The worst flu season in a decade, Facebook's $100 messaging fee, and more

HEALTH America's monster flu season: By the numbers The flu has hit early and hard in what is shaping up to be the worst nationwide outbreak in more than a decade FACEBOOK Why is Facebook charging $100 for messages? Want to reach out to Mark Zuckerberg? You can... for a price ART The week's best photojournalism In some of the week's most arresting images, a tiger digs into his meal, a woman in a wedding gown braves the cold, and a performer tastes fire TOUGH LOVE WITH STARSHINE ROSHELL Advice: What should I do about my pot-smoking teenage son? Starshine Roshell weighs in with advice on this and other quandaries THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION 5 things Republicans hate about Jack Lew President Obama's nominee for Treasury secretary used to be well-regarded on the Right. Not anymore BUDGET BATTLES How Congress can solve the U.S. budget crisis: Do nothing? While apparently nobody was looking, says a fiscal think tank, Washington basically solved our budget problem FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE The GOP's reason for hope in 2014 It has to do with midterm turnout rates FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE Why we should bring back Prohibition Behold: The benefits of sobriety SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE The 4 best questions to ask teenagers at risk for suicide NEWSER No signs of brain damage in Lanza: Medical examiner NEW YORK MAGAZINE Time Inc. is preparing a bunch of layoffs POLITICAL WIRE Bachmann refuses to pay 5 staffers SALON A déjà vu Congress targets reproductive rights, again Photo of the day The princess' first official portrait — and more in our collection of newsy images from around the globe       Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2013 The Week, All rights reserved.