Newsweek Magazine

January 19, 2018 Issue

Features

Cover story U.S.

The Boston Marathon Bomb Maker Is Still on the Loose

We know who killed three people and maimed 260 more five years ago at the Boston Marathon. But whoever built the bombs that ripped apart so many lives is still out there.

U.S.

Kings of the Stoned Age

Legal marijuana was supposed to hurt the Mexican drug cartels, but narcos in California aren't going anywhere.

In Focus

Westport, Connecticut—It wasn’t a miracle, just the predictable outcome of another really cold day. As arctic weather conditions caused the northeastern U.S. to shiver, a woman walked over a frozen part of the Long Island Sound on January 7.

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Periscope

Analysis

Mattis And McMaster, Not Trump, Calling Shots In Iran

The protests in Iran may have blown up the president's dream of shredding that country's nuclear deal.

U.S.

Trump Tax Code Lead To Fewer Full-Time Jobs, Homeowners

The new tax law helps billionaires, and accelerates tech's shredding of the old ways of living and working.

Science

Amazon, Microsoft Staff Used Company Emails to Buy Sex

Silicon Valley's 'Female Problem' was well-known long before the #MeToo movement. But emails obtained by Newsweek reveal another sordid corner of the tech sector's treatment of women.

Horizons

Science

Humans Have Reached Their Peak Lifespan and Fitness

A new survey finds that humans are about as tall, fit and long-living as we'll ever get.

Science

Parasites Described by Hippocrates ID'd in Ancient Poop

Hippocrates described unidentified parasitic worms in his medical texts 2,500 years ago. Ancient human poop just revealed which ones.

Science

This May Be the First New Alzheimer's Drug in Years

A drug originally designed to treat diabetes has reversed Alzheimer's disease symptoms in lab mice.

Science

Doctors Recommend Exercise to Slow Down Dementia

New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology suggest that exercising twice a week could help keep the mind sharp.

Downtime

Entertainment

'Small Town Crime' Is 2018's First Great Dark Comedy

John Hawkes has enjoyed the slow build of his career, playing lots of menacing creeps and oddballs. In 'Small Town Crime,' he gets to be a hero, of sorts.

Entertainment

David Bowie's Final Years: Inside the New HBO Doc

Before David Bowie died, he was reborn.

Entertainment

How to Swear, with Samuel L. Jackson

The man behind Nick Fury, Jules Winnfield and Mr. Glass draws on his decades of experience on stage and in front of the camera for his MasterClass course on acting. Hold on to your butts.

January 19, 2018 Issue

Kings of the Stoned Age

Out for an Ice Stroll

Trump Tax Code Lead To Fewer Full-Time Jobs, Homeowners

Amazon, Microsoft Staff Used Company Emails to Buy Sex

Parasites Described by Hippocrates ID'd in Ancient Poop

This May Be the First New Alzheimer's Drug in Years

Doctors Recommend Exercise to Slow Down Dementia

David Bowie's Final Years: Inside the New HBO Doc

How to Swear, with Samuel L. Jackson

Editor's Picks

Donald Trump's Lawyer May Be Creating 'Chaos' on Purpose: Attorney

Dozens of Morehouse College Staff Vote Against Giving Biden Degree

King Charles Latest Cancer Update, Given by Queen

Barron Trump College Choice: Everything Donald, Melania Have Said

Can Justice Alito Be Forced to Recuse? Experts Weigh In

January 19, 2018 Issue

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