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Articles August 2014
Putin Threatens Nuclear War Over Ukraine
The Psychology of Sex Slave Rings
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: August 31
The Time Michele Bachmann Was Right
Ladies in Red: Celebs in the Summer's Hottest Color (Photos)
The Feminist Aesthetic of ‘Happy Valley’: A Refusal to Eroticize Violence Against Women
After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Aug 31, 2014
Black K-Pop Fans Come Out of the Closet
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards
Shigeru Ban: Triumph From Disaster
Here’s Why You Helpless Tramps Don’t Vote Republican
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq
Is the Cosmos Just a Big Hologram?
Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own
ISIS is Using Social Media to Reach YOU, Its New Audience
Zen, Motorcycles, And The Cult of Tech: How Robert Pirsig’s Classic Anticipated the Future
Is Democracy Doomed Abroad?
Growing Up with Bart Simpson
Scarlet Is the New Black
This Scary-Smart New Minister of Economy Might Just Turn France Around
Ron Paul Dons 9/11 Truther Tin Foil
Michael Sam, the First Openly Gay NFL Draftee, Has Earned the Right to Play Ball
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read
On the Ground, Collaborators With ISIS Could Be Its Big Weakness
Should Pro-Anorexia Sites Be Criminalized?
Black ‘Boyhood’ Is Always Black First, Boy Later
Michael Daly’s Tales of Old New York: ‘…when you can’t shoot people’
Yes, Obama Was Right to Golf After Foley
The Best of the Beast, Aug 25-31: High Schools, Houdini and Hip-Hop Jihadists
The Never-Ending Falklands War: In Buenos Aires, A Museum’s Selective History
College Must Be More Than Just a Classy Trade School
Miley, Taylor, and—oh dear—Lena: The Best and Worst Red Carpet Looks at the VMAs and Emmys
OMG, I Want This House: Beverly Hills (Photos)
Our Doomed Love Affair with Summer
Amateur Stuntmen, the iPhone 6, and More Viral Videos
My ‘Kink’ Nightmare: James Franco’s BDSM Porn Documentary ‘Kink’ Only Tells Part of the Story
Week In Photos August 30 2014
Cleaning Up From Napa's Winepocalypse
McConnell Campaign Manager Resigns Amid Payola Scandal in Iowa
Lesbian Brit Kidnapped to Be ‘Cured’ in Congo
Are You Really Surprised Keira Knightley Posed Topless?
Putin Mocks the West, Puts His Own Prestige on the Line
You Can Buy These Anti-ISIS Coloring Books (Featuring a Crucifixion) for Your Kids
No Surprise That White House Has No ISIS Syria Strategy
Viral Video of the Day: Jon Stewart's Directorial Debut
Is the U.S. Enabling Putin’s Invasion?
Lifting the Curtain on Oklahoma's Botched Lethal Injection
Fall TV’s Most Exciting New Shows: ‘Gotham,’ ‘Selfie,’ ‘How to Get Away With Murder,’ and More
Paul Shaffer’s Life With Letterman
Vikram Chandra Is A Novelist Who’s Obsessed With Writing Computer Code
‘Wetlands,’ About A Bodily Fluid-Obsessed German Teen, Is the Year's Raunchiest Film
Special Ops Commander Swears: I Won’t Be Hillary's VP
The Silent Shame of HPV
Vote for the (Alleged) Crooks! How Rick Perry, Chris Christie, and Scott Walker are Running While Under Investigation
Summer 2014 Was the Worst Ever
Bye Bye Latté, Hello Guayusa: Why The Amazon Holds the Secret to a Cleaner, Healthier Caffeine
Women’s Groups Showing Labor Who’s the Boss Now
The GOP’s Phony Push to Abolish the IRS
The Perils of a Playboy Prince
Top Aide to Mitch McConnell Linked to Shady Deal
How Obama’s Shallow Worldview Failed Us
Exclusive Look: ‘Homeland’ Season 4, Featuring the Music of Lorde
Why Obama Backed Off More ISIS Strikes: His Own Team Couldn’t Agree on a Syria Strategy
Ebola Vaccine Will Do Little for Current Crisis
Fanboys, White Knights, and the Hairball of Online Misogyny
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Got Married and We’re Worried About Jennifer Aniston
Hamas Claims ‘Victory’ Amid the Rubble of Gaza
It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Why Are Gamers So Angry?
