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September 2012
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- September 30th
- September 29th
- September 28th
- The battle over red lines
- How did Mumford & Sons get bigger than Justin Bieber?
- Did the Curiosity just find proof of water on Mars?
- Mitt Romney's strategy to win Virginia: Lyme Disease?
- Is Looper the next Inception?
- The harrowing first-person video of a U.S. soldier under fire in Afghanistan
- Elementary: Is America ready for this radical Sherlock Holmes reboot?
- Allen West's new ad: The most brutal clip of 2012?
- The woman who grew an ear on her arm
- The Army's conceptual seizure gun inspired by... Pokemon?
- How your T-shirt could reduce pollution
- America's unexpected addition of 386,000 more jobs: 4 takeaways
- Of vice and men
- Best books...chosen by Karl Taro Greenfeld
- Downsizing the military
- The search for Jimmy Hoffa's body: 6 rumored burial grounds
- Finding missing children... with internet error messages?
- 3 cases to watch in the Supreme Court's new term
- September 27th
- Will Mitt Romney abandon his tax-cut plan?
- The 'bagel head': Japan's strange new beauty trend
- Gossip: Lady Gaga
- Gossip: Billie Joe Armstrong
- Gossip: Paris Hilton
- Gossip: Arnold Schwarzenegger
- The week at a glance...International
- Good day, bad day: September 27, 2012
- Can RadioShack make a comeback?
- The golden age of gay TV?
- The Neighbors: Is ABC's bizarre new alien sitcom actually worth watching?
- Why are Republicans re-embracing Todd Akin?
- The bottom line
- The news at a glance
- Are smartphones wrecking family budgets?
- The vampire squid that feasts on feces and mucus
- The Casual Vacancy: 5 reactions to J.K. Rowling's adult-oriented novel
- 3 reasons Tehran's mullahs may want Iran to get attacked
- The week at a glance...Americas
- The week at a glance...United States
- The exiled Iranian film star
- Takei’s internment
- Pitt’s family fever
- Editor's letter: Gaudy season
- At the U.N., Obama defends free speech
- The fight over voter ID
- Rent-a-goat lawn care, and more
- Romney: What he must to do to close the gap
- Good week, Bad week
- Health-care costs growing faster again
- Revenge Little League, and more
- The virus that could cure horrible teenage acne
- Team Obama knows too much
- September 26th
- Everything you need to know about the NFL referee lockout
- The end of affirmative action
- Is Staples the next victim of the digital economy?
- For those who have everything: USB Toaster Hub
- Best apps for keeping up with local live music
- Tip of the week: How to press a pair of pants
- The Week contest - NYC tourism slogans
- The best...tailgating gear
- The 2013 Honda Accord: What the critics say
- Charity of the week: Canary Foundation
- What the experts say
- Issue of the week: Walmart fires Amazon’s tablets
- Jerome Horwitz, 1919–2012
- Edwin P. Wilson, 1928–2012
- Steve Sabol, 1942–2012
- Will FX's Fargo TV series be the next great police drama?
- Good day, bad day: September 26, 2012
- Best properties on the market
- Getting the flavor of...A Kentucky Fried detour, and more
- This week’s dream: The quiet side of the Amalfi Coast
- Wine: Washington state
- Recipe of the week: Mediterranean braised green beans
- Critics’ choice: Inventive variations on Thai
- Show of the week: Winged Planet
- Movies on TV
- The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
- New on DVD and Blu-ray
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- Trouble With the Curve
- End of Watch
- In other openings
- Detroit
- Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective
- Coming soon: Adults-only sections on airplanes
- Exhibit of the week: Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years
- Author of the week: Penny Marshall
- Also of interest...in American inquiries
- Will Nook Video be a Kindle killer?
- 4 reasons The Mindy Project is the year's best new TV sitcom
- How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough
- Book of the week: Joseph Anton: A Memoir by Salman Rushdie
- Health & Science
- Wit & Wisdom
- Nowhere but Up: 6 revelations about Justin Bieber from his mom's memoir
- Suicides surpass motor vehicle deaths, and more
- The election: Why the polls vary
- Jesus’s ‘wife’: Credible evidence?
