Cover Story
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Joe Nicholson/AP
Bridge Collapse Chaos
Three people were sent plunging into the Skagit River when a bridge along the I-5 in Washington State collapsed. 'Hold on as tight as you can,' one survivor remembers thinking.
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Michelle Shephard/Toronto Star/AP;Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
How Obama Bungled Gitmo
Early on, the president promised to shutter the prison in a year’s time. Then a plan came late and Democratic allies were abandoned. What’s different this time? By Josh Rogin.
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Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images
Who Outed the CIA in Benghazi?
In a classified hearing, a House panel is trying to figure out how the attack transpired. Did the attackers know that secret location, or did they learn it that night? By Eli Lake.
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Brennan Linsley/AP
The First Funeral
Nine-year-old Antona Anelaria was one of the seven children who died in Moore’s Plaza Elementary Towers School. Why didn’t the school have a shelter? Michael Daly reports.
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ITV
He Was No Lone Wolf
The suspects in the horrific slaying of a British soldier were not 'lone wolves,' but belonged to a banned Islamist group. By Jamie Dettmer.
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Casey Rodgers/AP; Diane Bondareff /AP; Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images
Journalism's Beauty Curse
For female sports reporters, sexist comments about their looks—and plum jobs for pretty girls—are as common as time-outs. Isobel Markham reports.
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Annette Brown/Lifetime
OMG Jewel's Back
Whether it’s because of ‘Foolish Games’ or ‘You Were Meant for Me,’ you know you love Jewel. Now, the ’90s superstar is back, in a new Lifetime movie. By Kevin Fallon.
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Will Hart/NBC
Lights Out For 'Smash' (Whew)
NBC’s beleaguered musical-drama ends its run on the Sunday night of Memorial Day weekend. Jason Lynch on what went wrong with this once-promising show.
Exclusive
America's Syrian Witness Gamble
Obama’s Man
A Guard Dog With People Skills
The Apostate
Lawrence Wright: How I Write
Tony Christopherson
Here’s What a George Costanza Dress Looks Like
Los Angeles-based seamstress Erin Pearce makes photographic print dresses of various Seinfeld characters.
Cheat Sheet, Must Reads From All Over
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1. MIRACLE
Bridge Collapse Survivor Recalls Fall
He and two others hit water, but no one died. More
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2. GETTING ALONG?
China Optimistic for North Korean Envoy Visit
Hope to ease regional tensions. More
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3. PROGRESS
Boy Scouts Will Allow Gay Members
But gay adult leaders still banned.More
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4. CONSEQUENCES
Report: IRS Official Suspended
Lois Lerner is at the center of tax-exempt scandal.More
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5. OOPS
Weiner Site Posts Wrong City
While he makes first campaign stops.More
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6. HI WALTER WHITE
Ex-State Rep. Arrested on Meth Charges
MA tutor with stage 3 cancer.More
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7. Passport
Travel Woes for the HIV-Positive
Despite the lifting of a travel ban, infected immigrants to the U.S. find it hard to visit home.More
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8. OH GOD
Amanda Bynes Arrested in NYC
Allegedly threw a bong out a 36th-story window.More
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9. WAITING GAME
No Decision on Jodi Arias’s Death Penalty
Mistrial declared in sentencing phase. More
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10. BOX OFFICE
‘Fast & Furious’ and ‘Hangover’ Face Off
‘Hangover’ kicks off to disappointing start.More
Nap Time With Morgan Freeman
Apparently Morgan Freeman's latest flick is a real snooze-fest. Or, at least, hearing co-star Michael Caine talk about it is sleep-inducing. Because in this interview with Seattle's Fox morning show, the 'Shawshank Redemption' star stole a little zzzz's.
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John Avlon
A Mayor Watches in Horror
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Stuart Stevens
Weiner, Go Home
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David Frum
How to Be a Racing Pirate King
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Michael Tomasky
Just Say No (Special Prosecutor)
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Jon Favreau
How Obama Handles Crisis
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Joshua DuBois
Don’t Be a Tragedy Troll
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Megan McArdle
Amazon to Build a Market for Fan Fiction
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Daniel Gross
You’re Doing It Wrong!
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Open Zion
The Next Arab Idol: Palestine’s Boy Wonder
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The Royalist
Queen to Visit London Terror Site
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Eli Lake
CIA Honors Benghazi Chief ‘Bob’
Photos of Moore, Oklahoma, After the Tornadoes
At least 24 people have been confirmed dead after a tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma. See photos of the aftermath.
Liberace's Wildest Style
From glittering pink capes to American-flag hot pants, see the icon’s most flamboyant fashion.
David Beckham: Hot
The soccer star is retiring. Let’s take this opportunity to look at some photos of him.
Best Celebrity Twitter Pictures
John Stamos, Zooey Deschanel, Kellie Pickler, and more of the stars’ best snaps from this week.
Beast
Galleries View All More
OMG, I Want This House!
This former pig shelter turned farmhouse is a relaxing—not to mention chic—country retreat. See photos.
WWII’s Artist-Warriors
Robert Edsel tells the story of a group of scholar-soldiers tasked with protecting Europe’s greatest cultural monuments from the carnage of battle.
11 Best Fashion Instagrams
Jason Wu deplanes, Cara Delevingne gets ink, and more from fashion’s finest this week. By Claire Stern.
The Week’s Best & Worst Dressed
A blushing Carey Mulligan and a ruffled David Hasselhoff. Misty White Sidell on fashion’s highs and lows.
Photo of the Day
Jason DeCrow/AP
On the Run
Anthony Weiner greets commuters in Harlem during his first mayoral campaign event.
More Photos of the Day
Art Beast
(Courtesy Mulherin & Pollard)
(Albertina collection, Vienna, courtesy the National Gallery of Art)
(Courtesy Nina Katchadourian and Catharine Clark gallery, San Francisco)
Photoshop for Divines
Two artists get a program to merge our idols.
by Blake Gopnik
News of the Weird
Albrecht Dürer's redefined realism.
by Blake Gopnik
