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Why humans are so good at feeling bad

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/505391/opposite-of-happiness-loewenstein

Published: October 7, 2026 12:30

What can an economist teach us about misery?  I had that question in mind while reading the new book The Opposite of Happiness: How Bad Feelings Make and Break Us, by eminent researcher George Loewenstein. The field is not exactly known for its facility…

Can thrift shops save us from Shein?

https://www.vox.com/explain-it-to-me/504451/thrift-shops-style-fast-fashion-shein

Published: October 4, 2026 11:00

Think about what you’re wearing right now. Did you pick it out? Or was it chosen for you by an algorithm you haven’t even considered?  You may think it’s the former, but with the state of the fashion industry, it’s likely the latter. There was a time when…

The two athletes in every horse race

https://www.vox.com/videos/503710/the-two-athletes-in-every-horse-race

Published: October 1, 2026 12:15

Horse racing can be an unusually dangerous profession for both the jockey and the horse: Riding a half-ton animal at nearly 40 miles per hour means your fate depends on the health and performance of both athletes. And the horse can be at risk of…

Live auctions are turning shopping into gambling

https://www.vox.com/podcasts/504440/live-auctions-whatnot-addictive-shopping-card-breaks

Published: September 29, 2026 11:00

If you haven’t heard of “live shopping,” you might soon. Livestream shopping is already a staple of e-commerce in China, where consumers log onto apps like Douyin and Taobao to buy products from a livestreamer — think QVC. Now, a new app is trying to bring…

Where did all the vegan restaurants go?

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/503739/vegan-restaurants-closing-animal-rights

Published: September 29, 2026 10:00

My favorite restaurant, here in Madison, Wisconsin, closed this week.  It was not my favorite because it had the greatest food I’d ever had, nor the most memorable ambiance. But I loved the Mad Rabbit Cafe because it had become my anchor in the…

The online “burnerverse” trying to ruin young women’s lives

https://www.vox.com/podcasts/504011/burnerverse-maddie-kowalski-online-harassment

Published: September 25, 2026 11:00

Maddie Kowalski is a student at the University of Florida. Last November, someone found nonconsensual intimate images and videos of her, stitched them together, and uploaded them to X, where they were viewed millions of times. “Can you imagine?” asked Ej…

A sinkhole swallowed Nicolas Cage’s driveway. Yours might be next.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/503829/nicolas-cage-sinkhole-malibu-erosion

Published: September 24, 2026 11:00

There is a kind of terror-tinged embarrassment that comes from dozing off on your beach towel on the sand, only to find a rising tide intrude upon your mid-nap bliss, lapping at your toes and sweeping away your sunglasses. It is a truth I relearn every…

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,…