- Middle East: Did Obama’s ‘weakness’ cause the chaos?
- Should Canada keep U.S. deserters?
- Turkey: Was the military really planning a coup?
- Are the polls rigged against Mitt Romney?
- Everyone's talking about..., and more
- Were our ancestors stupid?
- The dangers of owning a home trampoline: By the numbers
- 5 ways Mitt Romney can fix his Ohio problem
- September 25th
- Is the era of free checking accounts over?
- Will we run out of bacon... next year?
- MySpace's sexy redesign: Is this the next great social network?
- Good day, bad day: September 25, 2012
- Obama's 'stirring but hollow' U.N. speech: 3 takeaways
- Is North Korea finally embracing capitalist reforms?
- Inside Africa's bloody elephant-poaching war
- Stanley the train and 4 other toys launched into space
- The NFL, gambling, and corporate greed
- Why Google's stock is at an all-time high: 4 theories
- Does early voting damage democracy?
- Why America can never give up on medical research
- The massive amount of energy powering your wireless storage: By the numbers
- Is J.C. Penney's new look a failure?
- In defense of CNN
- All you need to know about every swing state that matters
- September 24th
- Blame where there is none
- If I produced election night coverage
- The death of the National Zoo's week-old giant panda cub: What went wrong?
- Good day, bad day: September 24, 2012
- The Obama-Romney 'shadow debate' on 60 Minutes: 6 takeaways
- Should doctors encourage sexually active teens to use IUDs?
- How Rick Perry's campaign imploded: 4 new revelations
- Advice for Mitt Romney: 'Go rogue' and 4 other strategies
- Did Clint Eastwood's bizarre RNC speech doom Trouble with the Curve?
- Was CNN wrong to mine the late Chris Stevens' journal?
- 3 paths to electoral victory for Mitt Romney
- The 64th annual Emmy Awards: 5 talking points
- Why thousands of donor kidneys are thrown in the garbage every year
- Did cavemen have dentists?
- September 22nd
- September 21st
- The man awarded $7 million for eating too much popcorn
- Mitt Romney releases his 2011 tax return: 4 takeaways
- Mitt Romney's 5 toughest Republican critics
- Good day, bad day: September 21, 2012
- 12 belabored baseball metaphors from reviews of Trouble with the Curve
- 9 strange places women have given birth [Updated]
- Dredd 3D: A movie remake that's actually better than the original?
- Walmart stops selling Kindles: Inside the war against Amazon
- Are Syria's rebels guilty of war crimes?
- Apple Maps: 4 ways to improve the disastrous new app
- The 2012 Emmys: Top 5 predictions
- Are Republicans in danger of losing the House?
- The 47 percenters, the 6 percenters, and more numerical political factions
- The battle over labeling genetically modified foods
- Inside the debt-limit showdown
- Coming soon: A leather jacket grown in a lab?
- 5 gritty upcoming TV series based on classic children's stories
- Could a 'more Mitt' strategy save Romney's flailing campaign?
- September 20th
- James Gandolfini's new HBO pilot: The next Sopranos?
- Gossip: Clint Eastwood
- Gossip: Lindsay Lohan
- Gossip: Chris Brown
- Gossip: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart
- Good day, bad day: September 20, 2012
- Samsung's anti-Apple Galaxy S III ad: Are the jokes wearing thin?
- The GPS shoes that help guide you home
- Discovered: A far-off galaxy from the dawn of time
- 5 ways Romney can still win
- Google and Facebook's new lobbying group: A force for good?
- The Navy officer who faked his own death to get out of an affair
- Ex-boyfriend takes to the attic, and more
- Does heavy pacifier use emotionally stunt boys?
- America's booming tattoo economy: By the numbers
- The week at a glance...International
- The week at a glance...Europe
- The week at a glance...Americas
- The Mitt Romney we have always known
- The week at a glance...United States
- How China is trying to capitalize on global warming: A guide
- Editor's letter: The lessons of Kate and Mitt
- Return of the ‘99 percent’
- Afghan War deteriorates
- Is Obama's post-convention bounce over?
