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The Story Behind Oprah’s Riveting Show

How James went to pieces, Oprah got her groove back, and other tales of 'truthiness' in the publishing trade. • FULL STORY

Photo illustration by Newsweek; Damien Donck for Newsweek (book photo)

• Religion: Cut, Thrust and Christ
Why evangelicals are mastering the art of college debate.

PAST SOCIETY COVERAGE

• Cover: The Trouble With Boys
They're kinetic, maddening and failing at school. Now educators are trying new ways to help them succeed.

• Essay: 'Mommy, I Know You'
A feminist scholar explains how the study of girls can teach us about boys.

• Saving Soul Food
Health-conscious African-Americans are reinventing classic recipes. So long, pork fat; hello, baked chicken.

• Till Faucets Do Us Part
Warning: remodeling can wreck a marriage.

WEB-EXCLUSIVE SOCIETY COVERAGE

POSTED JAN. 20, 2006

• Rabbi Gellman: Cult of Winning Debases Us
Society’s obsession with winning permeates our sports, arts and politics. And it threatens to make us all losers.

POSTED JAN. 13, 2006

• Patti Davis: Give James Frey Another Chance
James Frey’s writing is under attack. I know how he feels.

POSTED JAN. 9, 2006

• Gellman: For U.S. Jews, Sharon is a Symbol
For American Jews, now is the time to find a unity that has eluded us and to find a common voice for the land that we love

POSTED JAN. 5, 2006

• Starr: Why Michelle Kwan Deserves One More Chance
Michelle Kwan wants to compete in one more Olympics. It should be a no-brainer. But our Olympic bureaucracies haven’t always demonstrated brains. Or heart.

POSTED JAN. 3, 2006

• Rabbi Gellman: The Big Religious Trends of 2005
The five most important religious trends of 2005, and my hopes for 2006.

• Humor: Former FEMA Chief Runs Late. Again.
Former FEMA chief Michael Brown explains why he’s behind with his 2006 resolutions.

POSTED DEC. 29, 2005

• Mark Starr: The Top Sports Stories of 2005
But 2005 still offered its share of memorable moments in the world of sports. Our picks of the top stories.

POSTED DEC. 27, 2005

• Gellman: Sticky-Wing Johnny’s Chanukah Fable
For more than 2,000 years, most people thought that the miracle of Chanukah was about the Maccabees and how one day's oil in the Temple lasted for eight. Here’s another interpretation.

• Humor: Saddam Calls U.S. ‘Amateur Torturers’
In another outburst today, Saddam Hussein said Americans could never torture as well as he can.

POSTED DEC. 21, 2005

• Yes, Jews Do Think 'Merry Christmas' is OK
How the celebration of Christ’s birth can unite us all—Christian, Jew, Muslim and otherwise.

• Rabbi Gellman: What I Love About Christmas
A Christmas greeting from a Jewish brother.

• Phone Spying: Why Aren’t Americans Outraged?
Bush’s defense of his phone-spying program has disturbing echoes of arguments once used by South Africa’s apartheid regime. Why Americans should examine the parallels.

• Video Blog: On New York's Strike-Bound Streets
New Yorkers shifted from anger to stoicism as they hit the streets for day two of the city's bus and subway strike

POSTED DEC. 20, 2005

• Sick Iraqi Kids Offered 2nd Chance in U.S.
A U.S.-based humanitarian program has helped thousands of severely ill children from around the world. Young Iraqis are just the latest beneficiaries.

• Q&A: How NY’s Transit Strike Affects Business
A financial expert assesses the local—and national—economic impact of New York’s transit strike.

• A Commuter’s Diary
A New Yorker finds some solace in his walk to work during the city’s transit strike. Will the camaraderie last?

• Humor: What Bush Wants From Your Camcorder
Bush urges his fellow Americans to keep an eye on each other over the festive season.

POSTED DEC. 15, 2005

• Starr: The Hidden Shame of College Football
'Tis the season to celebrate college football’s best teams. But as we begin the annual bowl frenzy, our joy should be tempered with more than a small measure of embarrassment.

POSTED DEC. 8, 2005

• Starr: No Shame in Being a U.S. Soccer Fan
It's rather embarrassing. But I used to hail taxis just so I could … can I just say how excited I am about tomorrow’s World Cup soccer draw in Germany?

POSTED DEC. 6, 2005

• Borowitz: Condi’s Real Agenda on Europe Tour
Think Condi Rice has gone to Europe to discuss global politics? Think again.

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• U.S. in Direct Talks With Sunni Insurgents

• Domestic Spying: Bush Appointees Revolt

• The Story Behind Oprah’s Riveting Show

• What Hamas Won: A Mess It Can’t Fix?

• Zakaria: Why U.S. Didn’t See Hamas Coming

• Musharraf Q&A: Winning the War on Terror

The Great Divide

• How will this generation vote in its golden years?

• Browse through six decades of Newsweek's political covers

• Left, right or center? Take our survey

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Team USA

• Meet some of the Americans competing in the 2006 Winter Olympics

• Are the Winter Games Killing the Olympics?

• ‘Block the Torch’: Protestors Have the Spirit

• Medal Matchups You Won’t Want to Miss

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Where Are They Now?

• Those on past Who's Next lists are winning Grammies and Emmies, ruling nations and reinventing human communication

• Submit Your Own Candidates for Who's Next

• Readers' Nominations for 2006

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Red White & Proud

• Newsweek honors the people and projects that exemplify American values

• Marguerite Sallee: Keeping Her Promise to Kids

• A Flood of Compassion After Hurricane Katrina

• Reader Nominations: The Best People in Your Lives

• Nominate your own candidate for our series

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Women in Leadership

• How Women Lead

• Oprah and Seven Other Women Share Their Stories

• Leadership Lessons: Twelve Women on What It Takes

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• Surviving the New SAT Test

• Is Early Decision Still Better?

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"These wars are not only difficult to report, but increasingly difficult to survive. Those [journalists] who have died in three years in Iraq now outnumber those who died in Vietnam in 12."
—Martin Bell, who covered 11 conflicts for the BBC from Southeast Asia to the Balkans, explaining the difficulties journalists face in the Mideast.
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