Politics

Midterms 2018: the battle for state legislatures

Do you know the names of your state legislators? If you’re anything like most Americans, you do not — and…

6 years ago

An engineer explains the emotion-driven evolution of car design

Why buttons, not touchscreens, make us feel safer. If you drive a car, you spend a lot of time interacting…

6 years ago

A disgraced evangelical leader returns to ministry after #MeToo. He won’t be the last.

Paige Patterson gave a sermon about a false rape accusation. Public disgrace has a short shelf life. Less than a…

6 years ago

Trump’s China strategy is the most radical in decades — and it’s failing

“The administration diagnosed the right problem, but it came up with the wrong remedy.” President Donald Trump is leading one…

6 years ago

The gleeful maximalism of fashion legend Bill Cunningham, explained in 8 hats

Cunningham devoted much of his posthumously published memoir Fashion Climbing to descriptions of his hats. Here are the 8 best.…

6 years ago

Dating apps like Tinder and Bumble are free. But people say paying for them is worth the money.

Even though they might not get you any closer to a relationship. At what point in the completely nightmarish process…

6 years ago

Every known human culture has had its own music

We examine what makes music so universal in this week’s episode of Explained. Music is everywhere. We hear it in…

6 years ago

How cauliflower took over your pizza, your kitchen, and the world

How does a food become a trend? Ask cauliflower. First came the cauliflower steaks, thick vegetal slabs, roasted and served…

6 years ago

Christine Blasey Ford wants an FBI investigation before she’ll testify about Kavanaugh

The question is whether Senate Republicans will agree to Ford’s request. Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Trump Supreme Court nominee…

6 years ago

Vox Sentences: Florence’s flooding continues

Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what’s happening in the world. Sign up for the Vox Sentences newsletter, delivered…

6 years ago