News from Vox Media: Week of November 2

Welcome to the weekly roundup of notable coverage of, and announcements from, the world of Vox Media.

Vox Creative's ad "The Applebee's Taste Test" for Applebee's was named a finalist for Digiday's 2015 Video Awards in the category of Best Video Ad.

Lindsay Nelson, Global Head of Brand Strategy, spoke on-stage at Digiday's WTF Native Advertising event in New York City and offered insight into some of the changes facing native advertisers, namely "the transition of readers to an off-platform world."

Racked announced "LA in New York," its first-ever holiday pop-up market coming to 101 Wooster Street in Soho on December 5th & 6th, from 11am to 6pm. The Racked market will spotlight 13 LA-based brands with a little something for everyone: stationery, handmade blankets, nail products, beauty, kid's clothes, jewelry, and much more.

Arik Hesseldahl, Re/code Senior Editor, was interviewed on BBC World News and CNBC's Squawk Box about Hewlett-Packard's strategy.

Polygon Editor-in-Chief Chris Grant spoke with NBC's Tech Talker on the release of ‘Call of Duty.' Polygon reviewed Black Ops 3 today.

MSNBC's Live with Thomas Roberts sat down with The Verge's Loren Grush to discuss the exciting new findings about the atmosphere of Mars.

The New Yorker interviewed Eater's Features Editor Helen Rosner for its piece on how the world's best restaurants are selected.

SB Nation's Chris McShane was interviewed by PBS's MetroFocus on the World Series.