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Archives for October 2014

Video
13 classic scenes that explain how horror movies work13 classic scenes that explain how horror movies work
Video

Want to know how directors make horror movies so scary? Learn by watching 13 of the scariest scenes ever filmed.

2016 Presidential Election
Wendy Davis lost. But she was always going to lose.Wendy Davis lost. But she was always going to lose.
2016 Presidential Election

Here’s why.

By Andrew Prokop
Education
9 questions about 401(k)s you were too embarrassed to ask9 questions about 401(k)s you were too embarrassed to ask
Education

Are you saving enough? What does “401(k)” even mean? We have answers.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
archives
The Fed is telling Wall Street banks to clean up their ethics or get broken upThe Fed is telling Wall Street banks to clean up their ethics or get broken up
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Goldman Sachs’ former chief economist now holds a key regulatory job, and he’s warning bank CEOs that if they don’t change the way they operate, the Fed may have to put them out of business.

By Matthew Yglesias
Marriage Equality
Charges dropped against two Ugandans facing life in prison for sodomyCharges dropped against two Ugandans facing life in prison for sodomy
Marriage Equality

After months of delay, the Chief Magistrates Court finally dismissed the sodomy charges against a gay man and trans woman.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Health Care
The secret history of birth control pillsThe secret history of birth control pills
Health Care

Birth control pills were tested on male patients in mental hospitals — and that’s only part of the story.

By Sarah Kliff
TV
Vox Sentences: What you need to know about the Canadian parliament shootingVox Sentences: What you need to know about the Canadian parliament shooting
TV

We run down what is known and unknown about today’s attack in Ottawa, the verdict in the trial of Blackwater contractors for murders in Iraq, and the debate over Amazon.

By Dylan Matthews
Education
Inside UNC’s outrageous academic scandal: athletes took fake classes for 18 yearsInside UNC’s outrageous academic scandal: athletes took fake classes for 18 years
Education

The academic scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was even bigger than previously thought, and athletes in particular benefited from the fraud.

By Libby Nelson
Technology
Google’s Inbox turns your email into a giant to-do listGoogle’s Inbox turns your email into a giant to-do list
Technology

A new app from Google treats your inbox as a to-do list, and provides powerful tools to keep on top of it.

By Timothy B. Lee
archives
National Democrats jump back in to the Kentucky Senate raceNational Democrats jump back in to the Kentucky Senate race
archives

Hope for Alison Lundergan Grimes?

By Andrew Prokop
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All the single ladies (and gentlemen, too) mappedAll the single ladies (and gentlemen, too) mapped
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Single women outnumber single men on the East Coast — but the West Coast is a different story.

By Anand Katakam
Money
The economic stat junkie’s guide to where you should liveThe economic stat junkie’s guide to where you should live
Money

The case for moving to Appleton, Wisconsin is stronger than you might think.

By Dylan Matthews
Features
Living through EbolaLiving through Ebola
Features

Stories from the people who are witnessing the virus firsthand

Space
There’s a partial solar eclipse Thursday afternoon. Here’s how to see itThere’s a partial solar eclipse Thursday afternoon. Here’s how to see it
Space

Good news: it’ll be viewable from pretty much anywhere in the US

By Joseph Stromberg
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These midterm elections will be the most expensive ever. Easily.These midterm elections will be the most expensive ever. Easily.
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A staggering $3.9 billion will be spent on Congressional races alone.

By Andrew Prokop