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Diane Warren has been nominated 17 times for Best Original Song. Why hasn’t she won yet?Diane Warren has been nominated 17 times for Best Original Song. Why hasn’t she won yet?
Culture

Warren’s written iconic hits like “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.” But she’s historically bad at winning Oscars.

By Alex Abad-Santos
The mysterious Redditor who’s changing the way we do laundry
Life

How a man who calls himself Kismai built a cult following around lipase and “spa day.”

By Alex Abad-Santos
Podcasts
Reckoning with America’s Next Top ModelReckoning with America’s Next Top Model
Podcast
Podcasts

Tyra Banks is not the only villain.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
Podcasts
The influencer circus around Nancy Guthrie’s homeThe influencer circus around Nancy Guthrie’s home
Podcast
Podcasts

Are they harming the investigation — or just doing the same thing as CNN?

By Kelli Wessinger and Sean Rameswaram
Podcasts
The surprising gender gap at the heart of America’s baby bustThe surprising gender gap at the heart of America’s baby bust
Play
Podcasts

Gen Z men want kids. Gen Z women have questions.

By Sean Illing and Anna North
Video
Filming British romance is all about locationFilming British romance is all about location
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Video

From moors to manors, the key to adapting 19th-century romance on film is in Great Britain’s epic landscapes.

By Benjamin Stephen
Politics
Trump’s Iran war is uniting a strange new anti-war allianceTrump’s Iran war is uniting a strange new anti-war alliance
Politics

How Trump might finally be breaking the manosphere.

By Christian Paz
Podcasts
How exorbitant concert ticket prices became so normalHow exorbitant concert ticket prices became so normal
Podcast
Podcasts

Going to a show? In this economy?

By Ariana Aspuru and Astead Herndon
Culture
The highlights and lowlights of the 2026 Winter OlympicsThe highlights and lowlights of the 2026 Winter Olympics
Culture

The 2026 Olympics were great if you enjoyed figure skating, disco, and chaos agents.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Podcasts
Mogging, -maxxing, and Clavicular, briefly explainedMogging, -maxxing, and Clavicular, briefly explained
Podcast
Podcasts

What an online drama tells us about the attention economy.

By Dustin DeSoto and Noel King
The hottest new winter sport is about to get even hotter
Climate

Skimo enters the Winter Olympics at the most tragic time.

By Paige Vega
Culture
What the arrest of former Prince Andrew can teach us about power and abuseWhat the arrest of former Prince Andrew can teach us about power and abuse
Culture

The British royal was once his mother’s favorite. Now, his friendship with Epstein has led to his downfall.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The party-fication of productivityThe party-fication of productivity
Culture

How getting things done turned into a social event.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Politics
The FCC (probably) didn’t censor Stephen ColbertThe FCC (probably) didn’t censor Stephen Colbert
Politics

The Colbert censorship story is messier than it looks.

By Christian Paz
Politics
What Jesse Jackson taught DemocratsWhat Jesse Jackson taught Democrats
Politics

The lasting lesson of Jesse Jackson’s 1988 campaign, explained.

By Cameron Peters
The Logoff
The Trump threat looming over late-night TV, briefly explainedThe Trump threat looming over late-night TV, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump vs. Colbert, continued.

By Cameron Peters
Culture
Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is a million times edgier than Emerald Fennell’sEmily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is a million times edgier than Emerald Fennell’s
Culture

For all its provocations, the film has more in common with a Nicholas Sparks book.

By Constance Grady
Is Grindr dead?
Culture

Grindr changed gay hookups. Now, ads, bots, AI, and cultural ubiquity have turned it into a ghost town.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Future Perfect
Americans spend less of their income on food than almost ever. Why doesn’t it feel that way?Americans spend less of their income on food than almost ever. Why doesn’t it feel that way?
Future Perfect

The quiet economic miracle hiding in your grocery bill.

