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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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: January 20, 2013
Daily Briefing Hostages die in an Algeria siege, Obama and Biden officially begin their second term, 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 21, 2012
Daily Briefing Obama responds to gun-control petitioners, Boehner cancels Plan B vote, 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 6, 2013
Daily Briefing Assad's plan to end Syria's war, the NHL's tentative lockout-ending deal, 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 22, 2012
Daily Briefing The NRA holds a controversial press event, the pope denounces gay marriage, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 9, 2013
Daily Briefing A blizzard blankets the Northeast, the LAPD widens its search for a cop-killer, 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 8, 2012
Daily Briefing The Supreme Court agrees to examine gay marriage, Psy apologizes, 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 6, 2013
Daily Briefing British lawmakers back gay marriage, Lance Armstrong may be under criminal investigation, 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 2, 2013
Daily Briefing The sequester hits, Taco Bell UK falls victim to horse meat, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: January 19, 2013
Daily Briefing Republicans back down on the debt ceiling, the TSA ditches naked body scanners, and more in our roundup of 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: 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: 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: January 13, 2013
Daily Briefing Egypt overturns Mubarak's conviction, India arrests six for another gang rape, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Should transgender contestants be banned from beauty pageants?
feature Jenna Talackova was disqualified from competing in Miss Universe Canada because she was born male. Tens of thousands say that's just plain wrong
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10 things you need to know today: December 16, 2012
Daily Briefing Newtown mourns for Sandy Hook victims, feds to visit gun shops to investigate, 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 15, 2012
Daily Briefing A massacre in Connecticut shocks the nation, Israel's foreign minister steps down, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion
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