Italy Steps Up Security Over Alleged ISIS Plot to Kill The Pope
Viral Video of the Day: A Friends Reunion
9-Year Old With an Uzi? America Is Tougher on Toys Than Guns
Russia Lies About Invading Ukraine as It Invades Ukraine
Rape and Sexual Slavery Inside an ISIS Prison
American Jihadis Douglas McCain and Troy Kastigar: From Losers to Martyrs
Will the Internet Ever Be Safe for Women?
Amy Sedaris Is Hollywood’s Beloved Rabbit-Loving Comedian Crafter
Richard Dawkins Would Fail Philosophy 101
Welcome to the 2014 College Football Season: Exploitation, Florida State, and the Accused
Election 2014 Is Drowning in Dark Money
Slaves In A Family’s Past Haunt The Present
Basics Beware: We’re All Girl Bosses Now
Morocco’s Secret All-Blue City
Inside Morocco’s Blue City Chefchaouen
We’re Still Fighting the Opium Wars
Gamers Want to Game: Video Games Aren’t Blockbuster Movies
Hillary’s Got a Millennial Problem
Cheese Head Guv's Sleazy Past
We’ve Got Bigger Problems Than a Confederate Flag
Senate Pigs Called Kirsten Gillibrand ‘Porky’
Diane Sawyer’s Swan Song: ABC World News Anchor’s Warm (and Long) Goodbye
Dear Fox News: Please Stop Using Asian Americans to Attack Black People
25 Best High Schools in the Midwest
Iowa Lawmaker’s Plea Deal Could Get Awkward for Rand Paul
Jindal’s Giant Common Core Flip Flop
Viral Video of the Day: Finally, a 'Daily Show' Rant on Ferguson
IMF Chief Lagarde Placed Under Formal Investigation in France
The NRA Reacts to Losing a Fundraising Battle
Libya’s Proxy Apocalypse
The Bachelor Farmville: No One Wants to Watch Chris Soules Plant His Seed
Don’t Start a War Over a Hostage
The Daily Beast’s Top High Schools 2014: Methodology
Obama Wants New ISIS War Plan ASAP
What Charter Schools Are Getting Right And Why They Top Our High School Rankings
Fighting Ebola With Nothing but Hope
Katie Couric on Diane Sawyer: ‘I Wonder Who She Blew This Time’
On the Road With Kesey’s (Drug-Free) Acid Test
25 Best High Schools in the South
25 Best High Schools in the Northeast
Fall’s Hottest Movies: ‘Gone Girl,’ ‘Interstellar,’ ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay,’ and More
20 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘The Shawshank Redemption’
There’s No Such Thing as ‘Black America’
A Royal Staycation for William and Kate
One Man ‘Breaking Bad’ Kills on Stage
America’s Top High Schools 2014
DEA’s Painkiller Crackdown Too Little, Too Late?
The Twisted History of the Noose
Koch Brothers Take On Camo-Wearing Cops
Indiana ‘Feticide’ Charge Is the Latest Fallout From States' Strict Anti-Abortion Laws
How Britain Made James Foley’s Killer
25 Doing the Most With the Least
Douglas McAuthur McCain, John Walker Lindh, and Other American Jihadis
Mr. Simpson Goes to Washington: How Homer Influenced Politics
The GOP’s Weird Anti-Dem Video Game, Starring a Frat-Boy Elephant
25 Best High Schools in the West
Chelsea Handler Ends ‘Chelsea Lately’ With One Last Middle Finger
This Is the Prisoner ISIS Wants to Trade for an American Hostage
Kremlin Is Caught Putting Boots on the Ground in Ukraine
Viral Video of the Day: Other Uses for GoPro
Lumo Lift Vibrates You Into Better Posture
The ‘Mayor of the Internet’ Fights the Good Fight
Burger King Invades Canada to Save His Faltering Kingdom
Italy’s Latest Export Is Refugees, and the Rest of Europe Is Not Happy
Obama’s Iraq-Syria Dilemma: No Force Now on the Ground Can Beat ISIS
Is This Ebola’s Tipping Point?
