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Beijing Comes Into Focus
Award-winning photojournalists Vincent Laforet, Donald Miralle and Mike Powell continue their coverage of the 2008 Olympics in our photo blog, Visions of China. Each day throughout the Games the three will post their pictures along with notes on how they got the shots. Plus, a daily photo gallery of their best images
Back From Iraq, Back to School
On Monday, Aug. 18, meet a young Marine who was deployed to Iraq six months into his junior year of college. After a year of duty, Alex Cornell du Houx made the difficult transition back to campus life, and is now seeking another way of serving his country. See our video report and read his first-person essay
Highlights
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Super Moms, a Southern Journey and Sexy Carla
The most popular stories, photo galleries and blogs on Newsweek.com for the week ending Aug. 8
'Photos: Medaling Moms'
Readers were inspired by our gallery of women who became sports champions after giving birth.
'Photos: Extreme Pet Gadgets'
From GPS tracking to bacon-flavored bubbles, animal pampering goes wild.
'Make. It. Stop.'
We're late to the Crocs-bashing party, but can we please retire these ridiculous shoes?
'Photos: Love, Presidential Style'
The whirlwind affair between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new wife
'A Drink's Purple Reign'
Can MonaVie açai juice cure your ills and make you rich? True believers say, "Yes, it can."
'The Fab Five Revisited'
A Lifetime TV drama opens an old wound in a Texas cheerleaders' town.
'Southern Discomfort'
How the 2008 presidential race is unsettling the old Confederacy
'Doctors Within Borders'
The huge turnout at a free medical and dental clinic points to America's health-care problems.
'Changing Tastes'
How Bennigan's restaurants fell victim to American belt-tightening
'Sex Doesn't Always Sell'
Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama aren't likely to take any cues from Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.
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Mysterious Beasts, Lurking
Obsession with mysterious or unidentified animals, also known as cryptids, is nothing new. Fascination with Scotland's Loch Ness dates back to the eighteenth century. The lumpy beast that recently washed up on a New York beach has revived the question: what else lurks beneath? Go online to view photos of all kinds of cyptids, from a coelacanth (a prehistoric-looking fish) to the Yeti (the abominable snowman). Repulsive and scary, but almost impossible to look away from.
Highlights
Here are some of the bloggers, contributors and guest writers you can find onNewsweek.com.
Watch the site for opportunities to submit questions for upcoming Future of Energy interviews with Fareed Zakaria.
Brian Braiker joins acclaimed songwriter Randy Newman as he plays songs from his new album in a video exclusive.
Melinda Liu and others follow the excitement and drama underway in China on our Olympics blog, Beijing Beat.
Daniel Gross writes about the economists who think a country's GDP can predict its success in the Olympic Games.
Can graffitti be more than just an eyesore? Jessica Bennett explores how it can become a tool for public discourse.
Paris Hilton Is Right?
The 10 most-read stories on Newsweek.com's international site for the week ending August 8.
1. 'Photos: Pet Pampering Gone Wild'
Extreme gadgets and accessories for animals and their over-the-top owners.
2. 'Photos: Love, Presidential Style'
Images from Nicolas Sarkozy's whirlwind relationship with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.
3. 'Southern Discomfort'
How George Bush and presidential hopeful Barack Obama have unsettled America's south.
4. 'Doctors Within Borders'
Revelations about a widening gap between health care haves and have-nots in America.
5. 'Photos: The Most Fuel-Efficient Cars'
Fuel efficiency doesn't come in big packages. These small and stylish rides save gas and money.
6. 'Sex Doesn't Always Sell'
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is the type of wife that the spouses of Obama and McCain are trying not to be.
7. 'Global Literacy Quiz'
Take your brain for a spin! Test your knowledge in Newsweek's annual global literacy quiz.
8. 'Don't Laugh. Paris is Right.'
What the Hilton heiress could teach Messrs. McCain and Obama about the energy crisis.
9. 'Photos: The Unsettled South'
A slideshow that documents Christopher Dickey's long march through the Confederacy.
10. 'This Bug Man Is a Pest'
George Ledin teaches students to write viruses. It makes security software firms sick.
Also
- Read more Spain picks
- America may be on top, but it can learn something from India's system, says one former CEO. Read the Q&A
- Read our interview with a major American roboticist
- Explore our graphic on education spending in the Gulf
- Michael Crow discusses the cross-border university
- Read one dean's thoughts on the state of U.S. admissions
