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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Is child porn the reason Vine banned sexually explicit material?
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Delta flight makes emergency landing after a huge chunk of its wing falls off
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Why Twitter's CEO is in China
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Fashion designer and girlfriend of Mick Jagger L'Wren Scott found dead
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Dublin Airport would like to remind you it's St. Paddy's Day, not St. Patty's Day
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Watching Frozen will make your kids gay, reasons well-adjusted pastor
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Delivering pizza in Alaska requires two pairs of pants, three hoodies, and a 'very big jacket'
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New York mayor confirms building explosion caused by gas leak
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The World Wide Web's creator wants an internet 'bill of rights' for its 25th birthday
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A lot of what you read on @UberFacts is factually incorrect
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Fraternity brothers busted for allegedly breaking into SeaWorld to take selfies, eat Dippin' Dots
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Massive Manhattan building explosion leaves 7 dead, 75 injured as search continues
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Jared Leto rocks out in Kiev, tells protesters 'you guys are in the midst of something beautiful'
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Emotions expressed on Facebook are contagious
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The 'dead' guy who woke up in a body bag is actually dead this time
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Hal Douglas, the iconic voiceover artist behind the WB promos and Forrest Gump trailer, has died
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Police will charge driver behind SXSW accident with capital murder and several counts of aggravated assault
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Fitbit recalls 1 million wristbands due to burns and rashes
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Sarah Palin wants to sell you her used, 'one-of-a-kind' tour bus for $279,000
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he's 'confused and frustrated' by Obama's surveillance tactics
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Watch the moms of Jennifer Lopez, Adam Levine, and Jonah Hill nag you to enroll in ObamaCare
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Here's what Lil Jon thinks about the crisis in Ukraine
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NBA fans can't stop buying the jersey of the league's first openly gay player
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E.U. moves to strengthen its anti-smoking rules, adds graphic warnings on cartons
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