Ten Days of Adventure in the Australian WildernessOn the lookout for crocodiles. That’s how we spent much of our trip to the Kimberley region of Western Australia, one of the most remote, uninhabited places on earth.
The Sexy Mind Games of “Hit Man”Years before Hannah Arendt coined, in the pages of this magazine, the phrase “the banality of evil,” popular films and fiction were embodying that idea in the character of the hit man.
Big Milk has taken over American schoolsHow centuries of milk marketing warped the way we think about dairy and nutrition. This is the first in a series of stories on how factory farming shapes America. You can visit Vox’s Future Perfect section for future installments and more coverage of Big Ag.
The Best Ways to Store Shoes in Small SpacesLike bags, shoes are tricky to store. By their nature, they come in sets of two, so you have to figure out where you have space for both. Most are pretty rigid, too, and you don't want to squish them.
What is science? Tech heavyweights brawl over definitionIf you do research and don’t publish it, is it science? That’s the question at the heart of an ongoing debate on X between Elon Musk and pioneering computer scientist Yann LeCun.
The Five Smells Americans Hate Most (and How to Get Rid of Them)There are a lot of people getting skunked out there.
Before In-N-Out or McDonald’s, This California Burger Stand Reigned SupremeA historic mascot, a modern celebrity and a world-famous burger.
Stuck at sea for years, a sailor’s plight highlights a surge in shipowner abandonmentAbdul Nasser Saleh says he rarely got a good night’s sleep during the near-decade he spent working without pay on a cargo ship abandoned by its owner at ports along the Red Sea.
What’s really happening to grocery prices right nowTarget and Walmart are talking about their price cuts. How big of a deal is it? Grocery retailers would like to make an announcement: They’re listening to customers and lowering their prices.
Liberals and Conservatives Watch Wildly Different TV Shows – but These 5 Bring Everyone TogetherThe programs that Americans of all political stripes like to watch seem to be united by a common theme.
AI Will Increase the Quantity — and Quality — of Phishing ScamsRecent research showed that 60% of participants fell victim to artificial intelligence-automated phishing, which is comparable to the success rates of non-AI-phishing messages created by human experts.
Setting The Record Straight: Negro League Stats Are Now A Part Of Major League Baseball HistoryWho’s the greatest baseball player of all time? Up until this week, that question was up for debate in America’s national pastime’s divided record books between two leagues: Major League Baseball (MLB) and Negro League Baseball (the Negro Leagues).
Men Do See the Mess – They Just Aren’t Judged for It the Way Women AreDirt blindness is used by some to excuse men for spending far less time cleaning than women. But sociologists say it’s a myth.
43 Movies You Should Watch Without Knowing Anything About ThemThe logic of film marketing suggests we need to know everything about a movie before we’ll pony up for a movie ticket—but that doesn’t mean that’s the right way to see every movie.
Why It’s Nice to Know YouBeing understood yourself starts with taking the trouble to understand others. Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out.
My Father’s Fate, and India’sMy father died in April of last year. He was seventy-three years old, almost the same age as the Indian Republic, and his death came after a harrowing struggle with cancer.
5 Wild Tales of Riding the WavesHope you brought your boards for this deep dive into the world of surfing.
The big lie about sleepWhen it comes to slumber, what matters most is how rich you are. Sleep is the great unifier. Everyone needs it to repair cells, store memories, and balance emotions. It also helps us solve complex problems — ever need to just "sleep on it"?
The Best Way to Reheat Pizza (and Some Things You Should Never Do)We ruined some pizza so you won’t have to.