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.
Latest articles by Jordan Valinsky
-
This $55 Frappuccino is the most expensive Starbucks drink ever
Speed Read
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Boston Airport: Don't worry about that plane engulfed in flames, it's just a drill
Speed Read Instagram
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Fox News nabs a half-hour interview with Hillary Clinton
Speed Read Alex Wong/Getty Images
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Flooding threat prompts Brazil's World Cup host city to declare state of emergency
Speed Read MARIO TAMA/Getty Images
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Watch the first trailer for This Is Where I Leave You starring Tina Fey, Jason Bateman
Speed Read
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
China, Russia agree to $400 billion gas deal
Speed Read Getty Images/Handout
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
4th graders arrested for allegedly putting rat poison in teacher's water
Speed Read Thinkstock
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Feds propose new rules to end deceptive airline fees
Speed Read
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
'Blood-curdling' screams heard from workers trapped in capsized $10 million yacht
Speed Read Twitter/KIRO
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
FBI considers relaxing pot rules after it can't find qualified candidates
Speed Read JOE RAEDLE/Getty Images
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
eBay tells customers to change passwords following hacking
Speed Read Thinkstock
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Bill Hader signs deal with HBO to create his own show
Speed Read
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Nearly half of Americans don't care who's in Congress, poll shows
Speed Read Thinkstock
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Allegedly intoxicated Fox News anchor arrested at airport bar
Speed Read Twitter
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, others reunite to take a selfie
Speed Read
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Russia lashes out at Prince Charles' alleged Hitler-Putin comparison
Speed Read Thinkstock
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
NBC News' Brian Williams nets Edward Snowden for first American TV interview
news Twitter/NBC News
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
news -
Forecasters predict a slow and quiet hurricane season
Speed Read Handout/Getty Images
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Barbara Walters corrals impressive group of female journalists to celebrate her retirement
Speed Read Twitter
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Porn is a 'public health issue,' claims faith-based panel
Speed Read TOM SHAW/Getty Images
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Watch a Russian rocket explode shortly after take-off
Speed Read YouTube/SpaceVids
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
New York cab driver suspended for wearing a Nazi swastika
Speed Read CHRIS MOORHOUSE/Getty Images
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
Facebook reportedly building a Snapchat-killer called Slingshot
Speed Read KVOrK DEJANSEZIAN/Getty Images
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read -
'Dark, brown, and stinking:' Olympians describe the dump that is Rio's water
Speed Read MARIO TAMA/Getty Images
By Jordan Valinsky Last updated
Speed Read