How celebrities buy Twitter followings — and how you can, too

TECH How celebrities buy Twitter followings — and how you can, too By CHRIS GAYOMALI 50 Cent, Mercedes-Benz, and Pepsi may all have falsely inflated follower accounts U.S. 9 recent school bans that could totally ruin prom By Lauren Hansen No, you may not bring your favorite porn star TECH WATCH: Apple's sappy-but-sweet new iPhone 5 ad By CHRIS GAYOMALI Now with less Zooey U.S. Why conspiracy theories are good for America By TOM ROGAN The public square must be open to vigorous debates — even when the debaters themselves are boneheads ENTERTAINMENT Girls on Film: Why it's time to retire the term 'Manic Pixie Dream Girl' By MONIKA BARTYZEL This once-useful piece of critical shorthand has devolved into laziness and sexism WORLD The week's best photojournalism By LAUREN HANSEN AND ELENA SCOTTI In some of the week's most eye-catching images, a Chinese soldier comes to the rescue, London marathoners honor Bostonians, and alpacas are adorable From our partners at Slate Is Beyonce breaking new ground by debuting her songs in commercials? By Aisha Harris She's done it twice just in the last few weeks FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE The speech Bill Clinton never gave By Taegan Goddard The Oklahoma City bombing prevented him from giving a funny speech at the 1995 White House Correspondents Dinner. But you can still read the transcript SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE VIDEO: Monkeys follow social cues like people  POLITICAL WIRE Cuccinelli failed to disclose gift vacations NEWSER Earth's core as hot as Sun's surface SALON Dear famous actresses: Your looks scare me NEW YORK MAGAZINE Johnny Depp to venture Into the Woods       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.