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It’s not just famous actors and big-name writers the Hollywood strikes are hurting

People picket outside of Paramount Pictures studios during the Hollywood writers strike on May 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.…

9 months ago

Ecuador’s kind-of-normal elections weeks after a political assassination

Two candidates have advanced to a runoff in the Ecuadorian elections, including leftist Luisa Gonzalez. | Getty Images The country’s…

9 months ago

Why Hurricane Hilary is so strange — and how it has impacted California

A wind-swept street in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on August 19, 2023, as Hurricane Hilary neared the…

9 months ago

All the candidates onstage for the first GOP debate, explained

Paige Vickers/Vox; Associated Press; Getty Images Trump won’t be onstage, but there will surely be a show put on. The…

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Why a progressive’s victory in Guatemala matters

Guatemalan presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo, of the center-left political party Movimiento Semilla, leaves after a press conference in Guatemala City…

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Why you should divide your life into semesters, even when you’re not in school

Getty Images/iStockphoto The academic calendar can help you with goal-setting, time management, and motivation. The great expanse of time that…

9 months ago

People forgot how to act in public

Pink, performing on stage in London, where a fan handed her their mother’s ashes. | Burak Cingi/Redferns Why concertgoers keep…

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How YIMBYs won over unions in California

Construction in Rodeo, California. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images One of the biggest changes in state politics in years, explained. Over…

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What’s at stake in Guatemala’s elections

Guatemalan presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo, a member of the center-left political party Movimiento Semilla, leaves after a press conference in…

9 months ago

How to handle a scary diagnosis

Paige Vickers/Vox; Shutterstock It’s tough to know how to talk about a life-threatening illness, whether it’s your own or someone…

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