Andrew Romano

‘Masters of Sex’ proves its seriousness by aiming beyond titillation.

Welcome to Alma, the most famous unknown restaurant in America.

Could Cory Booker be elected president without getting married?

Eric Garcetti, L.A.’s new mayor, knows how to send signals. Will he know how to govern?

For his new movie, Lee Daniels took an unconventional approach when choosing the actors to play a succession of presidents.

Los Angeles’s architectural gems are being endangered by a hot real estate market—and a decidedly Beverly Hills aesthetic.

Is immortality plausible? Or is it quack science?

Rick Rubin got Black Sabbath to return to its roots. He crashed Kanye’s new album in 15 days. From Def Jam to Adele, the hit-maker gets intimate about his last 30 years—and how he’s about to make history.

Chickpeas in your bourbon? Buffalo Trace wants to improve tradition—by messing with it.

Through the decades, the toys that bring the battle home.

Thirty-six tornado warnings rang out through Moore, Oklahoma. Within 16 minutes, the twister touched down. Within an hour, the town was destroyed.

Newsweek talks to the creators of today’s most addictive shows about what they’re doing to make sure we just can’t stop.

Running for reelection as mayor and eyeing Obama’s path.

Can we continue to live where nature doesn’t want us?

How Justin Timberlake grew into America’s favorite pop star.

An oral history of the making of a magazine. By Andrew Romano.

BBC America series takes place inside a late-1950s London newsroom.

How a nerd named Nate Silver changed political reporting forever.

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer dove into house-sized waves to save crew members from the sinking HMS Bounty.

The Obama power play that could forever change the way Washington works.

‘Homeland’ returns, with TV’s most compelling female character.

Super-PAC money cut his lead in half. Why Sherrod Brown is running scared.

Forget ‘The Newsroom.’ The top political drama is Danish.

She lost her dad, had surgery, and tested positive for a banned substance. How Hope Solo survived—and put U.S. women's soccer in position to bring home gold.

Aaron Sorkin’s chatty idealists invade cable TV.

He heard voices, did drugs and fell apart. Can the band’s reunion tour help put Brian Wilson back together again?

Why the country’s first Latina governor might be Mitt’s best veep pick.

The odd alliance changing the way we think about crime.

An exclusive Newsweek poll reveals the persistence of America’s stark racial divide.

The GOP’s royalty hates the party’s many debates. They’re wrong. Why the party desperately needs them.

Swinging the Reagan Democrats.

Team Obama has quietly built a juggernaut reelection machine in Chicago. Andrew Romano goes inside.