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It’s time for Americans to buy less stuff

By Terry Nguyen

When can we start enjoying nightlife again? 

Scientists don’t want you to be going out right now. But if you must …

By Alex Abad-Santos

What’s the deal with fictional influencers?

One tech company has created a slate of scripted influencers. But how is anyone supposed to tell what’s real and what isn’t?

By Rebecca Jennings

MLMs might not be able to get away with their shady promises much longer

By Emily Stewart

The past, present, and future of body image in America

By Anna North

The best $160 I ever spent: A session with a Black therapist

By Sarah Doneghy

A last will and testament can be a huge fight for families

By Luke Winkie

Money Talks: The couple that grew up with very different relationships to spending

By Nicole Dieker

Why so many people undercharge for their work

By Paulette Perhach

Couch Guy and the nightmare of going viral 

By Rebecca Jennings

The problem with America’s semi-rich

By Emily Stewart

The thorny truth about socially responsible investing

By Emily Stewart

The appeal and the shortcomings of women-only gyms

By Chika Ekemezie

Banks don’t want your money right now

By Dion Rabouin

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By Vox Staff

Americans throw away too many clothes. Poorer countries are left with the waste.

By Terry Nguyen

The great book shortage of 2021, explained

By Constance Grady

24 hours offline with the VIPs of NYC TikTok

By Rebecca Jennings

Should you invest in little bits of paintings, cars, and comedians?

By Dion Rabouin

The best $200 I ever spent: A stroller that made me feel welcome in public

By Melanie Westfield

Apple picking is a bizarre imitation of hard work

Oh, the performative faux labor of it all.

By Dan Greene

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How mental health became a social media minefield

Social media is now basically WebMD for mental health.

By Rebecca Jennings

The problem with corporate “values”

By Anna Held

Meg Ryan fall and the unsettling joy of another pandemic autumn

By Rebecca Jennings

Elder-friendly technology is a growing market

By Luke Winkie

How MLMs took advantage of the pandemic

By Emily Stewart

The sad, predictable limits of America’s “economic recovery”

Officially, the Covid-19 recession lasted just two months. So why are so many still suffering?

By Emily Stewart

What would a healthy social media platform even look like?

By Rebecca Jennings

How to make your job search suck a little less

By Rani Molla and Emily Stewart

Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired

By Rani Molla and Emily Stewart

Peloton star Cody Rigsby, explained by his biggest fans 

By Alex Abad-Santos

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The Great Shortage

By Elazar Sontag

The best $34.32 I ever spent: My white cane

By Qudsiya Naqui

The D’Amelio kids are not all right

By Rebecca Jennings

The hype around exercise dresses, explained

By Terry Nguyen

How 9/11 convinced Americans to buy, buy, buy

By Emily Stewart

Searching for sustainability in the face of environmental racism

By Angelina Ruiz

Corporate America still isn’t sure what to say about abortion

By Emily Stewart

Meet the most hilariously weird model on TikTok

By Rebecca Jennings

How your favorite jeans might be fueling a human rights crisis

Cotton’s connection to forced labor by Uyghurs in Xinjiang ought to have you rethinking fast fashion.

By Sofi Thanhauser

Service workers now have another thankless job: Checking vaccine statuses

By Rebecca Heilweil

You can buy stuff online, but getting it is another story

By Terry Nguyen

Wealth inequality exists among influencers, too

By Beatrice Forman

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