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A high school’s dress code for parents sparked backlash. The principal is standing by it.

Critics say the code smacks of respectability politics.

By Nadra Nittle

How Barilla used its CEO’s homophobic comments to reshape the company’s image

By Gaby Del Valle May 7

From Polygon

Fortnite is free, but kids are getting bullied into spending money

By Patricia Hernandez May 7

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The best $115 I ever spent: a sequined circus costume

By Susie Armitage May 7

From Eater.com

The Dream of the ’90s Is Alive in AriZona Iced Tea

By Jaya Saxena May 7

Who nailed “camp” on the Met Gala red carpet?

By Rebecca Jennings May 6

What is camp? The Met seeks to find out through fashion.

By Eliza Brooke May 6

Meghan Markle has given birth to a boy

By Gaby Del Valle May 6

What happened to the Lannister golden blond hair on Game of Thrones?

By Cheryl Wischhover May 6

The big business of loneliness

By Laura Entis May 6

Maine just banned Styrofoam food containers

By Gaby Del Valle May 3

Camp, the theme of this year’s Met Gala, is almost impossible to define. Here’s our best effort.

By Constance Grady May 3

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By Vox Staff September 10

Inside the haunted doll markets of eBay and Etsy

By Sabrina Maddeaux May 3

Instagram has a counterfeit fashion problem

By Chavie Lieber May 2

Burger King is the latest brand to use depression as a marketing tool

By Kaitlyn Tiffany May 2

She was the “queen of the mommy bloggers.” Then her life fell apart.

By Chavie Lieber May 2

The smart diaper is coming. Who actually wants it?

By Michael Waters May 2

Labor Department comes out against gig workers being classified as employees

By Chavie Lieber May 1

Facebook’s dating app will let you list your secret crushes

By Kaitlyn Tiffany May 1

From Eater.com

Burger King’s Answer to Slut-Shaming Is Like a Happy Meal, but Sad

By Greg Morabito May 1

From Curbed

The magic of estate sales

By Ann Friedman May 1

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The US government is the world’s largest purchaser of consumer goods. Amazon wants a piece.

By Brett Bachman May 1

Should chopped-up cauliflower be advertised as “rice”? Not according to rice farmers.

By Gaby Del Valle April 30

More than 100 LuLaRoe sellers have filed for bankruptcy

By Chavie Lieber April 30

The Motorola Razr was the coolest flip phone ever. Can it be revived?

By Kaitlyn Tiffany April 30

Disabled people don’t need so many fancy new gadgets. We just need more ramps.

By s.e. smith April 30

How a poker expert made his fortune — one cent at a time

By Luke Winkie April 30

Rent-to-own furniture is being rebranded for millennials

By Gaby Del Valle April 29

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So many products today claim to be the best. Why — and why can’t we stop buying them?

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Why is framing a picture so expensive?

By Aditi Shrikant April 29

Soon your driver’s license might not get you through airport security

By Gaby Del Valle April 26

Do celebrities know what they’re doing when they “call someone out” on Twitter?

By Kaitlyn Tiffany April 26

Amazon says it will roll out one-day Prime shipping

By Gaby Del Valle April 26

Why so many women see themselves in Daenerys Targaryen

By Gaby Del Valle April 26

People buy millions of unsafe products every year. Here’s why recalls are harder than they should be.

By Chavie Lieber April 26

Wholesale coffee is cheaper than it’s been in years. That’s not good news.

By Gaby Del Valle April 25

A rosé by literally every other name

By Rebecca Jennings April 25

Can we trust the people who got us hooked on the internet to save us from it?

By Kaitlyn Tiffany April 25

The best $16 I ever spent: Old Navy pajamas after my husband left

By Rachel Miller April 25

Bookstores band together for Independent Bookstore Day

By Rachel Kramer Bussel April 24

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