“Back in 2017, I made a ton of pussyhats,” Catherine Paul told me. “I just knitted pink hats like there was no tomorrow.” At the time, Paul appreciated “the way that craft could be part of a demonstration of affiliation and belief,” the artist, writer, and longtime knitter told me. Soon the pussyhat became a […]

This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get access to member-exclusive stories every month, become a Vox Member today. How old am I? Old enough to have flown on planes that had ashtrays in the armrests. Old enough to remember restaurants with smoking sections separated from the nonsmoking section by, essentially, nothing. […]

When I think of the difference between Donald Trump’s first term and Donald Trump’s second term, the image that stands out most is the president bombing. Not a country, in this case — a comedy routine.  It was this January’s keynote speech at the Alfalfa Club dinner, a hokey Washington institution that exists solely for the […]

Now that critics and audiences are starting to see 'Michael,' many are wondering why the most controversial part of his life isn't depicted. We have the answers.

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As part of the Cohere-Aleph Alpha deal, Aleph Alpha backer Schwarz Group plans to invest $600M in Cohere's Series E, which a source says is set to close in 2026  —  Canadian AI lab Cohere announced on Friday that it planned to acquire German AI company Aleph Alpha, as it eyed major expansion in Europe.