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Behind the Drone Switch
In a major address, Obama announced a plan to reduce the use of drones. Daniel Klaidman on how the president beat back the military's attempt to run the killing program.
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Tesla Goes to War
Don’t get me wrong, the electric car start-up is a success, and has every right to boast. But for all its bravado, Tesla’s still getting plenty of help from Uncle Sam. By Daniel Gross.
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The Lady and the Butchers
She faced down the two men who used cleavers and carving knives to hack a soldier to death in London. Christopher Dickey on the Cub Scout leader who stood up to terror.
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The Twister Stole My Pet
Dogs, cats, horses, even a donkey. All were lost and found in the days after a tornado hit Moore. Christine Pelisek on the animal rescues—and one woman’s quest for her parrot.
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Smuggling the Witnesses
With investigators unable to enter Syria, the State Department is working to bring evidence that the regime used chemical weapons across the border, reports Josh Rogin.
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France's Crazy Gay Backlash
The theatrical suicide of a militant right-wing historian in Paris capped off an alarmingly radical reaction to France’s gay marriage law. David Sessions on the ideology driving it.
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Everyone's Shacking Up
New research shows that every couple you know is probably cohabitating. Lizzie Crocker weighs in the pros and cons of shacking up sans ring.
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Tolkien’s Unfinished Epic
Laid aside for decades, The Fall of Arthur has finally been published. Tolkien biographer John Garth on how the epic poem paved the way for The Lord of the Rings.
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Dennis Berger; Ralph Lauren
I'm a Child Model
Eight-year-old Charlotte Caizhu Berger went from being abandoned on the side of a road in China to fronting a major ad campaign for Ralph Lauren Childrenswear. Claire Stern reports.
Not Just Politics
The IRS’s Competence Scandal
The Apostate
Lawrence Wright: How I Write
Be Afraid
The Future of Tornado Warnings
Welcome to Woolwich
English Terrorists Say Sorry When They Kill You
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. AFTERMATH
$2B in Damages in Oklahoma
Tornado ripped through 13,000 structures. More
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2. WAR ON TERROR
Obama Defends Use of Drones
Vows to close Guantánamo Bay prison. More
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3. GRUESOME
London Hacking Suspects Were Suspicious
Beheading victim identified as Lee Rigby.More
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4. SO, HE AGED WELL
Eighty-Year-Old Man Scales Everest
Yuichiro Miura now the oldest to reach the summit.More
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5. HOT DAMN
Ron Paul Used To Be Sexy
Sort of looks like Don Draper in pic from the ’60s. More
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6. YUCK
British BBQ Dirtier Than Toilet
Contains twice as many germs as the loo, study says.More
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7. NEVER BEFORE SEEN
Obama’s ’79 Prom Photos Revealed
Wrote that his classmate Kelli was “foxy.”More
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8. ENOUGH ALREADY
West Point Cadets Secretly Filmed
Sergeant accused of targeting females in bathroom, showers.More
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9. NAKED GIRLS
Dunham Not Excited for ‘Girls’ Porn Parody
She's “troubled” by the XXX-rated version of her show.More
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10. Hey Girl
Ryan Gosling’s Film Booed at Cannes
“Only God Forgives” panned.More
Babies, Ball Girls, Beer, and Baseball
During baseball season, some of the most spectacular catches happen in the stands rather than on the field. From baby-holding dads bare-handing line drives to liquored-up frat boys using beer cups as gloves, here are our favorite foul ball grabs. (See if you can guess the fake one.)
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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.
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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
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Minor Adjustments
The French president and British prime minister at a press conference.
More Photos of the Day
Art Beast
(Albertina collection, Vienna, courtesy the National Gallery of Art)
(Courtesy Nina Katchadourian and Catharine Clark gallery, San Francisco)
(Courtesy DC Moore Gallery, New York)
News of the Weird
Albrecht Dürer's redefined realism.
by Blake Gopnik
Binding Paradigms
Nina Katchadourian shows that old books still speak.
by Blake Gopnik
