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An Israeli documentary about Gaza is sweeping the world – and Israelis are furious
https://www.vox.com/podcasts/503298/naza-documentary-israel-reaction
Published: September 18, 2026 18:45
At the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, the documentary NAZA received a 25-minute standing ovation. In Israel, it’s all anyone’s talking about, even though few have actually seen it. Made by two Israeli filmmakers, Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham,…
The cost of youth sports is out of control
https://www.vox.com/podcasts/502167/youth-sports-cost-private-equity-travel-rec-leagues
Published: September 12, 2026 11:00
In the last decade, the cost of youth sports has skyrocketed. Cheaper, more local rec leagues have lost out premium travel leagues funded by private equity. The Covid-19 pandemic made things worse. As a result, some families are now paying thousands of…
Is it harder to have kids today? Or is it harder to want to?
https://www.vox.com/policy/502386/inconceivable-kids-fertility-reproduction-ivf-families-parenthood
Published: September 10, 2026 10:05
“From the outset, reproduction is a collaborative venture,” writes Anna Louie Sussman, a journalist who has spent years reporting how people all over the world try, and too often fail, to build the families they want. Her work explores how the…
How Christians can fight back against Christian nationalism
Published: September 8, 2026 10:00
Are we on the precipice of a white Christian nationalist takeover? The author and religion scholar Robert P. Jones sure feels like we’re close. “This is our 1933,” he writes in his new book, referencing the year that Weimar Germany fell to a Nazi…
An evangelical explains what people get wrong about her faith
Published: September 6, 2026 11:00
When the Donald Trump era is over — however that ends — I feel comfortable saying that at least one thing will be certain: He’ll still have the overwhelming support of evangelical Christians in the United States. Even today, with the president’s popularity…
It shouldn’t feel impossible to finish a book
https://www.vox.com/life/502018/attention-tiktok-reading-books-better-tips
Published: September 4, 2026 11:00
A horror story of sorts is unfolding in the United States. It goes like this: AI has made it so effortless to access information, and short-form video has made it so easy to entertain ourselves, that nobody reads anymore. If you’re familiar with this…
The face of American feminism
https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/501995/gloria-steinem-death
Published: September 3, 2026 20:11
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Gloria Steinem — the one-woman powerhouse who, in many ways, defined modern feminism in the United States…
What happens when a blue state votes on trans sports?
Published: September 3, 2026 10:45
Republicans have been turning transgender athletes into a wedge issue since Idaho passed the first state ban in 2020. This year, it’s already playing a major role in midterm ads, with Democrats in competitive races almost always on the defensive. At this…
How to train like an Olympic weightlifter
https://www.vox.com/videos/501536/training-olympic-weightlifter
Published: September 2, 2026 15:56
Olympic weightlifting is defined by only two moves: the snatch and the clean and jerk. But behind what seems like a simple contest to see who can lift the most is a sport built on technique, speed, strategy, and psychology. We speak to Matthew Tung, a…
How to make friends by lying to them
Published: September 2, 2026 10:00
Sometimes the best way to make friends is to lie. Around the world, people are gathering together to try to figure out if the person next to them is on their side — or is trying to double-cross them. By the end of the process, trickery or no, they’re…
The “super influencers” powering the post-Trump right
https://www.vox.com/politics/501238/conservative-super-influencers-baron-renn-trump
Published: September 1, 2026 14:15
Aaron Renn was in a good mood. And that was fair: It’s not every day that you get labeled the No. 1 “intellectual super influencer” for a major swath of the Trump-era right. “It’s always good to have some independent validation of your work,” he told me. A…
What makes a song flop?
https://www.vox.com/explain-it-to-me/500300/artists-songs-flopping-charts-what-happened
Published: August 30, 2026 12:00
Quite a few music artists are in their flop era right now. Think about it: Drake hasn’t been the same since Kendrick Lamar knocked him out in their 2024 beef. Katy Perry once dominated the charts, but her recent releases haven’t been fireworks. And there…
A sad country song about Texas could become the biggest hit ever
https://www.vox.com/podcasts/500293/ella-langley-choosin-texas-billboard-charts-country-music
Published: August 29, 2026 11:00
If you haven’t yet heard about how a certain fella is choosin’ a woman from Texas over Ella Langley, it’s only a matter of time. Langley’s massive hit, “Choosin’ Texas,” began dominating the Billboard Hot 100 charts a few months ago — and never looked…