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One Good Thing

One Good Thing: How fashion became a part of The Nanny’s legacy

By Terry Nguyen

The best $78.51 I ever spent: A knife just like my grandfather’s

I didn’t know where the original had wound up, so I went in search of my own.

By Coyote Shook

The supply chain crisis, explained by Adele

Blame Adele for vinyl record delays — but also Fleetwood Mac and Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift.

By Emily Stewart

Office holiday parties are back and smaller than ever

By Rani Molla November 22

It’s time for Americans to buy less stuff

By Terry Nguyen November 22

Americans are mad about the economy, but still ready to shop

By Emily Stewart November 22

Thanksgiving air travel will suck this year

By Terry Nguyen November 18

Apple will finally let you fix your own devices — sort of

By Rebecca Heilweil November 17

One Good Thing: The 1970s children’s book that envisions an America overrun by trash

By Dina Gachman November 16

Anatomy of a TikTok hunk

By Rebecca Jennings November 16

The best $15.79 I ever spent: My last terrible diet book

By Amy Lee Lillard November 14

The claw clip’s comeback

By Terry Nguyen November 12

Why it’s not quite time to panic about inflation

By Emily Stewart November 10

Is there a Thanksgiving turkey shortage? An investigation.

By Emily Stewart November 10

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By Vox Staff September 10, 2018

An evening offline with the fairytale goddesses of Instagram

By Rebecca Jennings November 9

Drop shipping, explained

By Terry Nguyen November 8

The open secret to looking like a superhero

By Alex Abad-Santos November 5

The pandemic was hard for everyone — except maybe landlords

By Jerusalem Demsas November 4

Why is it so hard to make a TV show about the internet?

By Rebecca Jennings November 2

Could Zillow buy the neighborhood?

By Jerusalem Demsas November 1

Why McDonald’s looks sleek and boring now

By Steven T. Wright November 1

Money Talks: The couple who used lessons from 2008 to navigate 2020

By Nicole Dieker October 30

Are credit scores a necessary evil?

By Emily Stewart October 29

Are billionaires best at deciding what to do with money?

By Emily Stewart October 28

The morbid appeal of “botched” plastic surgery

Cosmetic procedures are on the rise. So is our voyeuristic fascination with how they go wrong.

By Terry Nguyen October 28

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The rise of the influencer sex worker

Platforms like OnlyFans let people with big followings online earn money. What about the sex workers who were there first?

By Rebecca Jennings October 28

Playdates are ruining all the fun

By Anna North October 27

The “ghost stores” of Instagram

By Terry Nguyen October 26

What happens when your favorite thing goes viral?

By Rebecca Jennings October 26

Why do banks charge a fee for not having enough money?

By Tatiana Walk-Morris October 25

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

By Emily Stewart October 22

When can we start enjoying nightlife again?

By Alex Abad-Santos October 20

What’s the deal with fictional influencers?

By Rebecca Jennings October 19

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

By Anna North October 18

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

By Sarah Doneghy October 17

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

By Luke Winkie October 15

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

By Nicole Dieker October 14

Why so many people undercharge for their work

By Paulette Perhach October 13

Couch Guy and the nightmare of going viral

By Rebecca Jennings October 12

The problem with America’s semi-rich

By Emily Stewart October 12

The thorny truth about socially responsible investing

By Emily Stewart October 10

The appeal and the shortcomings of women-only gyms

By Chika Ekemezie October 8

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