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The Goods

The Goods

The Goods

Donald Trump’s presidency was the worst thing that happened to the Trump brand

By Alex Abad-Santos

Most college athletes can’t accept brand sponsorships or deals. That could soon change.

A pending NCAA rule would allow athletes to profit from their personal brands.

By Terry Nguyen

Inauguration fashion was bold, American, and even a little bit fun

Joe Biden wore Ralph Lauren, while Kamala Harris’s ensemble featured work from two young Black designers.

By Terry Nguyen

The department store’s false promise to Black America

By Rikki Byrd January 21

Claudia Conway’s TikToks about her mother’s alleged abuse are more complicated than they seem

By Rebecca Jennings January 20

This week in TikTok: Get me out of sea shanty TikTok

By Rebecca Jennings January 19

The best $1 I ever spent: A Venmo payment to my ex

By Rachel Ellison January 19

The Goods

Terrible financial advice is going viral on TikTok

TikTok is full of dubious personal finance myths. Here are 10 of them, and why you should be wary.

By Rebecca Jennings and Emily Stewart January 18

What domestic work looks and feels like right now

By Luke Winkie January 15

A running list of corporate responses to the Capitol riot

By Melinda Fakuade January 14

How random people have managed to get leftover coronavirus vaccines

By Terry Nguyen January 14

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By Vox Staff September 10, 2018

Inauguration week could turn violent, so Airbnb canceled all DC reservations

By Terry Nguyen January 13

The Goods

The paradox of online “body positivity”

Is this the beginning of a mainstream fat acceptance movement? Or will it be buried by the algorithms?

By Rebecca Jennings January 13

This week in TikTok: The absurdity of the Capitol siege

By Rebecca Jennings January 12

Insurrection merch shows just how mainstream extremism has become

By Hilary George-Parkin January 12

Why corporate America’s ban on political donations isn’t all that it seems

By Theodore Schleifer January 11

Kamala Harris’s Vogue cover controversy, explained

By Terry Nguyen January 11

The controversy over Sean Hannity’s Olive Garden “Pasta Pass,” explained

By Meredith Haggerty January 9

Why brands are weighing in on the Capitol insurrection

By Meredith Haggerty January 8

Online shopping has boomed in the pandemic. But what about all the packaging?

By Jasmin Malik Chua January 8

Millions of students and adult dependents won’t receive a $600 stimulus payment

By Terry Nguyen January 7

The politics of “dude food”

By Rachel Sugar January 6

Georgia’s runoff elections are putting Steve Kornacki back on the map

By Terry Nguyen January 5

This week in TikTok: How a Ratatouille joke led to a Broadway musical

By Rebecca Jennings January 5

Are air fryers worth the hype? Depends who you ask.

By Rebecca Jennings January 5

The case for large cities in a post-pandemic world

By Rebecca Jennings January 4

Can habit-tracking apps help bring some routine back to our quarantine lives?

By Nisha Chittal January 1

The money we didn’t spend in 2020

By Vox Staff December 31, 2020

The rise of working out while working from home

By Sydney Gore December 30, 2020

Los Angeles is America’s new coronavirus hot spot. Urban sprawl might’ve played a role.

By Terry Nguyen December 29, 2020

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The definitive American Girl ranking

By Polygon Staff December 29, 2020

Statement coats are the latest quarantine obsession

By Terry Nguyen December 29, 2020

The year in things

By Melinda Fakuade December 28, 2020

The history of Jews, Chinese food, and Christmas, explained by a rabbi

By Jamie Lauren Keiles December 25, 2020

Food banks have had a record year. Here’s what it’s like to run one.

By Luke Winkie December 24, 2020

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How SoulCycle lost its soul

The boutique fitness phenomenon sold exclusivity with a smile, until a toxic atmosphere and a push for growth brought the whole thing down.

By Alex Abad-Santos December 23, 2020

What’s going on with the USPS this holiday season?

By Melinda Fakuade December 22, 2020

This week in TikTok: The dawning of the Age of Aquarius (apparently)

By Rebecca Jennings December 22, 2020

The best $2,000 I ever spent: Whatever my grandmother needed this year

By Anna Held December 22, 2020

How Instagrammy cookware got so popular

By Nisha Chittal December 21, 2020

How Christmas trees are made, explained by a tree farmer

By Luke Winkie December 18, 2020

Americans don’t think like citizens. They think like shoppers.

By Sean Illing December 18, 2020