The lessons of Sanford's comeback, the economics of Mother's Day, and more

Politics The lessons of Mark Sanford's comeback victory By Peter Weber South Carolina voters, it seems, are almost French in their willingness to forgive an extramarital affair BUSINESS The economics of Mother's Day: By the numbers By CARMEL LOBELLO Americans are going to spend more than $2 billion showering their moms with flowers on Sunday U.S. 6 chilling revelations from the Cleveland kidnapping ordeal By PETER WEBER As details trickle out, the decade of captivity looks predictably awful for Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight SCIENCE Turn off the lights: Glow-in-the-dark houseplants are on the way By CHRIS GAYOMALI A group of scientists wants to usher in a new era of bioluminescence HEALTH Why a joint replacement costs $30,000 in one hospital and $160,000 in another By KEITH WAGSTAFF New data reveals just how dysfunctional America's healthcare system is ENTERTAINMENT WATCH: The Oscar-baiting trailer for The Butler By SCOTT MESLOW The sweeping, star-studded film, which tells the real-life story of a black butler who served eight presidential administrations, is clearly angling for Oscar gold From our partners at Political Wire Tell-all book offers look inside the Romney campaign By Taegan Goddard Gabriel Schoenfeld's insider-y account of the election hits stores next week. FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE The high-tech thread that could help detect knockoff designer goods By JASON BITTEL The high-tech thread that could help detect knockoff designer goods. SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE The new father's guide to Mother's Day POLITICAL WIRE The comeback kid NEWSER Jack Lew working hard to keep this off our dollar bills SALON Is Limbaugh finished? NEW YORK MAGAZINE Was Gatsby broke?       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.