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1. Don't Ignore Race in Christopher Lane's Murder The association of young black men with violence doesn't come out of thin air, argues John McWhorter 2. Verizon Is Selling the Best Smartphone After a long wait, the HTC One finally hit Verizon this week 3. School Has Become Too Hostile to Boys The young-male imagination may be punished too often, writes Christina Hoff Sommers 4. Obesity Is No Longer Rising, but It's More Dangerous Than Ever Obesity is more deadly than previously thought, but a nationwide survey shows that after rising for decades, rates have not increased for the first time in 30 years 5. A Boozy Beer That Won't Give You a Hangover Adding electrolytes makes for a not-awful morning 6. Egypt No Longer Matters The Middle East has changed, but Egypt has not. It's time for Washington to recognize that Cairo is not the center of the Arab world, writes TIME International editor Bobby Ghosh 7. Kids Build World's Largest LEGO Tower Painstakingly constructed from over 500,000 bricks, the 113-ft. tall tower weighs more than a ton 8. The Toy Barbie Responds to the Wendy Davis Barbie Wars Conservatives have adopted Barbie as an insult, but the toymaker is fighting back 9. Today In NCAA Injustice: A Grieving Player Is Benched Two family members dying in two months didn't strike the NCAA as hardship 10. Here's What The Butler Really Saw Fact vs. fiction in Lee Daniels' The Butler, loosely based on the life of Eugene Allen, a butler at the White House for 34 years PICTURES OF THE WEEK SPECIAL OF THE WEEK 11 Suspiciously Sound-Alike Songs Robin Thicke is just the latest to be accused IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE Martin Luther King Jr: Architect of the 21st Century '1963 is Not An End But a Beginning.' The Kickstarter Culture Wars Lessons on Race and History in The Butler Jobs, the Movie, Struggles With Jobs, the Man Stay Connected with TIME.com Subscribe to RSS Feeds Sign Up for Newsletters Get the TIME Magazine iPad Edition Read TIME Mobile on your Phone Become a Fan of TIME Get TIME Twitter Updates TO UNSUBSCRIBE You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. EMAIL OPT-OUTS Click here for more information on how to opt-out of marketing communications from us and our partners, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/emailprivacy PRIVACY POLICY Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/privacy FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION, PLEASE CONTACT: TIME Customer Service 3000 University Center Drive Tampa, FL 33612-6408 How To Advertise | Give the Gift of TIME | Update Email