Why the world wants Obama to win

2012 PRESIDENTIAL RACE Why the world wants Obama to win People surveyed in 21 countries overwhelmingly favor President Obama over Mitt Romney. What's behind that landslide? THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN Richard Mourdock's rape comment: Will it hurt Mitt Romney? Romney cuts a direct-to-camera TV ad for Mourdock, and days later, the GOP Senate hopeful says that when rape victims get pregnant, it's part of God's plan SPORTS Tigers vs. Giants: Everything you need to know about the World Series Your guide to the 108th Fall Classic ARTS+LIFE The 'Floral Kiss' laptop and 6 other patronizing for-women-only products From daintily designed pens to beer for chicks, here's a look back at marketing efforts that pander to ladies THE APPLE UNIVERSE Is the iPad Mini too expensive? Apple's tinier tablet starts at $329 — a full $130 more than Amazon's Kindle Fire HD and Google's Nexus 7 ARTS+LIFE The 25 most powerful TV shows of the past 25 years They may not be the best shows — in fact, some are among the worst, says Mental Floss. But their impact reaches far beyond the living room FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE Can we trust voting machines? Trade-secret law makes it impossible to independently verify that the devices are working properly, says David S. Levine at Slate SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE The robot that dances Gangnam Style NEWSER Arrests made in Malala's shooting NEW YORK MAGAZINE Alleged rapist tries Four Loko defense THE FRISKY 20 non-horror movies that are absolutely terrifying SALON Five signs racism still dominates our politics Weird news photo quiz Underwater Jack O'Lanterns. Fields of shovels. For each of these five curious images, see if you can choose the answer that correctly completes the photo caption         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.