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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Dramatic video shows moments after military jet crashes into California neighborhood
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Chinese soccer fans are buying sick notes so they can watch World Cup games live
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Brazil vows that it's 'ready' for the World Cup
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China's e-commerce giant rolls out its first U.S. shop
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Starbucks is adding 100,000 wireless charging pads across its U.S. stores
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Report: Rob Ford turned back from entering United States
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Americans only watch 17 of the hundreds of channels available on cable
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Airport surveillance camera captures stowaway teen stumbling around plane after landing
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Rob Ford finally speaks about rehab
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A British airline wants to use drones to perform safety inspections on its planes
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NBC is going to air the Olympics for another two decades
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Iran's president rejects proposal to ban WhatsApp
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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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Eurovision audience loudly boos Russians for making it to the finals
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ABC orders a comedy called Selfie
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Netflix hikes prices by $1 for new subscribers
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Report: With Rio reeling, IOC mulls London as 2016 Olympic back-up
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50 overexcited teens treated for asphyxia at a One Direction concert
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WHO: Alcohol kills 1 person every 10 seconds
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The collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet has scientists extremely worried
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Boko Haram leader indicates he would swap kidnapped schoolgirls for prisoners
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The Kennedy Center is hosting a concert headlined by YouTube stars
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