Meet the heroes of the Boston Marathon bombings

U.S. 6 heroes who emerged from the Boston Marathon tragedy By chris gayomali Against the backdrop of a sickening attack, we saw many examples of humanity at its best Sports Why it's nearly impossible to have airtight security at marathons By Carmel Lobello How do you monitor every single person and object along a 26.2-mile course? Entertainment WATCH: Late-night hosts react to the Boston Marathon bombing By Scott Meslow Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson, and Jimmy Kimmel express sympathy, humor, and anger in the wake of the attacks U.S. Who's behind the Boston Marathon bombings? 4 theories By Peter Weber More than half a day after the explosions in Boston, police still have few answers. That hasn't quieted the speculation U.S. Boston is more than a marathon. It embodies the American spirit. By Jeb Golinkin Ours is a nation that does not stop running U.S. The Boston Marathon explosions: 7 heartwrenching images By lauren hansen Would-be revelers grapple with a devastating turn of events From our partners at Slate Why conspiracy theorists will have a hard time in Boston By DAVID WEIGEL The emergence of truthers in the wake of the Boston attacks was inevitable. But the attacks lack many factors needed for a good conspiracy theory FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE Presidential lessons in talking about terror By Taegan Goddard Obama seems to have learned that it's better to step in front of the cameras early — even if information is sketchy SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE The feminist comedy of Louis C.K. POLITICAL WIRE The U.S. practiced torture after 9/11 NEWSER 30 skiers hold hands, do backflip SALON Marathon bombs fashioned from pressure cookers NEW YORK MAGAZINE Has Obama's second term failed already?       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.