A Shooting on a Tribal Land Uncovers Feds Running Wild
This Week’s Hot Reads: ‘Flings,’ ‘Blood Aces,’ ‘Before, During, After’
Beyoncé Is Our Indigo Girl: The Halcyon ’90s and Feminism’s Resurgence in Pop Music
Angry About Ferguson? Oppose Voter ID Laws
Why Killer Cops Walk Free
She’s Got the Look: How Pari Ehsan Marries Fashion and Art
'Lord Fraud' Gets Out of Jail, Back Into Orgies
Serena Williams and the Decline of American Tennis
Can Fitbit Data Save Lives?
The Democrats Have Found a New Boogeyman, and It’s Burger King
The NRA Pissed Off the Wrong Nerd Genius
Tough-Guy Pols Let Wives Take the Fall, Maureen McDonnell Edition
U.S. and Iran Hit ISIS, Ignore Each Other
The Biggest Emmys Snubs and Surprises: 'Modern Family,' McConaughey, and More
The Best Emmys Moments: Seth Meyers, Bryan Cranston, and a 'Seinfeld' Kiss
Meet Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, aka L. Jinny, the Ali G of Evil
Billy Crystal's Tribute to Robin Williams at the Emmys Was Perfect
Will Airstrikes Stop ISIS, And Will the U.S. Work With Iran or Assad?
Why We Should Hate ‘Haters Gonna Hate’
Miley Cyrus Embraces Activism Like a Stripper Pole and It’s Fantastic
Viral Video of the Day: The Kid Emmys
Koch Brothers Bail Out GOP Senate Hopeful in Oregon
GOP Shies Away From Obamacare Repeal
Kerry, Lena, and Heidi: The Fashion Winners and Losers at the Emmys
Middleton Family War As Carole Middleton's Cousin Says She Is Now 'Grander Than The Queen'
Welcome to the Billion-Man Slum
Obamacare Now Pays for Gender Reassignment
Soon We’ll Be Watching Whales By Drone
The Tea Party Governor Backlash of 2014
Is Alimony Anti-Feminist?
Obama Is Just 'Tickling' ISIS, Syrian Rebels Say
It’s Time for a New Kerner Commission on Police and Race
ISIS, Hip-Hop Jihadists and the Man Who Killed James Foley
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul’s Tabloid Terror Machine
‘Fives and Twenty-Fives’ Is Fiction Honed in a Combat Zone
The Ghost Hotels of the Catskills
Dudes and Maudes Abide at New York City Lebowski Fest
Bam! Pow! Bling! Hip-Hop’s History Gets the Graphic Novel Treatment
Communism’s Victims Deserve a Museum
Free Market Failure: Raising a Kid Is a Rigged Game in the USA
Ukraine Parades for Independence Day Under Putin's Shadow
Dinesh D’Souza: Ferguson Protesters Are Just Like ISIS
Not a Liquid Dream: O-Town’s Back, Baby. But Where’s Ashley?
Butts, ‘Bang Bang’ & Beyoncé: The Craziest MTV Video Music Awards Moments
‘True Blood’ Ends With a Whimper: The Sexy HBO Vampire Series Is (Finally) Over
New Details Emerge in Suge Knight Shooting at Chris Brown’s Pre-VMAs Party on the Sunset Strip
Best of the VMA Red Carpet Fashion 2014 (PHOTOS)
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: August 24
Who Liberated Paris in August 1944?
