Captured: A photo blog
![Best photojournalism doves](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0129/64749_article_full/w/228/h/141/best-photojournalism-doves.jpg?209)
The week's best photojournalism
Lauren Hansen and Sarah Eberspacher | December 5, 2014
Entertainment
![Now you can own this horror. ](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0129/64747_article_full/w/228/h/141/now-you-can-own-this-horrornbsp.jpg?209)
Mister Babadook: An oral history of 2014's most terrifying movie prop
Scott Meslow | December 5, 2014
Entertainment
![In Wild, Reese Witherspoon is a dynamically strong, real, and captivating woman.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0129/64600_article_full/w/228/h/141/in-wild-reese-witherspoon-is-a-dynamically-strong-real-and-captivating-woman.jpg?209)
Girls on Film: How Wild's Reese Witherspoon finally got a film worthy of her talents
Monika Bartyzel | December 5, 2014
U.S.
![Time to press "record."](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0129/64732_article_full/w/228/h/141/time-to-press-record.jpg?209)
The Eric Garner case actually makes a pretty strong argument for police body cams
Peter Weber | December 5, 2014
Science
![Atomic Fireballs](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0127/63930_article_full/w/228/h/141/atomic-fireballs.jpg?209)
The sugary secrets of candy-making chemistry
World Science Festival Staff | December 5, 2014
Lifestyle
![Nope, you don't need any cards.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0129/64720_article_full/w/228/h/141/nope-you-dont-need-any-cards.jpg?209)
5 reasons why you should just shred that holiday letter
Elissa Strauss | December 5, 2014
World
![West Africa's Ebola outbreak could inform responders to Madagascar's plague cases.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0129/64685_article_full/w/228/h/141/west-africas-ebola-outbreak-could-inform-responders-to-madagascars-plague-cases.jpg?209)
What Ebola can teach us about a new bubonic plague outbreak in Africa
s.e. smith | December 5, 2014
Politics
![Police officers shouldn't always get the benefit of the doubt.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0129/64727_article_full/w/228/h/141/police-officers-shouldnt-always-get-the-benefit-of-the-doubt.jpg?209)
The lesson of Eric Garner: No more get-out-of-jail-free cards for cops
Damon Linker | December 5, 2014
Politics
![Treading on D.C.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0129/64715_article_full/w/228/h/141/treading-on-dc.jpg?209)
Republicans say they believe in small government. Except when it comes to marijuana.
Ryan Cooper | December 5, 2014
Entertainment
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0129/64728_article_full/w/228/h/141.jpg?209)
This week I learned why people in old movies talk weird, and more
Lauren Hansen | December 4, 2014
Health
![Relax, you'll be fine.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0128/64163_article_full/w/228/h/141/relax-youll-be-fine.jpg?209)
10 serious-sounding medical conditions that aren't so serious
Angela Tung | December 4, 2014
Lifestyle
![Catching up with pals regularly will make for a happier you.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0128/64194_article_full/w/228/h/141/catching-up-with-pals-regularly-will-make-for-a-happier-you.jpg?209)
Are you doing these 5 simple things to make your life better?
Eric Barker | December 4, 2014
U.S.
![This job is literally going to kill you.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0129/64616_article_full/w/228/h/141/this-job-is-literally-going-to-kill-you.jpg?209)
When and how you're most likely to be murdered at work
Luke Malone and E.J. Fox | December 4, 2014
Lifestyle
![Find a charity that gives you that "good-giving" feeling.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/img/dir_0129/64657_article_full/w/228/h/141/find-a-charity-that-gives-you-that-good-giving-feeling.jpg?209)
3 ways to make giving feel extra good this holiday season
Shana Lebowitz | December 4, 2014MOST POPULAR ON THE WEEK
- Mark Wahlberg should not be pardoned
- Republicans say they believe in small government. Except when it comes to marijuana.
- Diagnosing the Home Alone burglars' injuries: A professional weighs in
- 43 TV shows to watch in 2014
- This week I learned why people in old movies talk weird, and more
- Sorry, New York Times: The state of marriage in America is not good
- The surprisingly morbid origins of Peter Pan
- Mister Babadook: An oral history of 2014's most terrifying movie prop
- What the right gets wrong about Eric Garner's death
- Why Eric Garner's death should disturb everyone
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206064651im_/https://7e8c.https.cdn.softlayer.net/807E8C/origin.theweek.com/images/blank_between.png?209)
Subscribe to the Week |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |