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10 reasons why 10 'Best Picture' nominations is a bad idea
feature The critics weigh in on why the Academy shouldn't have doubled the number of top nominees
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TheWeek.com's 5 most popular stories of the year
feature From Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin to big weddings and sleep science, these articles resonated most with our readers in 2010
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The last 'Frankenstorm': Video of the 1938 nor'easter that ravaged New England
feature Historic footage of a deadly storm offers clues about what to expect from Hurricane Sandy
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The year in Kanye West's Twitter feed
feature The rapper's extremely eventful 2010, glimpsed through his short-form ramblings
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Conan O'Brien's TBS deal: Good move?
feature The former host of "The Tonight Show" has just announced he's moving to... basic cable. Wait, really?
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The end of 'cheap credit': What it means for you
feature With interest rates set to rise, inexpensive consumer credit lines could vanish. What does that mean for average Americans?
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A Bristol Palin memoir?
feature With the news that Sarah Palin's eldest, who's all of 20, may be putting her life story on the page, commentators are cracking wise
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Haiti disaster: The essential facts
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Who correctly predicted the Tea Party's rise?
feature A look back at what commentators got right (and wrong) about the anti-government movement back when it first came on the scene in 2009
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The 5 most disastrous Supreme Court nominees
feature Elena Kagan, beware: Cronyism, drug use, and racism are just a few of the charges that have derailed previous nominees
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Michael Steele's 6 most memorable apologies
feature After little more than a year on the job, the RNC chairman has become well-practiced at offering his regrets
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The 8 hot toys of Christmases past
feature Nothing says "happy holidays" like fighting with other parents to get the "it" item of the year. Here are some gifts that have caused stampedes over the years
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The end of Scientology?
feature Fined for fraud in France, embarrassed on 'Nightline', and dumped by a Hollywood director—what’s next for Scientology?
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Phantom quakes and Japan's 'earthquake sickness'
feature Aftershocks are fraying the nerves of survivors in Japan. And some people feel them even when the ground is perfectly still
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