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‘Masters of Sex’ Is TV’s Sexual Awakening

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

6 min read

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Alma Restaurant in L.A.: The Next Food Frontier

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

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The Bachelor: Could Cory Booker Be Elected President Without Getting Married?

Could Cory Booker be elected president without getting married?

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Garcetti: Talk, Now Walk?

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

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Lee Daniels on Casting the Commander in Chief in ‘The Butler’

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

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Los Angeles’s Endangered Modernist Homes

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

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You Can Live Forever: Is Immortality Plausible? Or Is It Quack Science?

Are humans on the cusp of living to 120, 130, or more? What will aging look like in this new world of longevity?

28 min read

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Rick Rubin on Crashing Kanye’s Album in 15 Days

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.

27 min read

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Buffalo Trace Monkeys With the Barrels

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

5 min read

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Children Playing War: New Toy Exhibition at the London V&A Museum

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

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Moore, Oklahoma, Again in a Tornado’s Path

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

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Why You’re Addicted to TV

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

27 min read

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Can Mayor Julian Castro Turn Texas Blue?

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

19 min read

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The Day Climate Change Ruined Our Lives

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

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How Justin Timberlake Became America’s Top Pop Star

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

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An Oral History of Newsweek Magazine

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

34 min read

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‘The Hour’ Glamorizes the Glory Days of Journalism

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

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The Statisticians on the Bus

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Nate Silver How a Nerd Changed Political Reporting Forever

How a nerd named Nate Silver changed political reporting forever.

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Hurricane Sandy’s Harrowing Oceanic Rescue Mission

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

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President Obama’s Executive Power Grab

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

18 min read

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‘We Exploited the Sexism’

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

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