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The life of a dairy cow

The life of a dairy cow

At Vox, I specialize in writing and editing all sorts of stories about animal agriculture and the future of food, from the strange ritual of eating turkeys on Thanksgiving to the policy debates...

How to live with life’s inevitable risks

How to live with life’s inevitable risks

The world is trying to kill you, this much is true. Planes are crashing on a near weekly basis. “Forever chemicals” and microplastics are in our water, embedded in our beauty products and clothing,...

Amazon is ready to launch its Starlink competitor

Amazon is ready to launch its Starlink competitor

Amazon’s smallest dish teased in 2023. | Image: Amazon The first batch of 27 Project Kuiper space internet satellites are scheduled to launch next week. Amazon has secured 80 such launch missions...

What will the Switch 2 cost after the Trump tariffs?

What will the Switch 2 cost after the Trump tariffs?

China, Vietnam, and Cambodia are among the countries Trump has singled out for higher tariffs. | Image: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Nintendo revealed its Switch 2 in full yesterday, just hours...

Trump’s massive tariffs, briefly explained

Trump’s massive tariffs, briefly explained

A billboards paid for by the Canadian government protesting US tariffs. | Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter...

The Nintendo GameCube is about to get its due

The Nintendo GameCube is about to get its due

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is coming in the Switch 2's GameCube collection at launch Before this morning, I knew I was going to buy the Nintendo Switch 2 but I didn’t know when. After...

The NaNoWriMo organization is shutting down

The NaNoWriMo organization is shutting down

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)is shutting down after more than 20 years of hosting its annual challenge for writers. In a video and an email sent to community members, the nonprofit...