Jordan Valinsky
Jordan Valinsky is the lead writer for Speed Reads. Before joining The Week, he wrote for New York Observer's tech blog, Betabeat, and tracked the intersection between popular culture and the internet for The Daily Dot. He graduated with a degree in online journalism from Ohio University.
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U.S. to probe Jewish shootings in Kansas City as a hate crime
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Google buys start-up drone-maker that Facebook once wanted
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World's oldest person shares her secret: eating sushi and sleeping
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Edward Snowden to speak about privacy and technology at SXSW — via video conference
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Iggy Azalea just made the most amazing music video homage to Clueless
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The Rock is having a better National Pancake Day than you are
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The European Union is sending Ukraine a $15 billion aid package
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Real Housewives of New Jersey stars plead guilty to fraud, could serve several years in prison
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Facebook wants to bring internet to Africa by shooting 11,000 drones into its sky
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And now, here's Katy Perry with today's weather...
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Sorry, Imagine Dragons: The most-played song on Spotify is now Avicii's 'Wake Me Up'
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Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy protection, blames hackers for company's collapse
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Look how pretty the Northern Lights made the U.K's sky last night
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Clay Aiken officially enters N.C. congressional race, vows to fix Washington D.C.'s problems
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Michelle Obama will visit Pawnee to guest on Parks and Recreation
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Drinking milk out of a chocolate chip cookie shot seems impractical
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Asiana Airlines penalized by U.S. government for not helping passengers' families after crash
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Consumer Reports: You should buy a $70,000 Tesla
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Alec Baldwin is leaving the public eye by starring on Law and Order: SVU
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The Pope's new tabloid encourages you to live your best life
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'Shock survey' reveals the French would rather have disgraced Strauss-Kahn as president
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UN envoy to Crimea ends early after armed men stop representative
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Paddy Power learns that an ad making fun of Oscar Pistorius' murder trial was stupid
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Man sues Las Vegas casino for losing $500,000 he drunkenly gambled away
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