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Does anyone actually enjoy seeing a concert with 80,000 people?
https://www.vox.com/music/412355/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-taylor-swift-eras-concerts-stadiums
Published: May 13, 2025 11:30
When we see our favorite artist perform at a stadium concert, we’re expecting a divine experience. After all, attending a massive show is the closest thing the average person might experience to a holy pilgrimage: strangers from all different walks of life…
What challenges are in store for Pope Leo XIV?
https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/412239/new-pope-leo-xiv-robert-prevost-2025-who-is-american-chicago
Published: May 9, 2025 11:00
The Catholic Church has a new pope, and for the first time, he is an American. Pope Leo XIV was elected on Thursday, succeeding Pope Francis, who died in April. Leo, a 69-year-old native of Chicago, has held several roles in the Church, including serving…
An anti-trans lawmaker brings a Supreme Court case that she absolutely must win
https://www.vox.com/scotus/411687/supreme-court-trans-case-maine-voting-rights-libby-fecteau
Published: May 6, 2025 11:00
The Supreme Court has been asked to decide a case that combines two of the most charged issues in the US at the moment: trans participation in sports, and attacks on voting rights. The case’s inciting incident came in February, when Laurel Libby, a…
“I don’t want romantasy, I want Heathcliff!”
https://www.vox.com/culture/410580/hild-wolf-hall-social-creature-david-grann
Published: May 6, 2025 10:00
​​Welcome to Ask a Book Critic, a members-only feature packed with personalized book recommendations from senior correspondent and resident book critic Constance Grady. To get your own recommendation, ask Constance here, and subscribe to the newsletter…
Love on the Spectrum stars call on RFK Jr. to resign
https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/411542/love-on-the-spectrum-rfk-autism-dani-james
Published: May 4, 2025 11:00
Two stars of the popular Netflix reality dating show Love on the Spectrum said Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial comments about autism couldn’t be further from their reality — and they have the potential to do tremendous damage to the community. Last…
What the worst first dates all have in common
https://www.vox.com/relationships/411480/bad-first-dates-quitting-apps-blind-dating-questions
Published: May 3, 2025 12:00
Plenty of single people have witnessed how curiosity dies in real time: It happens seated across from a first date who doesn’t seem interested in asking you a question. Or, maybe worse, it happens when you’re the person who has no questions for someone who…
Why the Karen Read retrial might end differently this time
https://www.vox.com/true-crime/411568/karen-read-retrial-updates-new-evidence
Published: May 3, 2025 11:30
It’s the same courtroom, the same judge, and nearly all of the same players — but it’s a whole different atmosphere inside Norfolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts, for the retrial of Karen Read, who is accused of murdering her boyfriend John…
The Me Too backlash has reached the point of claiming Harvey Weinstein is innocent
https://www.vox.com/culture/411261/harvey-weinstein-trial-candace-owens-joe-rogan
Published: May 1, 2025 16:03
A few short years ago, Harvey Weinstein was widely considered the monster against which all other alleged sexual abusers were measured. As he begins his New York state retrial for a series of rape and sexual assault charges over a period of years, that…
How a Christian relationship expert spun her messy divorce into career gold
https://www.vox.com/culture/411071/lysa-terkeurst-relationship-divorce-christian-self-help
Published: April 30, 2025 15:45
For decades, Christian relationship advice has trended toward regressive ideas about gender: namely, that women should be submissive to their husbands, who in turn are the head of the household. Those ideas arguably penetrated the mainstream with the rise…
Why we keep falling for one-size-fits-all fitness trends
https://www.vox.com/culture/410802/mel-robbins-andrew-huberman-11-pushups-fitness-wellness-science-tiktok
Published: April 29, 2025 11:30
Should every woman be able to do 11 push-ups? According to orthopedic surgeon and health influencer Vonda Wright, they should — and, no, modified “girl push-ups” don’t count. Last month, Wright appeared on The Mel Robbins Podcast, the popular self-help…
MAGA glam isn’t about beauty — it’s about politics
https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/410371/maga-makeup-meme-trump-beauty-noem-loomer-lara-trump-guilfoyle
Published: April 27, 2025 11:21
President George W. Bush brought Western wear with him to the White House — suits with cowboy boots, big decorative belt buckles, cowboy hats. President Barack Obama ushered in an era of slimmer suiting, while first lady Michelle Obama helped spark a…
The unspoken rules of MAGA womanhood
https://www.vox.com/culture/410239/kristi-noem-karoline-leavitt-maga-womanhood-femininity
Published: April 25, 2025 15:33
President Donald Trump has never had any trouble finding women to enthusiastically embrace his agenda. In the electorate, 45 percent of women voted for him; non-college-educated white women and white evangelical women are among his most loyal supporters.…
When did people stop dancing at the club?
https://www.vox.com/culture/410321/why-no-one-dances-at-clubs
Published: April 25, 2025 12:00
Clubs are, first and foremost, for dancing. One could theoretically do other things there — drink, meet strangers, conduct important and possibly illicit business deals, anything really — but likely everything but dancing could probably be done more…
Why are so many people into astrology?
https://www.vox.com/explain-it-to-me/405150/astrology-signs-spring-equinox-truth-beliefs
Published: April 25, 2025 10:08
A Vox reader asks: Why do so many people believe in astrology? Astrology has been around as long as people have had problems. Frustrated with their terrestrial existence, humans have looked to the stars for answers. A constellation shaped like a goat, an…