- Gerald Gronowski's two-time savior, and more
- Anti-American riots spread
- Romney: Can he recover from the ‘47 percent’ video?
- Tax-exempt groups can keep donors secret
- Good week, Bad week
- The ascent of Dr. Pepper, and more
- The astronaut who completed a triathlon in space
- 7 Republicans running from Mitt Romney's 47 percent remark
- The Week contest - Stripper ballet
- September 19th
- The Hobbit trailer: 5 talking points
- Charity of the week: KaBoom
- Proof that Star Trek's warp drive might actually work?
- Making money: What the experts say
- Issue of the week: Is the iPhone 5 a dud or a delight?
- The bottom line
- France's Muhammad cartoons: Will they divert anger away from the U.S.?
- The news at a glance
- Living in Sinatra’s shadow
- Everett’s return to reality
- How Will.i.am escaped
- Joe Vaghi, 1920–2012
- Eva Figes, 1932–2012
- Thomas Szasz, 1920–2012
- For those who have everything: Le Whaf
- Best apps...For following the 2012 NFL season
- Tip of the week: How to get a salon-style blowout at home
- Good day, bad day: September 19, 2012
- The best…backpacks for grown-ups
- The 2013 Chevrolet Spark: What the critics say
- Best properties on the market
- Getting the flavor of...Oregon’s natural wonder, and more
- The 47 percent debate: Do tax credits encourage the poor to work?
- Abuse allegations splinter U.S. speed skating team
- This week’s travel dream: Copenhagen’s little Bohemia
- Baja: Mexico’s wine country
- Chicago’s best veggie burgers: Stand-in sandwiches no more
- Romanian steak: One of the glories of Jewish cuisine
- Show of the week: Homeland
- Movies on TV
- The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
- New on DVD and Blu-ray
- 10 Years
- Arbitrage
- The Master
- Marie Antoinette
- Chaplin
- The Formation of the Japanese Print Collection at the Art Institute: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School
- The world's first mother-daughter uterus transplants: A guide
- Exhibit of the week: Oh, Canada
- Chicago's teachers' strike ends: Winners and losers
- Author of the week: Tony Danza
- The Voice: Can Shakira and Usher replace Christina and Cee Lo?
- Also of interest...in music studies
- On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson by William Souder
- Book of the week: The End of Men: And the Rise of Women by Hanna Rosin
- Health & Science
- Does offering kids sips of alcohol turn them into boozy teenagers?
- Wit & Wisdom
- The cost of the financial crisis, and more
- Bernanke: Trying to save Obama?
- Cheating in school: Why it’s on the rise
- Netanyahu: Trying to influence the U.S. election?
- Mitt Romney's '47 percent disaster': Is it actually a golden opportunity?
- Why is it legal to insult Islam?
- 4 signs that America's Afghan exit strategy is unraveling
- United Kingdom: Exposing the future queen’s bosom
- Makeup: The South Korean man's secret to a successful career
- 4 ways Mitt Romney can defuse his '47 percent disaster'
- September 18th
- The NFL needs to give in, now
- Revolution: Has TV finally found the next Lost?
- Romney's '47 percent' vs. Obama's 'bitter' clingers: Which is worse?
- Why Home Depot is failing in China: 4 theories
- Good day, bad day: September 18, 2012
- Oscar watch: 5 very early Best Picture predictions
- Time for the government to sell its stake in GM?
- Does Kanye West's Cruel Summer live up to the hype?
- 7 strange things found in people's stomachs [Updated]
- Is Mitt Romney against a two-state solution in Israel?
- Did the Boy Scouts cover up 20 years of sexual abuse?
- Why the disappointing iPhone 5 is smashing sales records: 4 theories
- Mitt Romney's claim that 47 percent of Americans don't pay taxes: True or false?
- Mitt Romney's '47 percent disaster': A campaign killer?
- Ric Burns' 6 favorite books
- The anti-Islam-film riots: A timeline
- The Chicago teachers' strike: By the numbers
- Do cold feet doom marriages?
