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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 'massive' bin Laden raid leak: 5 new revelations
feature New details emerge about the daring commando raid, the heroic war dog's name, and why exactly the SEALs' helicopter crashed
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The 6 most vicious political attack ads of 2010 (so far)
feature Porn peddler? Organ harvester? Conspiracy theorist? The mud slinging has already begun in this year's election
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Medicinal 'magic mushrooms': The new Prozac?
feature Why psychedelic drugs are returning as a legitimate treatment for depression
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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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Going to work sleepy: As bad as showing up drunk?
feature In America's culture of "sleep machismo," we're working more, but sleeping less — and new research shows drowsiness is as risky as drunkenness
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5 things Obama's 2010 March Madness bracket reveals about him
feature Was the president "mixing his hoops with his politics" when he predicted the outcome of the NCAA tournament?
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The Mars rover's '7 minutes of terror': A guide to the planned landing
feature The $2.5 billion Curiosity rover has mere moments to go from 13,000 miles per hour to zero — and one small error could ruin everything
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The 'Goldilocks planet': Proof we're not alone?
feature Astronomers have found a planet with a climate conducive to life. Now, one of them claims to have recorded a "mysterious pulse of light" emanating from it
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5 wild schemes to stop the oil spill
feature Concerned parties are proposing out-there solutions to the Gulf disaster — from nuclear weapons to the subtler power of absorbant human hair
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Rick Perry's Democratic past: 4 key questions
feature More than 20 years ago, the Republican presidential frontrunner was on the other side of the aisle. Will his record come back to haunt him?
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Octomom's bikini body: Fake?
feature The mother of 14 posed for the new issue of Star magazine in nothing but a bikini, claiming her 150-pound weight-loss was natural
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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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Moon colonies! Death rays! A brief history of Newt Gingrich's 'crazy' ideas
feature The reliably grandiose Newt Gingrich has long been the GOP's "big thinker in chief." Here, a look back at his biggest thoughts
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