Shark-Eating Monsters, the Kid Emmys, and More Viral Videos
The Hellish Sermons of Jonathan Edwards, Malign Evangelist
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Aug 24, 2014
What We Need Are Anti-Racists
Chloe Sevigny on ‘The Cosmopolitans,’ New York’s Frat Boy Takeover, and ‘Asshole’ Michael Alig
The Gaza War Has Left Jerusalem More Divided Than Ever
Mistaken Identity: A Bra Line Named ISIS
How the Grateful Dead Invented the Ice Bucket Challenge
Why Pope Francis Wants to Declare Murdered Archbishop Romero a Saint
A New Short Story: Look Out, The Saints Are Coming Through
The Goldilocks of Black Holes
The Most Powerful Liquor in the World
Inside StyleHaul, the Largest Fashion Network on YouTube You’ve Never Heard Of
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans
For Sale: The $3M British Mountain—With Aristocratic Family Feud Included
Political Mythbusting: Third Term’s the Charm
In the Mountains of Bolivia, Fantasy Is Real (PHOTOS)
How a Real Air War Could Demolish ISIS
Obama Drafted to Fight Bush’s War
Prosecuting Officer Wilson Won’t Bring Justice to Ferguson
‘Made in China’ Now Being Made in Africa
Rick Perry’s Plan to Defang State Watchdog Unit
#ButtSchool - How Porn Stars Work Out: Pop Physique Promises the Perfect Derriere
Why Architects Dream Big—and Crazy
The Communist Agitators Trying to Ignite Ferguson
A Brief History of the Phrase ‘F*ck the Police’
Women’s Sports Are Getting Less Airtime
Size 14 Cinderella: The Cop Who Brought in a Criminal Without Having to Use His Gun
The Question in St. Louis County: Can Whites Empathize With Blacks?
John Negroponte on ISIS: ‘There Are Difficult Choices Ahead’
Week in Photos: August 23, 2014
The Best of the Beast, August 18-24: Ruined Movies, Marked Journalists, and Wrongful Births
Let Us Now Praise Famous Rednecks and Their Unjustly Unsung Kin
How We Got to Ferguson—a Reading List
OMG, I Want This House: St. Barts (PHOTOS)
Is the Facekini the Future of Beachwear?
The Most F-ed Up Movie of the Year: ‘Moebius,’ a Castration and Incest-Fueled South Korean Satire
James Franco Gets Kinky: Inside the BDSM Porn Documentary 'Kink'
Could Social Media Blow Special Operations Like the Failed Foley Rescue?
Rick Perry’s PAC Pulls a ‘Free Winona’
Does Fasted Cardio Really Burn More Fat?
The College Bro’s Burden: Consent and Assault Cast a Shadow on Sexy Times
Elizabeth Warren Still Isn’t Running For President
How Does the U.S. Undermine ISIS's Recent Gains?
Families of Italian Aid Workers Held by ISIS Fear for Their Lives After Foley’s Death
Viral Video of the Day: 'Ghostbusters' Gets the Lego Treatment
Has Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Begun?
Nick Cannon’s Not a Gigolo, But He Had Sex with Kim Kardashian
The DNC Knows Everything About You
Obama vs. ISIS: This Time It's Personal
How to Tell When a Scientific Study Is Total B.S.