- 5 ways Mitt Romney can fix his flailing campaign
- Welcome to the campaign, foreign policy
- September 17th
- The president for the upper half
- The worldwide protests against anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims: By the numbers
- Good day, bad day: September 17, 2012
- The futuristic brain implant that makes monkeys smarter
- Boardwalk Empire's season premiere: 4 talking points
- Weeds' series finale: A bright spot after several bad seasons?
- Apple's rumored iPad Mini: 5 features it needs to succeed
- Smoking on stage and 4 other Toddlers & Tiaras controversies
- Politico's 'devastating' Mitt Romney campaign exposé: 5 revelations
- A premortem obituary for Romney is premature
- September 14th
- Is Finding Nemo even better in 3D?
- Topless Kate Middleton photos: Have tabloids finally gone too far?
- Good day, bad day: September 14, 2012
- Glee's season premiere: Is the show back on track?
- USA Today's makeover: Can 'America's newspaper' reinvent itself?
- Is The Master a stealth attack on Scientology?
- Why Apple's events matter
- How your cell phone wrecks your relationships — even when you're not using it
- Remembering 9/11: A message from the south tower
- Anti-U.S. protests in the Arab world: What's next?
- America's war on wildfires
- Iain Sinclair's 6 favorite books about dark journeys
- Is a drug-addicted mom to blame if her child commits suicide?
- Mideast riots: Who's behind the anti-Islam video?
- The Arab mess — and America's dilemma
- September 13th
- What really happened in Benghazi? A guide
- Romney's theory of provocative weakness
- Gossip: Kristen Stewart
- Gossip: Miley Cyrus
- Gossip: Amy Poehler, Will Arnett
- Good day, bad day: September 13, 2012
- The Fed's big new stimulus program: 6 takeaways
- The professor who breast-fed while teaching: Inappropriate?
- Why millions of voters still haven't made up their minds: 4 theories
- Charity of the week: Our Military Kids
- What the experts say
- Issue of the week: The latest fix for the euro crisis
- Boom times for Fido’s last rites
- The bottom line
- The news at glance
- Britney Spears' X Factor debut: The critics weigh in
- The quietly heroic life of Ambassador Chris Stevens
- The week at a glance...International
- The news at a glance...Americas
- You've been designated a foreign terrorist organization. Now what?
- The week at a glance...United States
- ‘Obamacare’: What is Romney’s alternative?
- Obama’s fundraising surges in August
- Good week, Bad week
- Editor's letter: Why do baseball players spit?
- Sunni rage in Iraq
- U.S. diplomats killed in Libya
- A boss says thank you, and more
- Chicago’s battle over evaluating teachers
- Are the world's most endangered species even worth saving?
- Bob Dylan's seemingly endless Titanic song: 4 talking points
- How Jupiter might save Earth from devastating asteroid strikes
- Does the movie that provoked the Libyan slayings even exist?
- The Week contest - Messages in a bottle
- September 12th
- Is al Qaeda finally ready to make peace with the West?
- Lap dancing as an art form, and more
- Good day, bad day: September 12, 2012
- For those who have everything: Waterproof Pool Table
- Best apps for vegetarians
- Tip of the week: How to shave properly
- The best of...bargain baroque
- The 2013 Ram 1500: What the critics say
- The obscure anti-Islam film that sparked Egyptian and Libyan riots: A guide
- William Moggridge, 1943–2012
- Jake Eberts, 1941–2012
- 7 things you need to know about Apple's iPhone 5 announcement
- Art Modell, 1925–2012
- Best properties on the market
- Getting the flavor of...Cabo’s quiet side
- This week’s travel dream: Russia’s Golden Ring
- Norton: America’s grape
- Recipe of the week: Crispy kale salad with lime dressing
- Critics’ choice: The reinvented hotel restaurant
- Show of the week: American Experience: Death and the Civil War
- Movies on TV
- The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
- New on DVD and Blu-ray
- Girl Model
- Hello I Must Be Going
- Bachelorette
- Katie Couric: The next queen of daytime TV?
