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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Two 12-year-olds face charges for allegedly selling sleeping pills at school
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Report: Donald Sterling signs Clippers over to his wife
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Jay Carney resigns as White House press secretary
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Officials: Missing Malaysia flight 370 isn't where we were looking, after all
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Republican senator: Same-sex marriage will soon be 'law of the land'
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Willis Tower's glass ledge cracks under tourists' feet
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Only in Las Vegas is bottle service delivered by drones
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China sentences 55 prisoners in front of 7,000-person stadium audience
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In Europe, Google will scrub your embarrassing search results
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Mark Zuckerberg and wife pledge $120 million to San Francisco schools
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World Cup tickets are selling for as low as $9
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Pooping dog forces flight to make emergency landing
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Tyra Banks is getting another daytime talk show
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Will California ban SeaWorld's whale shows?
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The preview for John Oliver's new HBO show is hilarious
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HBO Go crashes during True Detective finale and everyone loses their minds
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CBS host David Letterman to retire in 2015
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Somebody allegedly stole a $2,500 bra from a Madonna photo shoot for Italian Vogue
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ATM accidentally dispenses $40,000 to homeless man
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Judge plans to strike down Ohio ban on recognizing out-of-state gay marriages
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Michael Bloomberg pledges $50 million to curb gun violence, take on the N.R.A.
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This is what Colorado's first weed vending machine looks like
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Jay Z and Beyonce to launch summer tour, claims New York Post
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Sorry, scruffies: Researchers fear we've reached 'peak beard'
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