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Paula Szuchman

Paula Szuchman is a former managing editor of The Daily Beast. She was previously a front-page editor at The Wall Street Journal, and is the author of It's Not You, It's the Dishes. Follow her on Twitter @paulaszuchman.

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Love & SAMCRO

Sons of Anarchy’s Charming Schlock

Is it possible to follow up a school shooting episode with lines from Sonnet 116? You’re damn right it is.

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SAMCRO

That Episode Was Bloody Awesome

<p>No one’s given up on <i>Game of Thrones</i>, so why take offense with the violence in the season premiere of <em>Sons of Anarchy</em>?<i> </i>Come on, writes Paula Szuchman, if you're a fan, you know what happens when bad guys get their hands on guns. (Warning: spoilers abound.)</p>

Paula Szuchman

Live Update

The Promise of ‘Smart Power’

What have we learned after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan? That guns and drones will never be enough to save a country. Ideas from the Hero Summit for rebuilding the world.

Paula Szuchman

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Epicenter

Hurricane Sandy’s ‘War Zone’

On Staten Island, Paula Szuchman talks to the families of the dead—and to the survivors begging for help.

Paula Szuchman

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Freak Show

Nightmare on Coney Island

New York’s iconic neighborhood is a disaster zone, as shattered residents try to pick up the pieces—while fighting off looters. Paula Szuchman reports from Sandy’s wake.

Paula Szuchman

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Gut Check

So You Think You Know Your Nanny

Do you know her address or her husband’s name? Does it even matter? Paula Szuchman takes a survey.

Paula Szuchman

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I <3 U

The Nobel Winner’s Guide to Love

What economists can teach you about marriage, sex, and romantic tacos. By Paula Szuchman.

Paula Szuchman

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COLORADO SURVIVOR

‘He Pointed the Gun at My Face’

A survivor of the massacre describes the terrifying scene inside the Colorado theater for Paula Szuchman.

Paula Szuchman

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I Don’t

Married … With Angst

<p>In her book, <i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385343957/thedaibea-20/">It’s Not You, It’s the Dishes</a></i>, Daily Beast editor Paula Szuchman argues that economics can save your marriage. Below she describes beating your spouse at the game of chicken.</p>

Paula Szuchman

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Spousonomics: How Economics Can Help Figure Out Your Marriage

The more it costs to have sex, the less sex you have, say Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson. Three lessons in how to make every year the Year of the Rabbit.

Paula Szuchman

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