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A court victory for Trump’s foreign aid cuts, briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration’s decision to cancel billions in foreign aid can stand, a federal appeals court said today, in a major blow to global humanitarian aid. […]
Rudolph and all of the other reindeer are probably dying from climate change
It’s bad enough that climate change is ruining the dream of a white Christmas for many people, as warming makes snow in some regions less likely. Now, apparently, it’s coming for reindeer, too. Reindeer aren’t just creatures of Christmas myth but real animals — a kind of deer that live in the Arctic, from northern […]
Inside Vox’s Entrepreneurship, Explained panel
Last Thursday, Vox hosted a panel of New York City-based small business owners in an intimate Entrepreneurship, Explained panel discussion presented by Verizon Business. Nisha Chittal, Vox’s VP of development and chief of staff, was joined by luxury jewelry and hair accessory designer Jennifer Behr and fashion brand owners and designers Tanner Richie and Fletcher […]
Are we living in the movie Her yet?
For more on the culture that has shaped the last quarter century, check out The 25 pieces of culture that explain the last 25 years. When it came out in 2013, the movie Her was set in the “slight future.” That “slight future” is, astonishingly, here. After all, AI-powered chatbots actually are a real thing now, […]
The 25 pieces of culture that explain the last 25 years
Here’s a picture of what life looked like at the turn of the millennium: We couldn’t stop gossiping about the extramarital affairs of the scandal-ridden president of the United States; we rented movies from Blockbuster and showed off our vast CD collections; we waited patiently for modems to connect us to the internet (and hoped […]