Monica Nickelsburg
Monica Nickelsburg is a digital producer for TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for Transient Pictures, The Daily Beast, NBC, and Forbes. Follow her @mnickelsburg.
Latest articles by Monica Nickelsburg
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A grand daredevil
feature Nik Wallenda made a terrifying, 23-minute tightrope trek across a quarter-mile chasm near the Grand Canyon
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Why are smart kids more likely to do drugs?
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Reactions to the Royal Baby from around the world
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What one Navy installation can teach the military about preventing sexual assault
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Does social media make us smarter?
feature Turns out there are some benefits to shrinking your attention span to nothing
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Millennials are not who you think they are
feature Don't believe everything you see on Girls
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10 things you need to know today: January 18, 2014
Daily Briefing Obama order changes to NSA data collection, Putin speaks to gays attending the Olympics, and more
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Why Vikings is television's boldest historical drama
feature In an oversaturated genre, The History Channel series stands out
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10 things you need to know today: December 7, 2013
Daily Briefing Unemployment drops, a deadly ice storm pummels the South, and more
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10 things you need to know today: February 15, 2014
Daily Briefing Rand Paul petitions Obama on Edward Snowden's behalf, Ellen Page comes out as gay, and more
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Why I only watch Girls for the guys
feature Forget Hannah and Co. — it's all about Ray and Adam
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10 things you need to know today: January 25, 2014
Daily Briefing McDonnell pleads not guilty, Russia will extend Snowden's asylum, and more
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10 things you need to know today: December 21, 2013
Daily Briefing Obama meets the press, America braces for a winter storm, and more
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10 things you need to know today: January 4, 2014
Daily Briefing Extreme weather rocks the U.S., protests roil Cambodia, and more
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Why teenagers aren't drinking and smoking like they used to
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5 modern diseases grown by factory farming
feature You are what you eat...and that's the problem
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Why female pleasure — not sex — is the real taboo on primetime television
feature The CW's racy period drama Reign has sparked an important debate over censorship
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10 things you need to know today: November 23, 2013
Daily Briefing The nation mourns JFK, the world moves closer to a deal on Iran's nuclear program, and more
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10 things you need to know today: December 14, 2013
Daily Briefing The Sandy Hook anniversary is marked by another school shooting, Cairo gets snow, and more
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10 things you need to know today: January 11, 2014
Daily Briefing Ariel Sharon dies, Chris Christie gets sued, and more
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10 things you need to know today: February 8, 2014
Daily Briefing Russia kicks off the Sochi Olympics, America gets hammered by another weak jobs report, and more
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This incredible magnetic fluid may be the future of biotechnology
feature Research suggests ferrofluid can treat tumors, blindness, and more
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