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Health
Not your mother's birth control.

The 'morning-after' pill: A guide

Plan B emergency contraception may soon be available to young teens without a prescription. Is that wise?

 
Science
Are you a deleter, or a keeper? Or somewhere in between?

Why Facebook makes breaking up even worse

Don't underestimate the emotional pain of going from "In a Relationship" to "Single"

 
Language
Subtitles are for the weak.

Learn Klingon in 6 steps

It's the only honorable thing to do

 
Entertainment
Therese Anne Fowler's new novel is Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.

Therese Anne Fowler's 6 favorite books

The author recommends works by Edith Wharton and Zelda Fitzgerald

 
U.S.
Only in America #1

Only in America: Handicapped poseurs

Rich New Yorkers hire handicapped tour guides to help them jump to the front of Disney World lines — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

 
U.S.
Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller is sworn in on Capitol Hill, May 17.

10 things you need to know today: May 18, 2013

An ousted IRS official testifies before Congress, Iraq experiences its deadliest day in eight months, and more

 
Business
The McDonald's drive-through line has slowed as its menu has expanded.

McDonald's increasingly enormous menu: By the numbers

It turns out there is such a thing as too much choice

 
Entertainment
It's the second coming!

The daily gossip: Beyonce Knowles is pregnant again, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from Kim Kardshian's impending baby shower to Justin Bieber's latest monkey business

 
Tech

The week's best of the internet

Hail the Kale!

The 9 best images, videos, and memes to emerge from the great digital playground — from the most beautiful man in the world to 7 unbelievable autocorrect WINS

 
Business
Hey Pabst, stop being so hip would you?

Party foul: Is PBR making cheap beers more expensive?

A spike in the price of "sub-premium" beers has people pointing fingers at Pabst

 
Entertainment
Dexter

WATCH: The grim full-length trailer for Dexter's final season

Things are looking worse than ever for Dexter Morgan

 
World
Only 43 percent of Britons have a favorable view of the E.U.

Should the U.K. leave the European Union?

British lawmakers debate putting the issue up to popular vote

 
Politics
IRS chief Steven Miller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 17.

5 highlights from the House's first hearing into the IRS scandal

Republicans say the scandal is only the "tip of the iceberg"

 
World
A Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in on display in an undisclosed location in Russia. 

Will Russia's advanced missiles prevent U.S. intervention in Syria?

The sophisticated weapons could make any Western attempt to impose a blockade or no-fly zone more dangerous

 
Politics
President Obama's nomination of Thomas Perez to Labor Secretary will finally go to the full Senate for consideration.

Why the GOP dropped its boycott of Obama's Labor and EPA picks

Don't start singing "Kumbaya" just yet

 
Entertainment

How Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. can be a success

How convenient that Agent Coulson should rise from the dead for the small screen take on The Avengers.

ABC's new Avengers spinoff has the potential to offer a whole new perspective on the Marvel Universe

 
Politics
Michele Bachmann: The face of the GOP's push to tie the IRS scandal to ObamaCare.

Will the GOP's attempt to tie the IRS scandal to ObamaCare backfire?

Republicans smell blood due to the tax agency's role in implementing the health-care law

 
From our partners at SLATE
Star Trek

The top 6 Star Trek science mistakes

Shields up, and man your battle-stations: We're on a collision course... with science

World
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses his supporters in Lahore, May 11.

Can Nawaz Sharif improve media freedom in Pakistan?

The third-time prime minister has the opportunity to make the news media work for everyone

 
Tech
What're you lookin' at?

Why Google Glass' privacy concerns are grossly overstated

"To record someone at a urinal, a voyeur wearing Google Glass would have to stand there and stare at that person," notes Popular Science's Dan Nosowitz

 
 

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