Yes, Rick Perry Could End Up Doing Time
Ferguson Feeds Off the Poor: Three Warrants a Year Per Household
Joanna Coles: Why Cosmopolitan Does Sexy and Serious So Well
Get a Piece of Houdini Before He Disappears
Gaming Misogyny Gets Infinite Lives: Zoe Quinn, Virtual Rape, and Sexism
The Dirty Secret Doctors Don’t Want You To Know
Sherman Alexie on His New Film, the Redskins, and Why It’s OK to Laugh at His Work
My Loser Kid Should Get a Trophy
The Awful Consequences of Political Apps
Diana Rigg: GOT’s Queen of Thorns Speaks
Gay Marriage Vs. the First Amendment
Harry Houdini's Bag of Tricks on the Auction Block (Photos)
‘BoJack Horseman’: The Debauched Tales of a Drunken, Groupie-Sexing D-List Horse, Hits Netflix
What’s TV’s Best Drama? ‘True Detective,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ and Our Emmy Predictions
We Need to Talk About Silicon Valley's Racism
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The Five Weirdest Revelations From the McDonnell Trial
‘Sex Box,’ a Reality TV Show Where Couples Have Sex in a Box and Discuss It, Is Coming to America
Ice Bucket Challenge Leads to Political Trolling
The Perils Of Backing John Edwards
Violence and Chaos Ensue as Panic Spreads in Liberia (PHOTOS)
Inside The Yezidi Temple (PHOTOS)
Pamela Anderson Freezes Out Ice Bucket Challenge
Leg Throwing, Weave Pulling, and Drink Dumping: Watching ‘Real Housewives’ Makes You Violent
Nicki Minaj’s Ass-tastic ‘Anaconda’ Video and the Curse of the Butt Career
Boy Shaves Stash, Gets the Girl: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Forever
Viral Video of the Day: Jared Leto Tries a New Barber
Could Maine Re-Elect Its Wingnut Guv?
SWAT Lobby to Congress: Hands Off Our Mine-Resistant Vehicles!
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead
#IceBucketChallenge Wisdom From 'Jackass' Steve-O
The Uber for Private Jets Has Landed
The Ukrainian Face Collector Launches an Exhibition in Kiev
Poll: Women Are Better Writers Than Men
‘E-Team’: James Foley’s Last Film
Motherless Daughters and Parentless Parents Trek to the Andes to Aid Orphans
The War on Drugs Is What Makes Thugs
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple
Meet the Creative: Beautified, Seamless for Spa Services
Is the United States About to Ramp Up Its Fight Against ISIS?
The Libertarian Moment in Ferguson
What Paul Ryan Gets Right About Race
‘You’re the Worst’: TV’s Best Couple Is Awful and Perfect for Each Other
What’s TV’s Funniest Show? Our Emmy Awards Comedy Predictions
Deep Thoughts from War Machine’s Sexist, Racist Prison Blog
Ebola-Fueled Racism Is on the Rise in Europe
Former Congressman May Be Future Convict
'Outside' Agitators in Ferguson
Foley Abduction Linked to British Jihadi Kidnapping Ring
How Religion Turned Texas Red
What Would Trial in Ferguson Case Look Like?
Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ Is Too Much Booty for One Man to Handle
Bush 43 Does ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
When I Met Robin Williams in Afghanistan
Obama on James Foley and ISIS
Growing Number of Biosafety Labs Raises Red Flags
The James Foley I knew in the ISIS War Zone
Pilar Sanders, Robert Downey Jr. & More Happy Celeb Mugshots (Photos)
Viral Video of the Day: Little League Coach Gives Heartwarming Speech
Jail Won’t Stop Russia’s Anti-Gay Psycho
John Lithgow and Alfred Molina’s ‘Love Is Strange’ Is the Love Story of the Year
Breaking Polo’s Grass Ceiling
Why We’re Obsessed With George Takei
The Porn Party Where War Machine Went Ballistic
Aporkalypse Now: Pig-Killing Virus Could Mean the End of Bacon
Ferguson’s Other Race Problem: Riots Damaged Asian-Owned Stores
Crimea: A Patriotic Russian Vacation From Hell
New York’s Sexiest Kosher Corsets
The Middle East Cold War and U.S.
It’s Not Just Teens Like Michael Brown—Even Small Black Children Are Suspect
Sex-Crazed Narcissist Pretends He’s an Artist
We’re Talking About Depression All Wrong
Horror Stories From the Book Tour Life
Is Sleeping Apart Good for Your Relationship?
Inside the World of Rand Paul Swag
Michael Brown, Gaza, and Muslim Americans
Courageous Filmmakers Are Fighting Ebola On Screen
Full Frontal Disney: Feminism's Nudity Double Standard
From Ferguson Cop Embroiled in a Brutality Suit to City Councilwoman
Family Research Council Uses Robin Williams’s Suicide to Promote Gay Conversion Therapy
Medieval Cruelty in Modern Times: ISIS Thugs Behead American Journalist
Missouri Braces for a New Michael Brown
Can’t Shake Off Taylor Swift’s Cultural Appropriation? Haters Gonna Hate!
