Frances R. Catanio
Frances is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, managing the website on the early morning shift and editing stories on everything from politics to entertainment to science and tech. She's a graduate of Yale and the University of Missouri journalism school, and has previously worked at TIME and Real Simple. You can follow her on Twitter and on Tumblr.
Latest articles by Frances R. Catanio
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8 logo revisions that had people howling
feature The University of California enrages alumni with its new mobile-friendly logo — a reminder of how oddly attached humans can get to their brands
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Newsweek shutters its print magazine: First reactions
feature Editor-in-chief Tina Brown announces that the venerable weekly will publish its last ink-on-paper issue in December, and then become an all-digital enterprise
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Boudoir photography: The divisive new wedding trend
feature More brides-to-be are stripping for the camera as a pre-wedding gift for their grooms. Is this just a regrettable fad or an empowering form of body art?
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8 fragrances you probably don't want to wear [Updated]
feature The fragrance industry puzzlingly makes it possible for you to smell like a pizza, Play Doh, a garage, and more
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The Massachusetts dog who won a restraining order against its owner's violent boyfriend
feature A new law in the Bay State gives courts the right to make protection orders inclusive of household pets
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The world's first driving school... for dogs
feature A New Zealand charity teaches canines how to operate cars, all in the name of pet adoption
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10 things you need to know today: February 16, 2013
Daily Briefing Carnival gets hit with a Triumph lawsuit, Jesse Jackson Jr. is charged with fraud, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 14, 2012
Daily Briefing Susan Rice drops her secretary of state bid, Russia backtracks on Syria, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 20, 2012
Daily Briefing The State Department gets a shake-up, South Korea elects its first female president, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 23, 2012
Daily Briefing Egypt approves its new constitution, Indian protests over gang-rape turn violent, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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The curious case of the uncrackable World War II code found on a dead pigeon
feature Britain's top code breakers, stumped by an encrypted message found on the leg bone of a bird, are looking to the public for answers
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10 things you need to know today: February 4, 2013
Daily Briefing The Ravens win the Super Bowl, Obama says Boy Scouts should end gay ban, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 10, 2013
Daily Briefing The first lady attends a Chicago teen's funeral, the world celebrates Chinese New Year, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: January 5, 2013
Daily Briefing An earthquake strikes Alaska, Congress finally passes a bill for Sandy aid, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 2, 2013
Daily Briefing Scott Brown opts out, Iran's space-monkey stunt may be a hoax, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 23, 2013
Daily Briefing Oscar Pistorius is released on bail, giant goldfish are discovered in Lake Tahoe, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: March 9, 2013
Daily Briefing Venezuela mourns Hugo Chavez, the papal election process begins, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 2, 2012
Daily Briefing Egypt's high court shuts down indefinitely, Boehner says fiscal deal is "nowhere," and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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The first Twitter Olympics: By the numbers
feature The London Games were the first to take place since Twitter exploded, and boy, do tweeters love Usain Bolt and The Spice Girls
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10 things you need to know today: March 23, 2013
Daily Briefing Obama plays peacemaker in Israel, Colorado legalizes same-sex civil unions, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: March 16, 2013
Daily Briefing Mitt Romney returns, Obama pushes clean fuel, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: January 12, 2013
Daily Briefing The flu spreads, Ford goes on a hiring spree, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 1, 2012
Daily Briefing Fiscal-cliff turmoil continues, a Missouri family claims their Powerball prize, and more in our roundup of stories that are making the news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 24, 2013
Daily Briefing NASCAR accident injures 28 people, Pistorius' brother is facing a homicide charge, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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