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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Sorry, scruffies: Researchers fear we've reached 'peak beard'
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Joe Biden's first Instagram post is better than yours
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Samsung approved its snarky anti-Apple ads two days after Steve Jobs' death
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Norway's big new reality show has celebrities plan their own funerals
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South Korean ferry captain is 'really sorry' and 'deeply ashamed'
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Portland will dump 38 million gallons of water from reservoir that teen peed in
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Flight instructor featured prominently in CNN's coverage fired for 'shaming Canadians'
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Watch the new trailer for season 2 of Orange Is the New Black
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Cuddly comfort dogs are coming to the Boston Marathon this weekend
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Survey: Fox News' climate change coverage is 28 percent accurate
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Meet Mini Winnie, Britain's first cloned dog
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Watch a teenager narrowly escape injury from an exploding e-cigarette
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Multiple people stabbed at high school near Pittsburgh
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Toyota has recalled more vehicles than it has sold in the past 5 years
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Iraq finally gets its first Pizza Hut restaurant
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Sheryl Sandberg has 'no plans' to run for public office or leave Facebook
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Watch Lindsay Lohan and David Letterman call Oprah
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Burger King moves into Crimea as McDonald's withdraws
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Police: Teen suspected in high school stabbing spree to be charged as adult
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Man seen walking on a leash was a 'theatrical project,' woman explains
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Search area proves too deep for underwater drone hunting for missing jet
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London barbershop reportedly targeted by North Korean officials over 'disrespectful' Kim Jong-un sign
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You can buy David Beckham's luxurious (used) convertible for $125,000
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Denver is getting its first 'bud and breakfast' hotel soon
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