THE APPLE UNIVERSE
Apple's sorely needed iTunes reboot: 4 rumored changes
The media app is often described as slow, unresponsive, and cumbersome, but big changes could be on the horizon before year's end
TECHNOLOGY
How people cash in on stupid internet memes
Cats that play the piano. Morons who dance in famous places. That, says Matt Labash, is the Web 2.0
ROBOTS
Shimi: The incredible dancing DJ robot
The boogying speaker dock is designed to change the way you listen to music. Is it cool enough to succeed?
BOOKS
Dave Eggers' 6 favorite books
The author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius finds inspiration in Saul Bellow, Arthur Miller, Joseph Heller, and more
FILM+TV
Forget Mad Men... is Louie TV's best show?
Admittedly, many Americans have never seen Louis C.K.'s edgy FX comedy. But the season three premiere has critics insisting that must change
PEOPLE+GOSSIP
Celebrity heroes: A slideshow
Jennifer Lawrence rushes to a sick woman's aid, Ryan Gosling breaks up a fight, and 11 other stars who saved the day
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The mind-reader machine that lets you type with your brain
Scientists have created a technology that could have huge implications for people like Stephen Hawking—and pretty much everyone else, too.
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SLATE
Fear and Loathing 40 years later
NEWSER
Adele expecting first child
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Coming soon: A Facebook "Want" button?
BUZZFEED
Regrettably tacky photos of famous people
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
The 10 worst people on reality TV
The week's best journalism
In some of the week's most striking images, a baby crocodile hatches, journalists sprint for Supreme Court news, and a U.S. decathlete breaks records
