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Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and other miscellany) on the Internet, here are your can’t-miss must-reads of the past week:
Lupita in the Mirror — Lupita Nyong’o’s selection as People‘s “most beautiful person” of the year is newsworthy, regardless of whether it should be.
The 2014 National Magazine Award Winners: A Reading List — Courtesy of Longreads.
Benghazi and the Bombshell — Lara Logan’s return to 60 Minutes looks less and less likely.
New York Elsewhere — Where neighborhood-centric New Yorkers should move to in other cities.
A Five-step Plan to Feed the World — National Geographic asks where we will find enough food to feed nine billion people.
Dirtbag Othello — Shakespeare, retold.
Sonic Boom — How digital technology is transforming our relationship with sound.
View from the Top — Vanity Fair profiles Barbara Walters.
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