- A Class Act
- Obama and Romney's dueling responses to the Libyan crisis: 4 takeaways
- Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking
- The eerie trailer for HBO's Alfred Hitchcock movie: 4 talking points
- Exhibit of the week: Os Gemeos
- Author of the week: Tyler Hamilton
- 5 reasons Netanyahu is challenging Obama over Iran
- Also of interest…in crimes and punishment
- Why Have Kids? A New Mom Explores the Truth About Parenting and Happiness by Jessica Valenti
- The slaying of the U.S. ambassador in Libya: 5 talking points
- Book of the week: Mortality by Christopher Hitchens
- Health & Science
- Wit & Wisdom
- The cost of health care, and more
- The poor: Too dependent on handouts?
- Hook-up culture: Why women go along
- Obama’s bounce: Has the race shifted?
- How they see us: Calling the Haqqanis terrorists
- Murder in the Alps: Who killed the al-Hilli family?
- Seattle's humming fish, and more
- Can supermodels make Google glasses cool?
- America's first pet-obesity clinic: A guide
- 4 reasons conservatives are frustrated with Mitt Romney
- The American ambassador to Libya is murdered
- September 11th
- Does anyone want to see three Avatar sequels?
- The dead cat lives
- Good day, bad day: September 11, 2012
- Star Trek Into Darkness: Deconstructing the bizarre new title
- HP's new Windows 8 desktop: A blatant iMac rip-off?
- Why Chicago teachers are striking: A guide
- 4 ways that Apple's iPhone 5 might disappoint customers
- Do depressed moms have shorter kids?
- A Joe Paterno movie starring Al Pacino: Too soon?
- How the iPhone 5 could juice the U.S. economy
- Would Mitt Romney preserve parts of ObamaCare?
- Are terrorists posing as hot girls on Facebook to spy on soldiers?
- Why the 9/11 museum still isn't open: A guide
- How do you want to die?
- The Taliban's hunt for Prince Harry: A guide
- The 'manny' admitted to England's top nanny college
- The FBI's new facial recognition program: 'Big Brother' in action?
- Has the tide turned against Team Romney?
- The conventional wisdom on conventions is just plain wrong
- No easy answers for No Easy Day
- September 10th
- Cloud Atlas: The most divisive film since The Tree of Life?
- What's behind Obama's fundraising surge? 3 theories
- 3 ways the Chicago teachers' strike hurts Obama
- Cockroaches controlled by remote control: A search-and-rescue breakthrough?
- Good day, bad day: September 10, 2012
- Why last weekend's movie ticket sales were the worst since 9/11: 4 theories
- O.J. Simpson's glove: Did Johnnie Cochran tamper with evidence?
- Can a browser-based Spotify conquer online music?
- Should the U.S. end Cold War sanctions against Russia?
- The secret purpose of 'junk DNA': A guide
- Discovered: The second known photo of Emily Dickinson?
- When a gaffe isn't
- The incredible shrinking foreign policy debate
- Decoding the next two months
- Welcome to The Compass
- September 7th
- What are the chances of another 9/11 happening in the next decade?
- MTV's Video Music Awards: 4 talking points
- Clint Eastwood's bizarre GOP convention speech: 5 new revelations
- Good day, bad day: September 7, 2012
- Is Bachelorette the next Bridesmaids?
- Amazon's cheap and amazing new Kindles: 5 talking points
- Are Democrats better than Republicans at creating jobs?
- Where did Andy Roddick's tennis career go wrong?
- The 7-year-old girl who caught the bubonic plague — and lived
- The Democratic National Convention: Winners and losers
- Did Bush's CIA waterboard anti-Gadhafi Islamists?
- Tippi Hedren: Hitchcock's reluctant muse
- Meet the new Muslim-American Green Lantern
- Marcus Samuelsson's 6 favorite books
- Agent Orange's shameful legacy
- 4 human rights the GOP forgot to protect
- September 6th
- Gossip: Shia LaBeouf
- Gossip: Russell Crowe
- Gossip: Nicki Minaj
- Gossip: Kim Kardashian
- 5 signs India won't become an economic power
- 9 crazy 'marry me' stunts — and the rise of the alarming public proposal
- Bob Woodward's Price of Politics: 4 talking points
- Good day, bad day: September 6, 2012
- Can thermal cameras tell how drunk you are?
