?Love Is Blind just got hit with a federal labor complaint. Will it change anything?
Culture

It sends an important message, but may not translate to an immediate fix.

By Li Zhou
Luigi Mangione and the blackpilling of AmericaLuigi Mangione and the blackpilling of America
CultureMember Exclusive

What does it mean that the health care CEO shooter didn’t seem to have “extreme” politics?

By Rebecca Jennings
Hannah Kobayashi’s mysterious non-disappearance, explainedHannah Kobayashi’s mysterious non-disappearance, explained
Culture

The Hawaii resident’s disappearance became a viral internet mystery. That may have made things worse.

By Aja Romano
The slippery appeal of RFK Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement
PolicyMember Exclusive

Everybody loves MAHA — because nobody knows what it really is.

By Keren Landman, MD
Jay-Z was named in a Diddy lawsuit. Will other celebrities be next?Jay-Z was named in a Diddy lawsuit. Will other celebrities be next?
Culture

There’s likely more industry-shifting fallout to come from the Diddy case.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Crumbl’s massive empire was never about the cookiesCrumbl’s massive empire was never about the cookies
MoneyMember Exclusive

How the dessert company taps into the never-ending cycle of hyper-consumption.

By Whizy Kim
Y2K is so backY2K is so back
Audio
Culture

25 years later, Kyle Mooney’s new movie revisits the apocalypse that wasn’t.

By Sean Rameswaram and Avishay Artsy
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Future Perfect

Why Brian Thompson’s death has provoked such complicated reactions from the public.

By Aja Romano and Sigal Samuel
Vanderpump Rules was the perfect millennial tragedyVanderpump Rules was the perfect millennial tragedy
Culture

The cult reality show offered a darkly comic look at the American dream. Can a reboot recreate the horror?

By Kyndall Cunningham
The best books of 2024The best books of 2024
Culture

8 books that made the case for art in a fraught year.

By Constance Grady
Spotify Wrapped misses the mark with this one joyless featureSpotify Wrapped misses the mark with this one joyless feature
Culture

For music lovers, streaming has never felt more stale.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Why did the internet lose its mind about a woman getting a PhD?Why did the internet lose its mind about a woman getting a PhD?
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Harassment against women on X has never been worse.

By Rebecca Jennings
Why every restaurant has the same dessertsWhy every restaurant has the same desserts
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Video

Desserts at restaurants have gotten boring — here’s why.

By Kim Mas
What in the world is pink cocaine?What in the world is pink cocaine?
The Highlight

It’s not cocaine, but it can be just about anything else — except a good idea.

By Celia Ford
The housing movement is divided against itselfThe housing movement is divided against itself
Policy

What 3 new books reveal about where the housing movement goes next.

By Rachel Cohen
Who killed JonBenét Ramsey? Everything we know about the main suspects.Who killed JonBenét Ramsey? Everything we know about the main suspects.
Culture

28 years after the murder, a new Netflix docuseries has us questioning what we think we know.

By Aja Romano
“I want a book that will give me hope that things will get better.”
CultureMember Exclusive

Books to get you through the next four years.

By Constance Grady
Why are people taking pictures at the movies?Why are people taking pictures at the movies?
Culture

People are finally going back to theaters — with their phones.

By Kyndall Cunningham
A new JonBenét doc posits the Ramseys didn’t do it. But what about the ransom note?A new JonBenét doc posits the Ramseys didn’t do it. But what about the ransom note?
Culture

What to understand about the infamous ransom note, from Patsy Ramsey to the intruder theory.

By Aja Romano
A hopeful post-apocalyptic novel for right nowA hopeful post-apocalyptic novel for right now
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Author Eman Abdelhadi on imagining a better world.

By Jorge Just
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Future Perfect

The treatment of animals in the real world is far stranger — and crueler — than in Wicked.

By Sam Delgado
Holiday movies are hornier than everHoliday movies are hornier than ever
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From Hot Frosty to The Merry Gentlemen, why are Christmas movies all about mens’ abs?

By Alex Abad-Santos and Rebecca Jennings
Black Friday is a trapBlack Friday is a trap
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What you should buy — and absolutely not buy — during this annual consumer ritual.

By Lavanya Ramanathan and Izzie Ramirez
Wicked, explainedWicked, explained
Culture

Updates and analysis on one of the most anticipated movies of the year.

By Vox Staff
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Culture

America and Oz have always had a lot in common.

By Constance Grady
8 million turkeys will be thrown in the trash this Thanksgiving
Future Perfect

We don’t have to accept all that death and waste for a dry, flavorless bird no one likes.

By Marina Bolotnikova