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Jeanette Spicer’s new photography book, “Sea(see),” is partly a record of a romantic relationship, and partly an inquiry into what it means to be looked at. The book consists of twenty-one photographs, mostly portraits of Spicer’s girlfriend at the time,…
Any assessment of Vladimir Putin’s Russia needs to stipulate that: 1) he is a corrupt dictator sitting on top of a rotten kleptocracy; 2) political freedom and democracy in Russia are imperiled; 3) the human rights situation in Russia is…
A new left-right populist government has taken power in Rome, fueled by popular anger over illegal immigration and adept in its use of social media. The M5S/Lega, as it’s known, wants debt forgiveness and new spending as the price for…
On Friday, July 27, the full moon will pass through the shadow of the Earth. For 103 minutes, the usually silvery moon will turn blood red and ochre. It will be the longest “blood moon” lunar eclipse of the century,…
At the center of our Milky Way galaxy lies a monster. It’s called Sagittarius A*, and it’s believed to be a supermassive black hole 4 million times heavier than our sun. The gravity produced by Sagittarius A* is so intense…
For years, people have debated whether Gwyneth Paltrow believes the bullshit (or Goopshit, as we like to call it here at Vox) she peddles through her lifestyle brand Goop. There were the infamous claims that jade eggs for women’s vaginas…
