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Mitch McConnell vs. Miss America? It Could Happen

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.26.2013 | Politics

The Kentucky Derby may be the most spectacular event in all of sports, but it’s also where you’re bound to stumble into the grasp of a glassy-eyed...

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The Surprising Number Of Women Who Take Their Husbands' Last Names

Posted 05.16.2013 | Weddings

Recent studies have shown that the number of women taking their husbands' last name after marriage is on the rise. A new survey of Facebook users hint...

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Rand Paul's Double Talk

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.15.2013 | Politics

Read More: Republican Party, Gop, Kentucky, Video, Rand Paul, Conservatives, Republicans, The Daily Beast, Politics News

What to make of maverick Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s latest speechifying? “I’m not advocating everyone go out and run around with no clothes on an...

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GOP Heavy-Hitters Bring Unapologetic Swagger

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.14.2013 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Senate, Chris Christie, The Daily Beast, Republican Party, Governors, Ted Cruz, Republicans, Politics News

Two Republican heavy hitters are bringing manly back to their machismo-starved party. In terms of public image, it’s hard to think of two Republi...

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Why Obama Should've Played Offense

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics

Read More: Obama Irs, Susan Rice, Irs, Obama Benghazi, Mitt Romney, Gop, Obama, Benghazi, The Daily Beast, Democrats, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News

There’s an old question in politics. If you (a public figure) decide to address potential controversy X head on by taking this or that action, are y...

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Say What? The Week In Political Winguts

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.12.2013 | Politics

Read More: Birthers, Michele Bachmann, Ted Cruz, Brian Sims, Gop, The Daily Beast, Democratic Party, Democrats, Republican Party, Peggy Scott, Republicans, Daryl Metcalfe, Politics News

Minnesota: 9-11 Pray Day Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann really wants a September 11 “National Day of Prayer and Fasting,” not only to commemor...

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Jim Demint Faces Big Debacle

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.12.2013 | Politics

Read More: Jason Richwine, Jim Demint Heritage, Immigration Reform, Republican Party, Heritage Foundation, Gop, Immigration, Jim Demint, Republicans, The Daily Beast, Politics News

The Heritage Foundation was supposed to be where Jim DeMint expanded his influence. Drawing on the lessons of his term-and-change in the United States...

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From THE SLANT: Inside the Celebrity Interview with Kevin Sessums

Stephanie Fairyington | Posted 05.10.2013 | Media

Read More: Andy Warhol, Interview Magazine, The New Yorker, Courtney Love, Tina Brown, Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter, Barbra Streisand, Michelle Williams, The Daily Beast, Tom Cruise, New York Media, Kevin Sessums, Media News

In Sessums's view, celebrity occupies a paradoxical position in the magazine world. On the one hand, the public's insatiable appetite for stories about the rich and famous is the engine motoring newsstand sales and revving up online traffic.

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CNN Speaks Out On Howard Kurtz

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 05.03.2013 | Media

Howard Kurtz, who was fired from The Daily Beast on Thursday, will remain the host of a weekly media show on CNN. A CNN spokesperson told The Huff...

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Howard Kurtz, Daily Beast Part Ways

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 05.02.2013 | Media

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The Daily Beast fired Howard Kurtz. Newsweek/Daily Beast chief Tina Brown tweeted on Thursday that the company had parted ways with Kurtz, the new...

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The Week In Wingnuts

The Daily Beast | Posted 04.14.2013 | Politics

Read More: Gop, David Agema, Video, The Daily Beast, Michele Presnell, Sam Brownback, Bob Thorpe, Republicans, Politics News

From a representative suggesting bulletproof vests for town meetings to a GOP committeeman comparing gays to alcoholics, our weekly roundup of way-off...

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In Defense Of The 'Top Rabbis' List

Rabbi Michael Knopf | Posted 06.05.2013 | Religion

Read More: Rabbi Sharon Brous, Newsweek, Rabbis, The Daily Beast, Rabbi David Wolpe, Judaism, Progressive Jews, Innovative Rabbis, American Judaism, American Rabbis, Top Rabbis List, Religion News

Just before Passover, Newsweek/The Daily Beast set off a firestorm when it released its seventh annual list of "America's Top 50 Rabbis." Almost immediately, intense debate erupted.

