Culture
The entertainment and cultural moments that define our society.
![The baffling case of Karen Read](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159617239.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.59375%2C0%2C98.8125%2C100&w=2400)
How the mysterious death of a Boston cop led to an intense trial, a media circus, and a referendum on policing.
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Ironic Kamala Harris meme-ing isn’t so ironic anymore.
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Biles’s huge win at the Olympic trials sends a big message on mental health.
![Diljit Dosanjh is one of India’s biggest stars. Now he’s taking on America.](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-2150511667.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.289982075284%2C0%2C71.420035849432%2C100&w=2400)
![Diljit Dosanjh is one of India’s biggest stars. Now he’s taking on America.](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-2150511667.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.3277560884923%2C100%2C93.344487823015&w=2400)
The musician is packing arenas and performing on The Tonight Show.
The latest in Culture
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Every dish is beautiful and no one is hungry.
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How a Midwest princess played the long game and embraced queer joy.
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Why is Spotify making me to listen to Sabrina Carpenter?
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Beer for a tan? Garlic cloves for sinuses? Don't fall for the firehose of health BS online.
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![How the UFC explains the USA](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-2159595481.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.00534644995723%2C0%2C99.989307100086%2C100&w=2400)
Ultimate fighting and the 2024 election's connections, explained
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Horizon is a baffling, incoherent mess. Kevin Costner making it was probably inevitable.
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Whether or not you’ve heard of the viral heroine says a lot about your proximity to the bro internet.
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Introducing Vox’s Next Page.
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Critic Emily Nussbaum makes the case for the guilty pleasure as an art form.
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The Wikileaks founder will plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for publishing leaks about the Iraq War.
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![The whole time? The Boys has been making fun of Trumpers the whole time?!](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.26.49%E2%80%AFPM.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.706708268331%2C0%2C64.586583463339%2C100&w=2400)
Why fans keep missing the point of The Boys.
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The glitzy campaign, featuring stars like Patrick Mahomes, Simone Biles, and Travis Kelce, is part of an aggressive effort to fix its deep-seated problems.
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Tanning is having a moment — and Black women are finally a part of it.
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In her new novel All Fours, Miranda July romps where The Idea of You fears to tread.
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They’re here. (Almost.) They’re queer. (Maybe.) They need a new joke.
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The Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar feud, explained.
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Americans are more socially isolated than ever. Here’s how we can reconnect.
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No, demons will not possess you if you use one.
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We don’t know where the mysterious monoliths come from. But we do know they’re art.
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The show’s first queer storylines have been met with backlash, homophobia, and misogynoir.
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Twitter’s menswear guy explains, from Trump Republicans’ shiny red ties to the horror of “dress sneakers.”
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HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel reveals a period of turbulence and upheaval for Daenerys’s formidable family.
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Alicent’s green dress gives us the skeleton key to the Targaryen schism.
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Untangling one of Games of Thrones’ biggest secrets.
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Why is the search for the next big movie star so limited?
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2024 is the year TV went quiet.
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In recent months, he’s worked with the likes of everyone from Beyoncé to Taylor Swift to Morgan Wallen.
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Three months after she disclosed her illness, the Princess of Wales is making a return to public life.
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Forgotten shows, chaotic release schedules. It seems like the root of our TV dissatisfaction might be the way we watch.
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Lighter, less greasy, more effective sunscreen exists. So what’s the hold up stateside?
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The comedian has made headlines with recent comments on anti-war protesters and political correctness.
![Going to the movies isn’t dead — yet](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-13-at-10.08.52%E2%80%AFAM.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.700610997963%2C0%2C66.598778004073%2C100&w=2400)
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The post-strike summer was always going to be tough. There are lots of reasons not to panic.
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Talking with the psychologists who brought the real science of emotion to the Pixar film.
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