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Is Justin Timberlake the pop star anyone wants?

Justin Timberlake’s resurfaced scandals involving Janet Jackson and Britney Spears have soured his image. Can he pull off a comeback with Everything I Thought It Was? #Culture #Music

2024-3-14 4:30am Vox Kyndall Cunningham 2,000 words

Rated 2024-5-14 8:45am - sethherr

Driving at ridiculous speeds should be physically impossible

Intelligent Speed Assistance, a type of speed-limiting tech, is being tested in New York, DC, and Europe. But will it take off?

2024-3-1 4:00am Vox David Zipper 1,000 words

Rated 2024-3-18 11:20pm - sethherr

Why we can’t build

America’s inability to build is killing people. #Politics

2020-4-22 5:50am Vox Ezra Klein 2,000 words

Rated 2023-11-16 7:59am - sethherr

America’s shoplifting problem, explained by retail workers and thieves

Retailers like Target, Walmart, and Home Depot have a real issue with retail crime. But there’s more they could be doing to address the problem — namely, spend more money — according to workers and even thieves. #Economy #Money

2023-11-2 4:50am Vox Emily Stewart 3,000 words

Rated 2023-11-8 9:23pm - sethherr

Burning Man’s climate protesters have a point

Building a temporary city of 80,000 people in the desert is actually bad for the planet, the climate protesters said. #Burning Man #Culture #Environmentalism #Technology

2023-8-30 8:45am Vox Adam Clark Estes 2,000 words

Rated 2023-8-30 3:17pm - sethherr

How the Cheesecake Factory became the chain restaurant of millennial dreams

Too big to fail: How the Cheesecake Factory defied the restaurant industry’s rules of success. #Culture #Food & drink

2022-12-24 4:30am Vox Alex Abad-Santos 4,000 words

Rated 2023-7-27 9:41pm - sethherr

The $1 billion gamble to ensure AI doesn’t destroy humanity

The founders of Anthropic left OpenAI to make a safe AI company. It’s easier said than done. #Artificial Intelligence #Technology

2023-7-17 3:00am Vox Dylan Matthews 7,000 words

Rated 2023-7-23 11:42am - elll

The hidden force that shapes everything around us: Parking

A Q&A with Henry Grabar, author of “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World.” #Politics #Transportation #Urban Planning

2023-5-9 4:30am Vox Marin Cogan 3,000 words

Rated 2023-7-17 2:20pm - sethherr

The Supreme Court rediscovers humility — in a case about pigs

The justices just did something very unusual: They didn’t try to make themselves even more powerful. #Politics #Supreme Court

2023-5-11 10:55am Vox Ian Millhiser 2,000 words

Rated 2023-5-11 7:07pm - Jaog

Is owning pets ethical? Here’s the truth about pet happiness.

Vox

Rated 2023-4-25 8:31pm - elll

As climate change worsens, some people might decide to DIY a solution

#Ocean Geoengineering

Vox

Rated 2023-4-11 4:59pm - sethherr

Rated 2023-4-8 8:50am - Jaog

Rated 2023-4-8 11:03am - cindy

Why Congress — and Biden — killed DC’s crime bill

#DC Statehood

Vox

Rated 2023-3-29 5:25pm - jim

Rated 2023-3-26 7:40am - Jaog

Rated 2023-3-28 4:38pm - sethherr

Israel’s protests show that Netanyahu finally went too far

Vox

Rated 2023-3-29 3:11pm - sethherr

Rated 2023-3-28 5:35am - Jaog

Why House Republicans’ investigations are flopping

Vox

Rated 2023-3-28 4:57am - Jaog

March Madness betting: Gambling on expanding legal sports gambling was a bad idea

Vox

Rated 2023-3-16 7:20pm - sethherr