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Too many Americans live in places built for cars — not for human connection

Amanda Northrop for Vox / Getty Images How urban planning contributed to the great undoing of modern friendship. Part of…

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California is about to set the finish line for the EV race

California is about to vote on a plan to end the sales of fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2035. | Josh…

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Biden’s big new student loan forgiveness plan, explained

Christina Animashaun/Vox What the president’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in debt could mean for you. President Joe Biden…

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How India runs on WhatsApp

Meta-owned WhatsApp has some 400 million users in India, its most popular market. | Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty Images For…

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Covid-19 budgets are shrinking. What’s the best way to spend what’s left?

Amanda Northrop/Vox When it comes to the pandemic, only so much juice is still worth the squeeze. Covid-19 is still…

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House of the Dragon, HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel, is finally here

Viserys I (Paddy Considine) | Ollie Upton/HBO HBO’s highly anticipated Game of Thrones prequel is finally here, and there’s a…

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What Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal says about us

The Rehearsal’s first season has come to an end. So ... what was it? | HBO Nathan Fielder, Leslie Jamison,…

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What did dinosaurs actually sound like? Take a listen.

Did this T-rex roar, or honk? | Mark Wilson/Newsmakers/Getty Images Two tubas, a chicken, and a low-pitched alligator: The weird…

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You can ignore Andrew Tate

Oh look, another misogynist with a podcast mic. | YouTube The manosphere has a new favorite loser, but that’s not…

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Caring about the future doesn’t mean ignoring the present

Dion Lee/Vox; Getty Images Effective altruism hasn’t abandoned its roots. Effective altruism (EA) has been unusually active in the news…

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