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Most couples used to meet this way. What happened?
This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get early access to member-exclusive stories every month, join the Vox Membership program today. Like many women these days, 30-year-old Jude Cohen is over dating apps. So she’s decided to relinquish some of the responsibility in finding a partner: “I’m asking my friends to set […]
The bigger plan behind Trump’s attempted Fed firing
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: President Donald Trump is attempting to fire one of the seven members of the Federal Reserve board, a legally questionable move with major implications for the […]
Taylor and Travis are engaged. Congrats, America.
Wake up, babe, new wedding of the century just dropped. That’s not an exaggeration. The engagement of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, which Swift announced Tuesday via Instagram, warranted breaking news alerts from outlets ranging from the Washington Post to ESPN, and a live cutaway by Fox News from a presidential Cabinet meeting — after […]
Trump just did the one thing the Supreme Court said he can’t do
The six Republican justices have largely behaved as lickspittles to the leader of their political party. These are, after all, the same GOP political appointees who said that President Donald Trump is allowed to commit crimes. Last May, however, the Court did appear to draw a line in the sand and warn Trump not to […]
America has turned dancing into a culture war
The first ever cheerleader — according to USA Cheer, the governing body of American sport cheering — was a man from Minnesota. The sport was born in 1898, when a male student at the University of Minnesota spontaneously got up and led the crowd in a cheer for the football team. Men have always been […]