Longreads
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Hate Crime Stuns NYC
A gay man was shot just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn. The murder was the 22nd anti-gay attack in New York in 2013—a 77 percent increase from this time last year.
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Laura Dart
Christian Iconoclast
Best-selling author Donald Miller on the struggle to find meaning in life—and why we must not confuse meaning with success. An interview with Joshua DuBois.
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Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty
Advice from Rumsfeld
The former secretary of defense’s new book is full of great lessons for success in various fields. But there's just one problem, says comedian Dean Obeidallah: Google.
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L.A.'s Political Boys Club
For such a diverse city, the Los Angeles City Council is a depressing bastion of likeminded men. John Phillips on the city's political glass ceiling.
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Nathalie Stucky
Japan’s Kidnapping Problem
Dozens of American children are abducted to Japan every year—not by strangers, but by parents after messy divorces. Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky and Jake Adelstein report.
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The Brainteaser
To a philosopher, is the human brain no different from a nonliving gizmo like a light switch? Jonathan Weiner on the uncomfortable ideas of the thinker Daniel Dennett.
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Dale Wetzel/AP; John Milburn/AP; Alex Wong/Getty
Week in Wingnuts
Legalized abortion causes school shootings, Obamacare will lead to conservatives being denied health services, and other wacky assertions from our political leaders.
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Noah Berger/Bloomberg via Getty
The Saddest Reality Stars
Unlike the Real Housewives, prisoners aren’t really exercising free will when they sign up to be exploited on TV. Mansfield Frazier on how the genre just hit an ugly new low.
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Is J.J. Abrams Lost in Space?
The man behind the new Star Trek and Star Wars movies is mixing genres, botching continuity and ignoring solid science. Sujay Kumar on the most divisive director in the galaxy.
Self-Portraitists
Best Celebrity Twitpics
Class-A Baseball
A League of Their Own
A Mighty Chest
Angelina’s Brutal Operation
Donatella’s New Versus
Donatella Versace presented Versus Versace’s new look on Wednesday night in New York, while championing one of London’s brightest new talents, J.W. Anderson.
Cheat Sheet, Must Reads From All Over
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1. THE SUNSHINE STATE
Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Florida
Jackpot is $590.5 million.More
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2. DEFENSE
Obama to Give Speech on Gitmo
Will talk drones and counterterrorism policies.More
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3. THREATS
North Korea Fires Short-Range Missile
For the second day in a row.More
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4. ATTACK
Pakistani Politician Shot Dead
Founding member of Imran Khan’s party.More
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5. AWAKENING
India Debates Rape Response
After judge says women could marry rapists. More
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6. TRAGEDY
NYC Gay Man’s Death a Hate Crime
City has seen spike in incidents in the past year.More
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7. FRIENDLY FIRE
Hofstra Student Killed by Police
During home invasion.More
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8. SWEET VICTORY
Oxbow Wins Preakness
Upsets Kentucky Derby winner Orb.More
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9. TWIHARDS
Report: Stewart, Pattinson Split
For now. Yes, again.More
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10. NOT FOR SALE
Kanye West Debuts Two New Songs
On “SNL.”More
Really!?! Amy Poehler Returns to SNL
The former Weekend Update anchor made a surprise appearance on the season finale of 'Saturday Night Live,' and she didn't miss a beat, hilariously ripping the IRS.
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John Avlon
Adios to the GOP
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Stuart Stevens
The Dark Side of Obama’s Vision
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David Frum
D.C. Decides That Unemployment Is So 2009
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Michael Tomasky
How to Stop a Scandal
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Megan McArdle
Yes, What Happened at the IRS is a Scandal
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Daniel Gross
The Crappiest Economy?
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Open Zion
On Netanyahu’s In-Flight ‘Bed Chamber’
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The Royalist
Harry Stalker Locked Up in Greenwich
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Eli Lake
Inside the Benghazi Emails
Harry in the U.S.A.!
See the best moments from the royal’s trip across the pond—but no naked antics yet.
Dennis Hopper: ‘The Lost Album’ (PHOTOS)
The Week in Photos
From Ukrainians marking Victory Day to New Jersey after Sandy, see the week’s most striking images.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Big Auction
In order to raise money for conservation, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation presents the 11th Hour Charity Auction at Christie’s on Monday night.
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Best of the National Design Award Winners
This year's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards featured some of the best artists in design fields ranging from architecture to interiors. See our list of the winners's greatest hits.
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.
ASmallWorld Takes Marrakech
From relaxing poolside at the Taj Palace to exploring souks, see photos from ASmallWorld’s relaunch.
David Beckham: Hot
The soccer star is retiring. Let’s take this opportunity to look at some photos of him.
Photo of the Day
Jens Meyer/AP
Shadowy Smooch
Two people kiss at the Wave Gothic Festival—20,000 are expected to attend.
More Photos of the Day
Art Beast
(Courtesy ikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse and Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg)
(Albertina, Vienna, courtesy the National Gallery of Art)
Skyscraper as Contact Sheet
The ICP's latest triennial expands what cameras can do.
by Blake Gopnik
