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The Supreme Court is about to decide if children still have free speech rights
https://www.vox.com/politics/492722/supreme-court-texas-app-store-free-speech-students-engaged
Published: June 23, 2026 14:05
It’s not a great time to be a parent. Young people get their information from platforms that did not exist just a few years ago and that many adults have never even heard of. Many parents, who did not grow up using TikTok or even YouTube, do not know how…
The World Cup is showing what Trump can’t destroy about America
https://www.vox.com/culture/492507/world-cup-us-tourism-reactions-trump-america-soft-power
Published: June 23, 2026 10:30
My new favorite show is video after video from World Cup tourists who are in awe of America. The 2026 World Cup has become a global love fest for the US — at a time when the rest of the world has plenty of reasons to dislike us. A World Cup hosted by the…
10 reasons why the World Cup is the greatest sporting event on Earth
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/492477/world-cup-soccer-football-fifa-united-states-fans
Published: June 20, 2026 12:30
Most major sporting events do not live up to their names — literally, at least. Major League Baseball’s World Series apparently envisions a world that only includes the US and Canada. The National Football League’s Super Bowl is only rarely super, as those…
Why so many “millennial” brands are dying
https://www.vox.com/podcasts/491941/everlane-shein-millenial-brands-struggling-explained
Published: June 18, 2026 11:00
It was the sale heard around the millennial world: Eco-conscious Everlane was being acquired by fast-fashion kingpin Shein. After a few tumultuous years, Everlane, an apparel brand loved largely by millennials looking for sustainable basics, reportedly…
How right-wing influencers are transforming America’s churches
Published: June 15, 2026 11:30
It’s been a pivotal last week for the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. The Southern Baptist Convention took a series of moves to the social and theological right at their annual gathering — a shift urged on by an upstart…
Disclosure Day pits aliens against religion. But faith leaders are ready to believe.
https://www.vox.com/culture/491587/disclosure-day-steven-spielberg-movie-aliens-ufo-files
Published: June 11, 2026 21:00
With his new film Disclosure Day, filmmaker Steven Spielberg is returning to the subject that helped make him one of the most successful directors in the world: extraterrestrials (or ETs). But his movie also focuses on a second topic that has long…
Why your kid is obsessed with squishy toys
https://www.vox.com/culture/491330/needoh-nice-cube-squishy-dumpling-fidget-toys
Published: June 11, 2026 11:45
This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. The NeeDoh Nice Cube is a lump of soft plastic a little over 2 inches tall. It comes in blue, pink, or purple, and retails for $5.99.…
Everyone’s a girl’s girl on TV. Until they’re not.
https://www.vox.com/culture/491448/summer-house-amanda-batula-ciara-miller-girls-girl
Published: June 10, 2026 17:05
Once upon a time, women were asked if they had danced with the devil and howled at the moon. Now, a more important question is being asked: Is she a girl’s girl? Is Amanda Batula of Bravo’s Summer House a girl’s girl? How about Tituba? Anne Boleyn? Do you…
How the Iran war could drive conflicts in countries thousands of miles away
https://www.vox.com/politics/491389/food-fuel-price-shocks-instability-protests-riots
Published: June 10, 2026 10:30
Comoros, an island nation of less than a million people, more than 3,000 miles away from Iran, might not seem to have much at stake, politically, from the current conflict in the Middle East. Donald Trump has never publicly mentioned it. It is neither an…
There’s a new threat to the World Cup. FIFA might not be ready.
https://www.vox.com/culture/491233/fifa-world-cup-2026-extreme-heat-us
Published: June 9, 2026 12:44
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sávio Bortolini Pimentel just missed getting on the roster to represent his national team, Brazil, at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in…
AI is ruining children’s books
https://www.vox.com/culture/490697/ai-slop-childrens-books-how-to-tell-and-avoid
Published: June 5, 2026 11:30
Forty-one years ago, the late singer, songwriter, and education activist Whitney Houston urged us to teach children and let them lead the way.  Decades later, some believe that this means instructing kids to use scissors as forks; teaching them that…
AI can replicate human-made art. Here’s why it can never replace it.
https://www.vox.com/culture/490627/ai-art-vs-human-art-camera-painting
Published: June 3, 2026 11:00
As AI continues to encroach on every aspect of our lives, there is a persistent fear or hope, depending on your angle: AI will someday take over art. The internet is full of quizzes showing that most lay people cannot tell the difference between…
The very casual fan’s guide to the NBA Finals
https://www.vox.com/culture/490717/knicks-spurs-guide-nba-finals-new-york-san-antonio
Published: June 3, 2026 10:30
The NBA Finals are upon us and, if you haven’t noticed, this one’s a little more hotly anticipated than usual. The president and the pope are getting involved. Why? There’s the New York factor, with the Knicks back in the finals for the first time since…
How generosity became cringe
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/489796/generosity-internet-cringe-optimism
Published: June 3, 2026 10:00
“Elon Musk, Ryan Seacrest, and Chris Anderson of TED, consider yourself challenged,” Bill Gates bellowed from his garden. Beaming, he tugged on a candy cane-colored rope that dumped a barrel of icy cold water over his head. “You have 24 hours. Good luck.”…
Why young men are killing their sperm
https://www.vox.com/culture/490501/looksmaxxing-sperm-count-fertility-testosterone-clavicular
Published: June 2, 2026 11:00
Clavicular says he’s been taking testosterone since he was 14 years old. For the infamous looksmaxxing influencer, the hormone supplement is part of a regimen designed to give him the hollow cheeks, square jaw, and muscular build now coveted by legions of…
Trump’s Freedom 250 fest crashout proves he’s the only true MAGA celebrity
https://www.vox.com/culture/490471/trump-freedom-250-fest-crashout-maga-celebrity
Published: June 1, 2026 21:00
President Donald Trump spent the weekend crashing out on TruthSocial as artist after artist dropped out of the Freedom 250 festival, a White House concert series that will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary later this month. Trump ultimately declared he…
Is it “microcheating,” or just being online?
Published: May 31, 2026 11:30
A few weeks ago, I was zoning out, scrolling through Instagram stories. Among the usual photos of dinner recipes, museum pictures, and selfies, I saw a post that stopped me cold in my tracks. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion said that her then-boyfriend,…
The new fight over raw milk, explained
https://www.vox.com/podcasts/489961/raw-milk-dairy-pasteurization-e-coli-fda-rfk-jr
Published: May 30, 2026 11:00
Almost a century ago, public health agencies began mandating that milk be pasteurized for human consumption. We’ve been fighting about it ever since. Many, many scientific studies have shown that the process of pasteurization — heating milk to 161° F for…
MAHA wellness culture is coming for teens. Grown-ups aren’t ready.
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/486154/maha-teens-kennedy-rfk-jr-vaccines-ultraprocessed-food
Published: May 28, 2026 10:07
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. For years, the “Make America Healthy Again” movement was driven by moms. Concerned…
When AI makes you worse at your job
https://www.vox.com/technology/489223/ai-work-jobs-productivity-agents-claude
Published: May 26, 2026 11:38
If you’ve ever used an online patient portal to message your doctor in the middle of the night, you won’t be surprised to learn that responding to those messages takes an increasingly big bite out of clinicians’ workdays. So in recent years, hospitals…