Will There Soon Be Three Living Popes?
Michelle Duggar Is Making Transphobic Robocalls
'SNL' Voice Don Pardo Announced JFK's Death
Forget About a Kindler Gentler Iran
Uber Hires Ex-Obama Campaign Manager to Help Fight “Big Taxi Cartel”
Why Isn’t the NRA Defending Ferguson’s Blacks?
On ISIS, Pope Francis Is No Crusader
Iowa GOP’s Quirky Volunteer Effort
Viral Video of the Day: Charlie Sheen Does the Ice Bucket Challenge
Are Water Filters B.S.?
Hanifa's Story: Her Five Sisters Taken by ISIS to Be Sold or Worse
Missouri Cops’ License to Kill
Why eBay Is an Art Forger’s Paradise
‘SNL’ Star Kate McKinnon’s Big, ‘Awesome,’ Emmy-Nominated Year
Whole Foods Wants to Feed You Cute, Furry Bunnies
Junk Science: PMS Will Ruin Your Marriage
Flushing Money Down the Tea Party Toilet
Why Won't Obama Go to Ferguson?
Not Every Black Celebrity Has to Take a Stand on Ferguson
Anne Archer: Women in Hollywood Are Doomed Forever
‘Made in Chelsea’ Has a New York Moment
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon Shows Us How Not to Govern
Cheap Trick: Most Magicians Are Lazy Hacks
Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson Has a Serious Online Fan Club
A Texas Democrat Tries to Fix the Border
Israeli Diplomat Says Gaza War Taught Hamas a Lesson
Why ‘Boarding’ Is Ruining Movies: Padding Blockbusters With A-List Cameos
Can the National Guard Really Help Calm an Already Militarized Ferguson?
Agitators Have Hijacked Ferguson Protests
Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ Is Disappointing
Mara Wilson Remembers Robin Williams
Should Obama Have Postponed his Vacation, and Should He Visit Ferguson?
Perry's Indictment Joins the List of Recent GOP Gubernatorial Scandals
The Paris Job: Inside the Epic $335,000 Saudi Stick-Up
Ferguson Police Tactics Fuel the Fire
What Does Indictment Mean For Rick Perry's Presidential Ambitions?
If Ferguson P.D. Is Too Broke to Buy Body Cameras, Let’s Do It For Them
Viral Video of the Day: John Oliver on Ferguson
The Battle for Ferguson, Missouri (PHOTOS)
Rand Paul Gives War a Chance
U.S. Intelligence Can't Stop the Next Snowden for Years
The Sleazy War on the Humane Society
Jessica Alba on ‘Sin City,’ Typecasting, and How Homophobia Pushed Her Away From the Church
I Am The Hague! Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Expendable’ Wet Dream
Palermo Is Not Just for the Mafia Anymore
Will Scandal Sink the Spanish Royal Family?
Obama’s War in Iraq Marks the Return of the Global War on Terror
Palestinian Kids’ PTSD Could Last Generations
Tim Winton’s Beautiful, Baffling ‘Eyrie’
Orange Is the New Weeds: The Adventures of Jenji Kohan Across the 8th Dimension
Pope Francis, ISIS, and the Last Crusade
The Hell of the Hamptons: Why the Exclusive Hotspot Is a Mind-Numbing Drag
Ferguson and the Urban-Suburban Race Conflict
Gun Control Group Moms Demand Action Asking Kroger to Ban Guns in Stores
Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases?
Iranian Math Genius Mirzakhani Unveiled by President Rouhani
Can New York Democrat Zephyr Teachout Stop Governor Andrew Cuomo?
Why Do Voters Stick With Hypocrites Like Scott DesJarlais?
