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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Arby's paid $44,100 for Pharrell's ridiculous Grammy hatSpeed Read Getty Images/Kevork Djansezian
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With wine costing $25 a bottle, it's no surprise that Singapore is the world's costliest citySpeed Read Flickr CC By: Arian Zwegers
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Shootings, poison gas attacks force Moscow's largest gay club to shutterSpeed Read Facebook
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Chick-fil-A CEO regrets speaking out against same-sex marriage, remains against itfeature AL MESSERSCHMIDT/Getty Images
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Putin: Crimea is an 'inseparable part of Russia'
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Investigators focus on deleted files from Malaysian pilot's simulatorSpeed Read Facebook
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United Kingdom reveals the world's 'most secure' £1 coinSpeed Read Twitter
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Watch the San Jose Sharks fulfill a Make-A-Wish teen's dreamSpeed Read Twitter
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Your addiction to single-serve coffee pods might be harming the environment
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Obama is going on Ellen to pitch health care, probably won't dancenews YouTube
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Commissioner: Ads on NBA jerseys 'inevitable' within five yearsSpeed Read Patrick McDermott/Getty Images
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Daredevil teen allegedly sneaks past sleeping guard to take pictures on top of 1 World Trade Center's roofSpeed Read Getty Images/Michael Loccisano
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Paula Deen plots a comeback with subscription-based digital networkSpeed Read
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400,000 Americans might have chlamydia and not even know itSpeed Read
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 families get $50,000 in first payoutsSpeed Read
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Survey: 40 percent of millennials call their debt 'overwhelming'Speed Read
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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to the United States tonightnews
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Adorable puppy accidentally drives owner's car into a lakeSpeed Read Screenshot/Twitter
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Seattle expected to approve the nation's highest minimum wage at $15 per hourSpeed Read Dan Callister/Stringer Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Singer Chris Brown released early from Los Angeles jailnews Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
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You can finally exit group texts in Apple's new iOS 8Speed Read Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Earth is nearing 'sixth great extinction,' alarming survey saysSpeed Read Thinkstock
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Airlines make only $6 per passengerSpeed Read Thinkstock
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Brad Paisley responds to Westboro Baptist Church protesters by taking a selfieSpeed Read Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
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