- Charity of the week: Acumen Fund
- What the experts say
- Issue of the week: A battle over money market funds
- The bottom line
- The news at a glance
- For those who have everything: Paint Splatter Sneakers
- Best websites for cleaning up your online image
- Tip of the week: How to stop and smell the roses
- The best…backup phone rechargers
- Is the NFL doing enough to protect players from brain damage?
- The Subaru XV Crosstrek: What the critics say
- The woman suing Forever 21… for shortchanging her by a penny
- The brutal military hazing caught on video
- The week at a glance...International
- Obama's convention speech: 5 messages he must convey
- The week at a glance...Americas
- The week at a glance...United States
- Editor's letter: A wary friendship
- Iran ramps up its nuclear program
- Navy vet wins a Paralympic gold, and more
- Democrats rally behind Obama
- Bin Laden’s death: Did the White House alter the story?
- Food stamp use hits record high
- Pray for Obama billboard causes alarm, and more
- Did hackers really steal Mitt Romney's tax returns?
- Is organic food a waste of money?
- Did Bill Clinton's convention speech boost Obama — or upstage him?
- You are better off than you were four years ago
- The Week contest - Revenge of the Quebecers
- September 5th
- The long-delayed Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters trailer: 4 talking points
- The man with high-tech synesthesia
- Duffy’s resilient spirit
- Lane’s pushy father
- Hal David, 1921–2012
- Sun Myung Moon, 1920–2012
- Best properties on the market
- Getting the flavor of...A California Zen retreat
- Good day, bad day: September 5, 2012
- This week’s travel dream: Northern Europe’s unsung design haven
- Hefeweizen: A singular weiss
- Road trip: A few choice stops in the Berkshires
- Teriyaki chicken: That addictive flavor—without the sugar
- Julian Castro's convention keynote: As good as Obama's in '04?
- Show of the week: Great Performances at the Met: Wagner’s Ring Cycle
- Movies on TV
- The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
- New on DVD and Blu-ray
- Side by Side
- Lawless
- For a Good Time, Call…
- Ori Gersht: History Repeating
- Exhibit of the week: Mike Kelley 1954–2012
- Heartless
- The Blue Iris
- Apple's cryptic iPhone 5 event invitation: 4 talking points
- Author of the week: Junot Díaz
- The Biggest Loser adds teenage contestants: Bad idea?
- Also of interest...in tales of apocalypse
- Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy
- Book of the week: Sex and God at Yale: Porn, Political Correctness, and a Good Education Gone Bad by Nathan Harden
- Health & Science
- Wit & Wisdom
- Jobs in post-2008 America, and more
- Foreign policy: The missing debate
- Honey Boo Boo: Mocking rednecks for laughs
- The world's first vegetarian McDonald's: A guide
- The GOP convention: Did Romney and Ryan make the case?
- Romney’s aggressive foreign policy
- Syria's ballooning refugee crisis: How bad will it get?
- United Kingdom: Battle of the Russian tycoons
- Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Can a cartoon animal replace Mr. Rogers?
- Gym evicts smelly patron, and more
- Bill Clinton's convention speech: 4 reasons Democrats may be worried
- President Obama is running scared from the Reagan Metric
- September 4th
- The Nokia Lumia 920's wireless charger: A revolution for smartphones?
- Good day, bad day: September 4, 2012
- Obama's Harold & Kumar-inspired campaign video: Chasing the stoner vote?
- How will Breaking Bad end? 4 predictions
- How The Oogieloves became the biggest box-office bomb of all time
- How the shape of a beer glass changes your drinking speed
- Walmart's 'Scan & Go' iPhone app: The future of shopping?
- The grandiose legacy of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon
- Apple's next iPhone: 7 rumored features [Updated]
- 5 key differences between the Democratic and GOP conventions
- 6 strange Pizza Hut ads from around the world
- The 8-year-old who discovered a $65,000 piece of whale poop
- September 3rd
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