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The fake news that helped put us on a path to Mars

The richest person in the world is obsessed with creating a city on Mars. Elon Musk would like to see a million people living in a self-sufficient Martian settlement by 2050, both as a plan B for Earth and because it gives us something cool to get excited about. Traveling to Mars has been a […]

And Just Like That gives Carrie Bradshaw a weirdly perfect ending

And just like that, Carrie Bradshaw is single again.  For the last three seasons, fans have watched TV’s greatest anti-heroine begin an entire new set of adventures. After HBO original Sex and the City ended in 2004 (followed by the fun 2008 film of the same name and its not-so-fun 2010 sequel), And Just Like […]

Justice Kavanaugh just revealed an unfortunate truth about the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court handed down a very brief order on Thursday, which allows a Mississippi law restricting children’s access to social media to remain in place — for now.  It is far from clear, however, whether the Mississippi law at issue in Netchoice v. Fitch will remain in place for very long. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, […]

Plant-based meat has been relentlessly — and unfairly — attacked as “ultra-processed.” Can the industry save itself?

Beyond Meat is undergoing a makeover.  Last month, the popular plant-based meat company announced a new product — Beyond Ground — that, unlike its signature plant-based burger, sausage links, and chicken nuggets, isn’t meant to directly imitate meat. Instead, it has a neutral flavor that “serves as a blank canvas,” according to the company, for […]

What a 62-year-old maid explains about childhood

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. I’m on vacation this week, so instead of a regular newsletter, I decided to examine a children’s classic that has been taking up a lot of my brain space lately. Back next week! Raising children frequently offers one […]