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July 24, 2013 Issue

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You Can Live Forever: Is Immortality Plausible? Or Is It Quack Science?

Are humans on the cusp of living to 120, 130, or more? What will aging look like in this new world of longevity?

When Rape Goes Viral

Social media is forcing Americans to confront the scourge of sexual assault more openly and honestly than ever before—even as it also destroys the lives of individual victims. The horrific Catch-22 of rape in the Internet age.

The Once and Future King

The newly born Prince of Cambridge is expected to live and rule into the 22nd century. What will his realm look like more than 50 years from now?

In Focus

Chinese Earthquake

A series of earthquakes rocked northwestern China on July 22. At least 89 people were killed and hundreds more injured by falling rubble from collapsed buildings.The Gansu Provincial Seismological Bureau measured the main earthquake at magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale, devastating a mountainous region that is home to 26 million people.

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Periscope

The Twilight of Jay Leno

Why would NBC replace him when he's still so dominant?

The Inspirer

Talia Joy Castellano was a role model for children with cancer.

Pulling up Stakes

Dan Loeb turned Yahoo around—then turned himself a nice profit.

Huma Channels Hillary

But it's unlikely to save her husband's ridiculous campaign.

A Reformer in Rome

Pope Francis appears serious about changing the Vatican, but a scandal looms.

Horizons

Scent From my iPhone

New technology could send smells from one smartphone to another.

Little Brother is Watching You

A new educational program has Orwellian overtones.

Brave New World

Will an even more populous planet lead to greater suffering?

A Note of Caution

Was classical music a kind of cultural imperialism?

Street Cleaners

Could special paving stones reduce smog?

Downtime

Growing Up Maggie Carey

The writer-director and recovering overachiever checks 'debut film' off her to-do list.

The Art of Drawing in Crowds

Long lines drum up cachet beyond the art world.

It's Too Late for Talk

David Gilbert's audacious new novel of fathers and sons explores a fabled fiction writer's real-world legacy.

AlunaGeorge's 'Body Music'

The British duo comes stateside, and promises a arriage of electropop and R&B.

Mind-Bending Mixology

Cocktails with ingredients you never thought you'd imbibe.

Editor's Picks

Tucker Carlson's Tough Year Since Fox News Firing

The TV personality was pushed into unchartered waters last year following his shock ousting from Fox News.

8 MIN READ

China Defends its Involvement in Antigua after Newsweek Article

China's involvement in Antigua has always been for the benefit of its people and is not targeted at any other country, the embassy spokesperson said.

By Didi Kirsten Tatlow

6 MIN READ

Fact Check: Did Putin Ally Say 'Israel Is Secretly Controlled by Jews'?

2 MIN READ

Population Map Reveals States Growing, Shrinking the Quickest

3 MIN READ

Donald Trump Suffers Major Blow in E. Jean Carroll Saga

By Matthew Impelli

2 MIN READ