TV’s Sexual Awakening
‘Masters of Sex’ proves its seriousness by aiming beyond titillation.
The Next Food Frontier
Welcome to Alma, the most famous unknown restaurant in America.
Talk, Now Walk?
Eric Garcetti, L.A.’s new mayor, knows how to send signals. Will he know how to govern?
Casting the Commander in Chief
For his new movie, Lee Daniels took an unconventional approach when choosing the actors to play a succession of presidents.
Trading Modernist for McMansion
Los Angeles’s architectural gems are being endangered by a hot real estate market—and a decidedly Beverly Hills aesthetic.
You Can Live Forever
Is immortality plausible? Or is it quack science?
You Listen to This Man Every Day
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.
Monkeying With the Barrels
Chickpeas in your bourbon? Buffalo Trace wants to improve tradition—by messing with it.
When Children Play At War
Through the decades, the toys that bring the battle home.
When The Sirens Wailed
Thirty-six tornado warnings rang out through Moore, Oklahoma. Within 16 minutes, the twister touched down. Within an hour, the town was destroyed.
The Way They Hook Us—For 13 Hours Straight
Newsweek talks to the creators of today’s most addictive shows about what they’re doing to make sure we just can’t stop.
‘The First Rough Draft of History’
An oral history of the making of a magazine. By Andrew Romano.
At Sea With Sandy
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer dove into house-sized waves to save crew members from the sinking HMS Bounty.
The President Who Would Be King
The Obama power play that could forever change the way Washington works.
The Hunted Democrats
Super-PAC money cut his lead in half. Why Sherrod Brown is running scared.
The Best TV Show You’ve Never Seen
Forget ‘The Newsroom.’ The top political drama is Danish.
“It Takes a Lot to Rattle Me”
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.
The Beach Boys’ Crazy Summer
He heard voices, did drugs and fell apart. Can the band’s reunion tour help put Brian Wilson back together again?