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Cecily Strong – Crying and Laughing

Comedy and sorrow play equal roles in SNL’s Cecily Strong’s memoir This Will All Be Over Soon

Patrick Starrr

WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL MEDIA, BEAUTY IS A MAINSTAY, AND WITHIN that space there’s one person who dominates: Patrick Starrr. “Social media has allowed consumers to find people that look like them to trust a point of view that you may not get from a store employee,” he says. That connection with his YouTube audience inspired Starrr to launch One/Size Beauty.

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“In seconds, North America had suffered the worst blackout in its history. In about nine seconds, 61,800 megawatts were lost, and as many as 50 million people were abruptly left without power,” Newsweek reported.

RISKY BUSINESS

COVID-19 may have made a future pandemic more likely. Is Biden making the right moves to protect us? What experts say about lab leaks, bioterror—and politics

Death of A Salesman

Ron Popeil, who died late in July, hawked the Veg-O-Matic, the Smokeless Ashtray and the Pocket Fisherman, making the world safe for a new generation of TV pitchmen. Attention must be paid

‘BATTLING A PANDEMIC IS A SPECIAL KIND OF WAR'

To create the leadership we need to fight biological threats, look to the military’s example

Troops Fight On in the Mideast

While Biden leaves Afghanistan and pulls back in Iraq, the U.S. military persists in Syria

Olafur Eliasson – Climate Activism Through Art

Uncharted

Holland Taylor

PARTING SHOT

More Than Just ‘Twisties'

An Olympic gymnast says she and her fellow athletes face a lot of challenges in the sport that men don’t

Has Climate Change Reached A Crisis Point?

Some voices in the political and economic argument over climate change warn there is little time left to act, but others call those fears overblown

TikTok's Black Creators FIGHT BACK

Many of the hottest viral stars are white people who got famous doing dances by created Black performers. Now the originators want credit and payment for their work

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AS BEIJING TIGHTENS ITS CONTROL, GLOBAL CEOS WEIGH THE RISKS OF DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA

The Site Pushing the Big Lie About Arizona's Election Audit

The Gateway Pundit, which has a history of advancing promoting the audit in Maricopa County

Jennifer Beals

WHEN THE L WORD FIRST PREMIERED ON SHOWTIME IN 2004, PORTRAYALS of queer characters were rare and one-sided.

‘Going Against Trump Is the Death Knell'

Six months after the Capitol riot, the 10 GOP representatives who voted to Impeach Donald Trump are fighting for their political lives

The ‘I Quit' Revolution

Restless at work? Don’t join the throngs of people making a job move until you read this

WHY WE STILL LIVE IN Reagan's America

The 40th president’s optimistic faith—and lucky timing—help explain his enduring appeal

Moving Forward

Leon Bridges eclectic third album Gold-Diggers Sound finds the acclaimed singer-songwriter further moving away from the ’60s retro-soul feel of his breakout debut

China's Giant Bet on Blockchain

Beijing’s expected launch of a digital yuan next year is part of a bigger plan to take a global lead in the future of the internet

Revenge of the Nerds

How amateur sleuths broke the Wuhan lab story

‘I'm A Nobel Laureate, But I Still Have Regrets'

It’s only human to feel sadness about the roads not taken in your life even if you’re a big success

Do Your Employees Love Your Company?

Find out this fall when Newsweek and the Best Practice Institute unveil the first "Most Loved Workplaces" list

Are We Headed For A Cyber Pearl Harbor?

Digital attacks could push the U.S. and Russia into a Real War.

Rose Byrne

IF YOU HAD TO PICK ONE THING THAT DEFINED THE 1980S, YOU’D LIKELY include aerobics. From leotards to Olivia Newton-John’s “Let’s Get Physical” to Jane Fonda’s iconic fitness videos, aerobics became a cult-like obsession, and Rose Byrne’s new Apple TV+ series Physical (June 18) recreates that time. “The era is documented so much and it’s parodied so much, it’s easy to be funny.” Byrne plays Sheila, a wife and mother who finds purpose in her life, and eventually fame and fortune, through the world of aerobics.

Sparks on the Screen

After decades of trying, the musical duo of Ron and Russell Mael are releasing two movies, a band documentary and an original musical

A Superhero's New Mission

Chris Evans hung up his Captain America shield. Now he and his partners want to help Generation Z reshape the U.S. political landscape

Liz Phair – Back in the Game

Indie rock legend Liz Phair reemerges with Soberish new album in over a decade

It's Time to Party

Liz Cheney’s ouster from Republican leadership makes a third political party more likely