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At the 2018 National Book Awards, all the prizes went to writers of color.https://bit.ly/2RZ07LL 

The kilogram is literally defined as a hunk of metal in Paris. That’s about to change.https://bit.ly/2z8WVWC 

The only subjects Trump is interested in talking about are his deranged belief in his popularity, and how that popularity is not reflected in actual vote totals because he’s the victim of voter fraud conspiracy, writes Matt Yglesias.https://bit.ly/2DpLxsn 

Amid Trump's immigration crackdown, immigrant families are choosing not to sign up for food stamps for fear it would put them at risk.https://bit.ly/2DjMcMd 

How Kristen Bell’s terrific performance grounds The Good Place’s wildest season yethttps://www.vox.com/tv/2018/11/15/18096016/the-good-place-season-3-episode-9-recap-episode-8-dont-let-the-good-life-pass-you-by?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …

A new book makes the case that alternatives to animal products and increased empathy can end the atrocities involved in farming animals. Researcher Jacy Reese lays down the roadmap in an interview with Vox’s Kelsey Piper.https://bit.ly/2zb9UHD 

“These kinds of opportunities to save lives are rare.” Vox staff writer @DylanMatt explains how banning what kinds of pesticides we use could help to significantly cut global deaths by suicide.https://bit.ly/2Q2A2xQ 

Vox Sentences: To all the votes I’ve counted beforehttps://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/11/15/18097647/vox-sentences-florida-georgia-recounts?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …

"Trump’s authoritarian instincts and his lack of governing skills are both real and both problems, and trying to turn one into a mitigating factor for the other is itself very dangerous," writes Matt Yglesias.https://bit.ly/2Dloi2R 

Their numbers were small, but in tight races, suburban Never-Trump and Trump-skeptical Republicans voted for Democrats, helping to send them to Congress.https://bit.ly/2zWhC85 

Saudi Arabia has charged 11 people in connection to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and wants five of them sentenced to death.https://bit.ly/2Dn7p7P 

How Fashion Nova used Instagram and celebrities like Cardi B to become wildly successful.https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/15/18097465/cardi-b-fashion-nova-instagram-influencers-clothing-collection?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …

Thousands of Florida voters whose ballots were initially thrown out because their signatures did not match state records will have until 5 p.m. Saturday to verify their identity and ensure their votes are counted.https://bit.ly/2DnWc7a 

In a series of tweets this morning, President Trump denounced Robert Mueller's investigation as "A TOTAL WITCH HUNT LIKE NO OTHER IN AMERICAN HISTORY!” and “a disgrace to our Nation.”https://bit.ly/2zd7Gr9 

The midterms are over, and so are President Trump’s fake tax cutshttps://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/15/18097418/trump-middle-class-tax-cuts-larry-kudlow?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …

Money is flexible; canned chickpeas are not.https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/15/18096792/donating-disasters-cash-vs-canned-goods?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …

Monica Lewinsky has found a new place in historyhttps://www.vox.com/identities/2018/11/15/18095050/monica-lewinsky-clinton-affair-tv-series-interview?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …

Massachusetts’ gun licensing system treats the ability to own and use guns much like the ability to own and use a car: with license and registration required.https://bit.ly/2B4HWid 

In preliminary findings released Tuesday, Illinois State Police argued that the officer gave Jemel Roberson “multiple verbal commands” to drop his weapon before opening fire. Some witnesses tell a different story:https://bit.ly/2DnKJEv