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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Sir Mix-A-Lot's 'Baby Got Back' gets the full orchestra treatment
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Paraplegic in 'Iron Man' body suit will deliver World Cup's first kick
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'Love locks' bridge in Paris evacuated after partial collapse
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Police: Trucker blamed in Tracy Morgan accident hadn't slept for more than 24 hours
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Oil giant BP scores first commercial drone flight over U.S. land
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Two years out, Rio admits its polluted bay won't be clean for 2016 Olympics
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Militants seize key Iraqi city of Mosul
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Decorated Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken Rouen severs spine in ATV accident
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Jennifer Lopez will perform at the World Cup opening ceremonies after all
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FXX: Tracy Morgan's new show 'will be waiting for him'
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World Cup matches will be predicted by a panda
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Dramatic video shows moments after military jet crashes into California neighborhood
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Chinese soccer fans are buying sick notes so they can watch World Cup games live
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Brazil vows that it's 'ready' for the World Cup
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China's e-commerce giant rolls out its first U.S. shop
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Starbucks is adding 100,000 wireless charging pads across its U.S. stores
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Report: Rob Ford turned back from entering United States
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Americans only watch 17 of the hundreds of channels available on cable
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Airport surveillance camera captures stowaway teen stumbling around plane after landing
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Rob Ford finally speaks about rehab
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A British airline wants to use drones to perform safety inspections on its planes
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NBC is going to air the Olympics for another two decades
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Iran's president rejects proposal to ban WhatsApp
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University of Georgia students post ad on Craigslist asking to be run over to avoid finals
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