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Five years later, Guantánamo remains open. It is the president's biggest failure. Now he tries to close it—again.
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.
In Focus
Captive to A Monster
Missing for nearly a decade each, Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight, and Gina DeJesus are finally free—but will they ever really escape what happened to them in Cleveland’s House of Horrors?
Launch Slideshow 4 PHOTOS
Siren Song
Can a drug help men resist beautiful women?
Meet The Melon
What a talking headband can tell you about your brain.
What a Strange Sjón
Three Summer reads come out of Iceland.
Bugs À La Mode
Good for you. Good for the earth. Good to eat?
Houston, We Have a Viral Video
The astronaut who built a fan base from outer space.
Location, Location, Location
The geographical explanation of American exceptionalism.
Printing Prosthetics
The creation of 3-D digits.
Grand Grandparents
How the Older Generation Shapes the New.
Downtime
The romantic antihero of 'Girls' is poised to be the next indie heartthrob.
Donatella's New Man
Versace hired one of the London design scene's brightest stars.
The Man With the Bomb
Why Robert Oppenheimer haunts us still.
When Modernism Lost Its Way
A serious look at Los Angeles architecture finds small miracles in a hollowed-out landscape.
'Cumberbitches,' Rejoice!
In Newsweek, the actor talks to Marlow Stern about kicking butt, meditation—and playing Julian Assange.