Sally Ride: A visual tribute to America's first female astronaut

NASA Sally Ride: A visual tribute to America's first female astronaut As the first U.S. woman sent into space, Ride became an almost literal symbol of women's ability to break the glass ceiling THE GUN DEBATE Paul Brandus: How gun-rights advocates benefit from Obama's presidency Gun lobbyists say Obama will dismantle the right to bear arms if he's re-elected, failing to note that the past four years have been great for their industry FILM+TV The 'awe-inspiring' six-minute Anna Karenina clip The film adaptation of Tolstoy's classic novel is already generating Oscar buzz, and the latest teaser from director Joe Wright has floored critics THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN Mitt Romney's overseas tour: Will it boost his foreign policy cred? The GOP candidate is about to take the commander-in-chief test. Will his trip abroad burnish his credentials the way Obama's 2008 world tour did for him? HEALTH Could 'awe therapy' make us nicer? Moments that make us feel small — like gazing out over the Grand Canyon or glimpsing the northern lights — can do a world of good for our mental health AMERICAN IDOL Is American Idol wise to spend $18 million on Mariah Carey? Fox producers are blowing a wad to bring the diva songstress to the judges' panel in hopes of resuscitating the show's ailing ratings FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE The rare case of the mother whose cancer spread to her unborn daughter Roughly 1 in 1,000 women get cancer while pregnant. But, usually, even the most aggressive cancers never penetrate the fetus SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Photos: What a devastating drought looks like NEWSER UC Davis docs punished for human experiments NEW YORK MAGAZINE Sally Ride comes out in her obituary TECCA Thousands receive same death threat via text message THE DAILY WHAT Fire-breathing in slow motion Mourning joe A South Carolina funeral home opens a Starbucks on its premises — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation         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.