Prisoners Get Cultural Fix with 8-Tracks and Bootleg Cassettes
Desperate Missouri Governor Calls in the National Guard
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: August 17
Street Battle Against Cops Again in Ferguson Despite Midnight Curfew
Parents Sue for ‘Wrongful Birth’
Molly Shannon on ‘Life After Beth,’ Turning 50, and ‘Never Been Kissed’
The Ivy League Provides the Best Trade Schools Around
Queen Victoria’s Secret Scottish Sex Castle
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?
The Five Biggest Lies About Obamacare
A Cloud Forms Over Saturn’s Mysterious Moon
My Time on the Set of ‘Jaws,’ or How to Get a Photo of a Frickin’ Mechanical Shark
Jenny Lewis on ‘The Voyager,’ the End of Rilo Kiley, and High School Classmate Angelina Jolie
Peak ‘Opps’: Explaining the Perry Indictment
A Brief History of Wingnuts in America; From George Washington to Woodstock
A Man, a Plan, a Canal: Panama Turns 100
Muppet Beastie Boys, Robin Williams Tribute, and More Viral Videos
How the U.S.-favored Kurds Abandoned the Yazidis when ISIS Attacked
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Aug 17, 2014
Mike Leach Tackles Geronimo the Motivational Murderer
South Africa’s Great Rhino Airlift
Finding Food Heaven on the Cali Coast
Week in Photos: August 16, 2014
Missouri Governor Imposes Curfew In a Bid to Halt Looting and Restore Calm
PKK Kurdish Terrorists Are Fighting IS Terrorists With U.S. Help
Ukraine Rebels Boast About Troops and Tanks Coming from Russia
Looting, Clashes Shatter Uneasy Calm
The Peace Corps’ Awful Secret
In Threatening Baghdad, Militants Seek to Undo 800 Years of History
Christy Mack: The Porn World Unites Over A Fallen Comrade
The Stacks: Robin Williams, More Than A Shtick Figure
Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America’s Greatest Superhero
Up to a Point: Shrugging Our Way Back to War in Iraq
Yazidis Escaping the Wrath of ISIS (Photos)
The Best of the Beast, Aug 16–17: Ferguson, Porn Stars and Beer
Robin Williams Tributes: Rufio, Broadway’s ‘Aladdin,’ and More
#BeyondFerguson: Nationwide Protests Demand Justice for Michael Brown (Photos)
Michael Daly’s Tales of Old New York: ‘…He made so many of them.’
Ferguson Shows a Nation at War With Itself
Ferguson Police Protect and Serve Themselves With Michael Brown Smear
A Letter of Thanks to Michelle Rhee
Iran’s Drinking Problem
Where Cellphone Numbers Go to Die
What the Hell Just Happened in Texas, and Why Was Rick Perry Just Indicted?
Have Cops Sabotaged Ferguson’s Peace?
Sir Cliff Richard Faces Sex Assault Claim, Criticizes Police Raid On His Home
Putin’s Useful (British) Idiots
Web Sleuths Get It Wrong Again in Ferguson
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin Consciously Couple
The Ugly Smearing of Michael Brown
Why Tavi Gevinson Left Fashion; You'll Soon Be Able to Dress Like Barbie
Shark Week Is Lying Again: Megalodon Is Definitely Extinct
Uneasy Peace in Ferguson in Danger After Slain Brown Named as Suspect in Robbery
Viral Video of the Day: Police Commander Reaches Out to Ferguson
The Burden Robin Williams Carried: Diagnosed With Parkinson’s and Depression
Shakeup In the Ukraine Rebel High Command
The Day Ferguson Cops Were Caught in a Bloody Lie
San Fran Kisses Its 70,000-Person Toilet Goodbye
Why ‘The Giver’ Movie Will Disappoint the Book’s Fans
Aubrey Plaza’s Great Disconnect
New York Solidarity as Michael Brown Protests Go National
‘Ghostbusters’ and the Slow Emancipation of Female-Driven Comedy
Meet Montana’s Nose-Ringed Candidate for the U.S. Senate
Strangers Diagnose Your Illness and Get Cash in Return
The Author Of The Summer’s Hit Paranoid Fantasy Opens Up
Taylor Swift, Kendall Jenner, Lady Gaga and More Best and Worst Dressed of the Week
Searching for a Palestinian Dr. King
Haruki Murakami’s Weird, Wonderful World
‘Mission Blue’ Warning: The Ocean Is Not Too Big to Fail
Mining Instagram for Models
The Real Nightmare of Ferguson
Why It’s Time to Legalize Prostitution
An Uneasy Peace Falls on Ferguson after Local Cops Called Off
Rand Paul: Blame Big Government For Ferguson
Ferguson on Edge Again as Night Falls
ISIS Baffling U.S. Intelligence Agencies
David Gregory Out, Chuck Todd Takes Over ‘Meet the Press’
Embarrassment, Fear, and Anger: Ferguson’s Emotional Whispers
Putin’s “Humanitarian” Convoy Nears Ukraine, APCs Cross in Secret
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Says Talks with the U.S. Are Futile
Baby North West Poses for CR Fashion Book; “Soft Porn” Mailed to Land’s End Subscribers
Viral Video of the Day: TV News Crew Tear-Gassed in Ferguson
Are the Yazidis Still Under Threat From ISIS?
