
Allie Volpe
Senior Reporter at Vox
Senior reporter @voxdotcom, bylines in @theatlantic @rollingstone @nytimes @washingtonpost @playboy @thecut @vice @guardian etc. | [email protected]
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1 week ago |
vox.com | Allie Volpe
Mikaela Shafer values spending time with her friends, and if that means booking a flea market day three months in advance, she considers it a small price to pay. For a while, Shafer, 38, and her friends found themselves in the throes of schedule coordination hell. One person would attempt to make plans on a particular day, but another couldn’t make it. Somebody else would offer a new date, but that one was no good either.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Allie Volpe
Mikaela Shafer values spending time with her friends, and if that means booking a flea market day three months in advance, she considers it a small price to pay. For a while, Shafer, 38, and her friends found themselves in the throes of schedule coordination hell. One person would attempt to make plans on a particular day, but another couldn’t make it. Somebody else would offer a new date, but that one was no good either.
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2 weeks ago |
vox.com | Allie Volpe
The Trump administration’s announcement of widespread tariffs has thrown the stock market into a tailspin, increasing the odds of a recession. This economic turmoil could have far-ranging implications, and some Americans’ first question — and the outcome they believe they have most control over — is how to handle their retirement savings and other investments.
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3 weeks ago |
vox.com | Allie Volpe
The world is trying to kill you, this much is true. Planes are crashing on a near weekly basis. “Forever chemicals” and microplastics are in our water, embedded in our beauty products and clothing, and even burrowed in our brains. Your kitchen utensils might be poisoning you and perhaps your food is, too. Mysterious diseases — and not-so-mysterious diseases — seem to be forever threatening another global pandemic. Alarming news coverage of violent crime has people on edge, concerned for their safety.
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3 weeks ago |
vox.com | Allie Volpe
That sneezy, itchy, watery-eyed time of year has yet again returned: it’s allergy season. Seasonal allergies are the body’s response to pollen from trees and grass; the immune system releases chemicals, like histamines, leukotrienes, and prostaglandins, which cause all those uncomfortable, familiar symptoms.
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for a story, i'm looking to speak with people who have to schedule hangouts with their friends like, six weeks in advance. how do you balance obligations with social time (and rest)? email me: allie.volpe at vox dot com

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looking to talk to people who overcame a phobia/fear -- how did you do it? how do you deal with risks in today's world? email meeee: allie.volpe@vox dot com