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Real-Life Superwomen Solve Crimes and Save Lives
Here’s a list of some of our favorite brave women, who saved themselves—and others—without giving it a second thought.
10 min read
Science
Left Out of the World Wide Web
As protests continue in Egypt, the government has cracked down by suspending the country’s Internet service and disrupting much of the cell-phone coverage. Reporters Without Borders closely monitors how nations restrict the Internet access of their citizens. Here are the worst violators.
7 min read
Science
Cory Booker’s Snowspiration
Cory Booker used Twitter to help dig out residents of Newark during the last blizzard. Now, with much of the Eastern Seaboard covered in snow, more Americans implored the mayor to come to their aid. While Booker can’t be everywhere, ordinary citizens inspired by his example often heeded the call.
5 min read
Entertainment
Very Personal Trainers
The history of televised fitness is almost as long as the history of television. From syndicated shows to videos on demand, exercise shows have been capturing our attention for years—and making their stars national icons. Here’s a look at some of the most notable figures and biggest milestones in fitness TV.
5 min read
U.S.
What Frank Deford Gets Wrong About Deadspin’s Brett Favre Pictures
There’s a lot of things to debate about A. J. Daulerio’s pursuit of the Brett Favre texting scandal story. But whether or not it’s newsworthy isn’t one of them.
7 min read
Science
Steve Jobs’s Health: History and Speculation
On Monday, Steve Jobs announced he was taking a medical leave of absence from Apple Inc. It’s the latest chapter in the visionary CEO’s tale of health woes, a story that began in 2004.
4 min read
U.S.
Salvia and the Arizona Shooting
Alleged Arizona shooter Jared Loughner used salvia, the hallucinogenic drug, according to a high-school friend of his. Obviously, Loughner was troubled. But did salvia have anything to do with it?
4 min read
Entertainment
Women and Whisky: Why Not?
A new ad promotes whisky as a holiday treat for women: a rare sight in a culture that associates the hard stuff with manliness. Marketing this type of alcohol to a female audience may be novel, but there’s nothing new about ladies who like Scotch, rye, whisky, or bourbon.
4 min read
Entertainment
Can You Ever Escape Those High-School Labels?
Can kids escape the labels they get as teenagers even in an age when social networks make it hard to leave high school behind?
7 min read
Entertainment
The 13 Worst Trends of 2010
The year 2010 had its share of heroism and human uplift—the Chilean miners, the viral success of the “It Gets Better” campaign, the Saints winning the Super Bowl—but it also had a whole lot of really dumb stuff. Here we’ve collected 13 of the most persistent and egregious trends of 2010, all of which we’d like to see disappear.
8 min read
Entertainment
Last Night on ‘Glee’: Can the ReWalk Cure Paralysis?
The device that allowed Artie to take a few steps across the music-room floor really exists, but it won’t be showing up under anyone’s Christmas tree this year.
5 min read
Entertainment
The 11 Best Holiday-Gift Freakouts
The possibly fake, but still entertaining, tears, screams, squeals, and nausea that come after opening a much-wanted gift.
1 min read
Entertainment
Can You Be Allergic to Your Cell Phone?
Allergies can develop when young bodies come into contact with a new substance, and an increasing number of kids have early exposure to tech tools and “adult” products that can lead to a lifetime of reactions.
2 min read
Entertainment
Jane Fonda’s Return to Fitness
The actress’s latest foray into the world of fitness is directly related to aging. She reasons that young people can choose to work out or not, but that exercise becomes mandatory when people age.
5 min read
Entertainment
Six Things to Know Before Your TSA Pat-Down
The airline passenger revolt over controversial new security screening techniques, on the eve of the biggest travel season of the year, is in full swing.
7 min read
U.S.
TSA Screenings Worry Sexual-Assault Survivors
Could the new pat-downs and body scans again traumatize men and women recovering from an attack?
6 min read
Entertainment
Will Soda Taxes and Fast-Food Bans Fix Obesity?
While government agencies, businesses, and private institutions are all looking for ways to battle the obesity crisis, no one has yet figured out successful interventions that both improve health and save money, and programs being implemented are often untested.
5 min read
Entertainment
The Junk-Food Diet and Other Food Stunts
Can human beings subsist on junk food alone? What about just potatoes for two months straight, or only meat for an entire year? A look at impressive dietary stunts.
4 min read
Entertainment
NEWSWEEK Remembers Paul the Octopus
In memory of Paul the Psychic Octopus, NEWSWEEK revisits our psychic reading of him.
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Entertainment
Don Draper Would Hate the Ads During ‘Mad Men’
Many ads that run during AMC’s “Mad Men” try to co-opt the show’s retro chic look, but in doing so, they often rely on lazy misogyny and cheap jokes. That’s too bad, because “Mad Men” is one of the most nuanced, feminist shows on TV.
6 min read
Entertainment
Courteney Cox and David Arquette vs. Domestic Abuse
It’s domestic-abuse awareness month, and some organizations have already rolled out clever commercials. But is it really possible to stop abuse with an ad?
5 min read
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