Ferguson's Cops Are Armed Like I Was in Iraq
Ferguson Chaos Is Only Just Beginning
Obama Stifled Hillary’s Syria Plans and Ignored Her Iraq Warnings for Years
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on ‘Sin City’ and Why He Considers Himself a Male Feminist
Kim Kardashian Isn’t the Butt of Jokes Anymore
It Ain't Easy Being Bisexual on TV
How Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt Navigated Anna’s Controversial Rape Arc
Rambo Hates Guns: How Sylvester Stallone Became the Most Anti-Gun Celeb in Hollywood
RNC to Congress: Investigate the AP U.S. History Exam
A YA Novel About a Warhol Girl With Banksy Talent
Doctors Can Write More Than Prescriptions: The Best Books by Doctors
Britain’s High-Tech New Plan to Rule the Waves
Zelda Williams Is the Latest to Leave Twitter Because of Ugly Attacks
Why Obama’s Iraq War Will Be a Disaster
How Bureaucrats Let Ebola Spread to Nigeria
Right-Wing PACs’ Formula: Lose Races, Rake In the Cash
The Cave Where Mayans Sacrificed Humans Is Open for Visitors
Trapped in an ISIS Prison, And There May Be No U.S. Rescue
Soledad O’Brien’s Next Chapter: ‘The War Comes Home,’ Her CNN Departure, and the State of News
Ariana Grande’s Gay-Friendly Intergalactic Dance Party
‘Go Ahead and Shoot Me’: The Veteran Who Defied Ferguson’s Cops
As the Key Battle Looms, a Report from Ukraine’s Front Lines
A Who’s Who of Iran’s Favorite Palestinian Terrorists
Michael Cera’s ‘true that’ Review: So Melancholy, So Cool, So Damn Long
Jonah Hill & Spike Jonze to Write Play For NYFW; Audrey Hepburn’s Granddaughter Makes Her Modeling Debut
Viral Video of the Day: Conan's Final Tribute to Robin Williams
Stop Blaming Christy Mack: Porn Stars Don’t Deserve to Be Beaten
Kissing the Corpses in Ebola Country
Exclusive: ISIS’s Enemies Ask Pentagon for Drones
Here’s How to Dig Out of This ‘Stupid Sh*t’ U.S. Foreign Policy
The Legend With The Look: Remembering Lauren Bacall
‘The Giver’ Star Brenton Thwaites Knows You Think He’s Too Old to Play Jonas
How Robin Williams’s Mrs. Doubtfire Won the Culture Wars
Lauren Bacall Was Deeply Liberal and Deeply Anti-Communist
Fight Over the Ground Game in Iowa Could Swing the Senate
The True Stereotypes Behind Michael Brown’s Death
The Adriatic’s Titanic, the Baron Gautsch, Turns 100 (Photos)
Miami’s Chris Bosh Goes High Fashion
So How Hawkish Is Hillary Clinton?
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