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WikiLeaks

Irony alert: Julian Assange complains about leaked police report

The WikiLeaks founder — no stranger to the leaking of documents — cries foul as humiliating details of his alleged sexual assaults are leaked to the British media

Best opinion:New York Sun, AntiWar.com

Lifestyle
Though many marriages begin with

Is 'The New York Times' celebrating 'homewrecking'?

The newspaper's "Vows" section tells the story — too glowingly, some say — of a couple who dumped their existing spouses to wed

Oprah Winfrey
Oprah's bond with her audience goes well beyond most TV-mediated relationsips, says Brian Lowry in Variety.

Oprah's real job: Manufacturing experts

The talk show queen's true power and worth lies in her ability to endorse — and essentially create — other authority figures, says Brian Lowry in Variety

Christmas 2010
Some Christians in North Carolina are upset that the word

2010's 'War on Christmas': A timeline

The season is here, and the battle lines are being drawn: Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays?

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Airplane Safety
A loaded handgun (not pictured) was tucked away in a carry-on laptop bag and cleared the George Bush Intercontinental Airport security check.

The loaded pistol that made it past the TSA

An Iranian-American businessman in Houston boarded a plane with a loaded gun — and nobody noticed

People+Gossip

Ricky Gervais: Why I don't believe in God

Writing in The Wall Street Journal, the popular British comedian says believing in a higher power is akin to asserting you can fly

Film+TV
Reese Witherspoon reportedly banked a $15 million paycheck for the box-office bomb

'How Do You Know': 4 theories why it flopped

Reese Witherspoon's $120 million dramedy took in a surprisingly puny $7.6 million at the box office this weekend — prompting critical speculation

The U.S. Recovery
Guests at the new Cosmopolitan mega-resort can sip cocktails in a bar incorporating a three-story chandelier.

Las Vegas' recession-era building boom: By the numbers

Sin City has been hit hard by the economic downturn, but new mega-resorts keep opening. Can they possibly turn a profit?

Smartphone Wars
The popular music-streaming app Pandora reportedly sends age, gender, and location details to third-party companies.

Is your smartphone spying on you?

iPhones and Droids are convenient for consumers — but they're also an easy way for advertisers to collect personal information

Film+TV
The conclusive break-up that ended the 1998 Oscar winner

The 'unnecessary' 'Shakespeare in Love' sequel

Miramax wants to film a follow-up to its 1998 Oscar winner — leaving critics asking what could possibly happen next?

Gays in the Military
The repeal of DADT is

'Don't ask, don't tell' repeal: Winners and losers

The Senate cleared the final big hurdle to ending the U.S. military's stay-in-the-closet policy. Who gains and who loses?

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Technology
A roving hand feels its way through the 3D SexVilla, the first interactive porn game for built for Microsoft's Kinect.

The 'unsexy' Microsoft Kinect porn videogame

A lascivious game developer has put Kinect's motion sensor technology to use in a way Microsoft surely didn't intend

WikiLeaks
Julian Assange's lawyers say the leaked alleged sex crimes documents are just

Irony alert: Julian Assange complains about leaked police report

The WikiLeaks founder — no stranger to the leaking of documents — cries foul as humiliating details of his alleged sexual assaults are leaked to the British media

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Conflict in the Koreas
South Korean marines patrol Yeonpyeong Island after the country fired shells into waters claimed by both Koreas.

Should South Korea stick to its guns?

South Korea flexed its military muscles, despite dire retaliatory threats from Pyongyang. Who stands to lose in this high-stakes poker game?

Sarah Palin's presidential bid?
Sarah Palin speaks in Denver, Colorado.

Sarah Palin's rumored 2012 run: A timeline

Will she or won't she? In the past year, the media has obsessively speculated on the (ever fluctuating) odds of a Palin 2012 presidential bid

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The Senate cleared the way for repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Does this change anything?

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William Falk
William Falk

Life finds a way

In this edition of The Week's Editor's Letter, William Falk finds hope in examining the past 12 months of conflict, stupidity, and disaster

David Frum
David Frum

Why No Labels makes sense

I'm proud to remain a Republican. The object is to address the issues that can't be reduced to party dogma

Francis Wilkinson
Francis Wilkinson

California dreaming

In this week's Editor's Letter, Francis Wilkinson ponders the state's precarious future

Robert Shrum
Robert Shrum

Get over it, liberals

Principles matter, but not as much as progress

Tish Durkin
Tish Durkin

The strange justifications of WikiLeak's Julian Assange

No matter what he says, he is not about exposing the abuse of power. He is about thwarting the exercise of power