Longreads
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Yahoo Buys Tumblr
Yahoo's board approved a $1 billion deal to buy the blogging site. Tumblr has just $13 million in revenue right now, but it has an estimated valuation of $800 million.
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NBC
An 'SNL' Exodus?
Saturday Night Live bid farewell to Bill Hader and one of the show's most popular characters, Stefon. See clips of some of the other stars rumored to be departing.
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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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The Week in Photos
From the Soyuz capsule touching down in Kazakhstan to tornadoes in Texas to the MoMA's 'Rain Room' exhibit, see the week’s most striking images.
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A League of Their Own
Can baseball continue to define an America that’s fending off decline? Nicholas Mancusi on Lucas Mann's season he spent with the single-A Clinton LumberKings.
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Get Your Groove On
Kendrick Lamar gets baptized with booze. Shia LaBeouf directs a dark video. Watch video of the most entertaining, breathtaking, and bizarre music videos released this week.
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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
Say What?
The Week in Wingnuts
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. TRAGEDY
NYC Gay Man’s Death a Hate Crime
City has seen spike in incidents in the past year.More
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2. FRIENDLY FIRE
Hofstra Student Killed by Police
During home invasion.More
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3. THE SUNSHINE STATE
Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Florida
Jackpot is $590.5 million.More
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4. MEME THIS
Yahoo Board Approves $1.1B Tumblr Deal
Tumblr board reportedly already okayed deal.More
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5. DEFENSE
Obama to Give Speech on Gitmo
Will talk drones and counterterrorism policies.More
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6. AWAKENING
India Debates Rape Response
After judge says women could marry rapists. More
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7. ATTACK
Pakistani Politician Shot Dead
Founding member of Imran Khan’s party.More
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8. THREATS
Rand Paul: Targeting Memo at IRS
But he hasn’t seen it.More
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9. NOT FOR SALE
Kanye West Debuts Two New Songs
On “SNL.”More
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10. ENTERPRISE
'Star Trek' Wins Box Office
But doesn't take as much as expected.More
McConnell Bashes 'Culture of Intimidation'
On Sunday's 'Meet the Press,' Senator Mitch McConnell didn't mince words when criticizing President Obama's administration for the IRS scandal. 'The president demonizes his opponents,' said McConnell. 'The nanny state is here to tell us all what to do, and if we start criticizing, you get targeted.'
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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
