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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Jamaica moves to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana
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NBC extends Matt Lauer's contract to keep him for 'multiple more years'
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Survey: Teen smoking hits 'landmark low'
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Officials: 1 of the 3 teens kidnapped in West Bank is an American citizen
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Senator says he grew up 'doing all kinds of indecent things with animals'
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FIFA warns World Cup fans of 'almost perfect' forged tickets
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Survey: Americans hate flying as much as they hate waiting at the DMV
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The International Space Station is finally getting an espresso machine
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Russia shuts off supply of natural gas to Ukraine
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Report: Malia Obama's summer job is working on a TV show
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Air traffic controller's dumb joke forces plane to abort landing
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Watch this Oklahoma City meteorologist get shaken by an earthquake on live TV
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Iran's president tweets a photo of the most depressing World Cup viewing party ever
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Brazil has already declared the World Cup a success
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Man caught throwing a football packed with drugs and cell phones into a prison yard
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Facebook rolls out Slingshot, its second Snapchat killer
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Rob Ford to resume role as Toronto mayor on June 30
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Fog in Brazil is wreaking havoc on World Cup fans' travel plans
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Terrorists slaughter 48 people in Kenya
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WHO: New Delhi has the world's most polluted air
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University of Georgia students post ad on Craigslist asking to be run over to avoid finals
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More and more people are biking to work
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Cable news pundits destroy studio in on-air brawl
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Study reveals how polar bears can be really fat, but totally healthy
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