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The Mainstreaming of Porn: Is It Ruining Sex for Our Younger Generations?

Lorraine Devon Wilke | Posted 05.23.2013 | Women

Read More: Sasha Gray, Aurora Snow, Cultural Norms, Looking Like Porn Stars, The Daily Beast, Porn Actresses, Mainstreaming Porn, Peer Pressure, Porn, Mr. Skin, Women News

Beyond the gladiator-like viewing of pumping participants, what is all this porn doing to the young people coming up in the world and just learning about sex; just grasping what to do with those oft-photographed and widely used body parts?

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Top Former Obama Speechwriter Joins The Daily Beast

Posted 05.14.2013 | Media

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President Obama's former chief speechwriter Jon Favreau has joined the Daily Beast, Politico's Mike Allen reported Thursday. Favreau, who wrote spe...

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How Annoying Is Anne Hathaway: A Scientific Inquiry

Billy Kimball | Posted 04.04.2013 | Media

As a meme, "Anne Hathaway, annoying" seems to be in no danger of unseating the top Hathaway related search generated by Google's "live search" function. This is, of course, "Anne Hathaway" and the ever popular "wardrobe malfunction."

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Media Ethics Journalist Howie Kurtz Should Be Ashamed of Himself: New Low in American Journalism

Vicky Ward | Posted 03.24.2013 | Media

Last Sunday I got an email: "I think I have convinced Jill Kelly to speak with you if you are still interested?... She wants the promise of a cover and an assurance that the interview will be favorable." I laughed. Today I saw, to my astonishment, that Kelley appeared to have got her conditions -- in The Daily Beast.

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Robin Givhan Laid Off From Newsweek

The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 12.11.2012 | Black Voices

A major round of layoffs have occurred at Newsweek--an unfortunate byproduct of the 80-year-old news publication's transition into an all-digital form...

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Hitler’s Strange Afterlife In India

www.thedailybeast.com | Posted 11.30.2012 | World

Read More: Hitler's Strange Afterlife, Adolf Hitler, The Daily Beast, World News

My wife teaches French to tenth-grade students at a private school here in Mumbai. During one recent class, she asked these mostly upper-middle-class ...

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Steven Spielberg's Lincoln Unveils the 'Mathematics' of Breaking Gridlock in Washington

Ravi Chaudhary | Posted 01.21.2013 | Politics

Read More: Thirteenth Amendment, Euclid, Reliance Entertainment, Congress, Dreamworks, Civil War, Twentieth Century Fox, Tina Brown, Steven Spielberg, Economy, Abraham Lincoln, Tony Kushner, Washington DC, Fiscal Cliff, The Daily Beast, Video, Politics News

The release of Steven Spielberg's Lincoln may have been intentionally delayed until after the presidential election. However its debut has unintentionally arrived in time to impact an event of equal political importance.

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Tina Brown: 'Insane' To Take Over Newsweek

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 11.19.2012 | Media

Tina Brown candidly discussed taking over Newsweek and the magazine's decision to move to an all digital format in this week's issue of New York magaz...

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Experts See A Strong Future For Livestrong

Huffington Post | Zoe Mintz | Posted 10.22.2012 | Impact

Read More: United Way, Video, The Daily Beast, Nike, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Lance Armstrong, Wall Street Journal, Livestrong, Impact News

UPDATE 10/22/2012: Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life from cycling, the International Cycling Union s...

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Jolie Fights For Malala, Gets Her Kids Involved In Cause

Posted 10.24.2012 | Impact

Read More: Gordon Brown, Video, Education, Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan, Angelina Jolie, Angelina Jolie Activism, Taliban, The Daily Beast, Pakistani-Teen-Activist, Girls Education, Malala Yousafzai Shot, Impact News

Angelina Jolie has joined a global campaign to support the Pakistani teen activist who was shot in the head last week. Malala Yousufzai, the 14-ye...

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There is No Having It All, There is No Perfect (and, Spoiler Alert: There is No Santa Claus, Either)

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 11.25.2012 | Women

Told we can have it all, we heard we must do it all. Told we can do anything, we heard that whatever we choose to do, it better be something good... and we better do it perfectly.

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