By Bryan Walsh
Culture
Wikipedia is having a renaissance in the age of AIWikipedia is having a renaissance in the age of AI
Culture

The internet’s favorite encyclopedia has never been more appreciated — or at risk.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Culture
How the left taught the right to hate white womenHow the left taught the right to hate white women
Culture

The “AWFUL” moniker is the latest way to express disdain for “annoying” women.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Credit card theft, penis injections, and other weird scandals from the 2026 Olympic GamesCredit card theft, penis injections, and other weird scandals from the 2026 Olympic Games
Culture

The athletes’ messy personal drama threatens to eclipse the sports in Milan and Cortina.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
France’s extremely talented and extremely controversial ice dancers, explainedFrance’s extremely talented and extremely controversial ice dancers, explained
Culture

The duo is favored to win Olympic gold on Wednesday, amid increasingly dark allegations.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Woke isn’t dead. Bad Bunny’s halftime show proved it.Woke isn’t dead. Bad Bunny’s halftime show proved it.
Culture

Maybe the right didn’t capture the culture as much as they thought.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Why American “quad god” Ilia Malinin skates like no one elseWhy American “quad god” Ilia Malinin skates like no one else
Culture

The gold medal favorite is on track to make Olympic history in Milan. The scary part? He could still get even better.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Bad Bunny’s knockout halftime show, explained by a Puerto RicanBad Bunny’s knockout halftime show, explained by a Puerto Rican
Culture

All of the cultural Easter eggs you might have missed.

By Izzie Ramirez
Podcasts
Enjoy the Super Bowl while you can. Football won’t last forever.Enjoy the Super Bowl while you can. Football won’t last forever.
Podcast
Podcasts

The sport feels unstoppable — yet also doomed.

By Sean Illing
Culture
The appalling spectacle surrounding Nancy Guthrie’s disappearanceThe appalling spectacle surrounding Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
Culture

In a post-true crime world, the combination of celebrity and social media is piling chaos onto tragedy.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Today, Explained newsletter
26 reasons to watch the Winter Olympics26 reasons to watch the Winter Olympics
Today, Explained newsletter

The athletes, events and simmering geopolitical crises that we’re watching at this year’s competition.

By Caitlin Dewey
Politics
Bad Bunny is taking over the US. Does he want Puerto Rico to leave it?Bad Bunny is taking over the US. Does he want Puerto Rico to leave it?
Politics

The Super Bowl performer’s ties to a nascent independence movement are roiling Puerto Rican politics.

By Marissa Martinez
Podcasts
The messy truth about TikTok’s Trump-aligned takeoverThe messy truth about TikTok’s Trump-aligned takeover
Podcast
Podcasts

Are the new owners censoring you, or are they just bad at running the app?

By Jonquilyn Hill
Life
Why your kid is yelling “chicken banana”Why your kid is yelling “chicken banana”
Life

Is this the next “6-7”?

By Anna North
Culture
2026 Winter Olympics in Italy2026 Winter Olympics in Italy
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By Vox Staff
Explain It to Me
You shouldn’t have posted that. Now what?You shouldn’t have posted that. Now what?
Podcast
Explain It to Me

Don’t be afraid of your bad posts.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Culture
Why is Trump so obsessed with the Kennedy Center?Why is Trump so obsessed with the Kennedy Center?
Culture

The president has always loved theater. It’s never loved him back.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Other first ladies had cash grabs. Melania tops them all.Other first ladies had cash grabs. Melania tops them all.
Culture

A short history of presidential spouses making bank.

By Alyssa Rosenberg
Podcasts
Why is Gen Z so obsessed with the 2010s?Why is Gen Z so obsessed with the 2010s?
Podcast
Podcasts

2016 really wasn’t that great. Why are we so nostalgic for it?

By Danielle Hewitt and Astead Herndon
Culture
How the supermarket’s cheapest fish became Gen Z’s latest obsessionHow the supermarket’s cheapest fish became Gen Z’s latest obsession
Culture

The secret to “looks-maxxing” and saving money? Sardines.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Life
The one goal that unites most Gen Z menThe one goal that unites most Gen Z men
Life

Gen Z men are surprisingly excited about parenthood.

By Anna North
Culture
The US’s biggest tennis stars don’t really want to get political. They might not have a choice.The US’s biggest tennis stars don’t really want to get political. They might not have a choice.
Culture

The biggest storyline at the 2026 Australian Open is Americans being asked about Trump.

By Alex Abad-Santos