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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:
Andrew Sullivan’s Dish strikes out on its own, moving to a subscription-only model — “[W]e want to create a place where readers – and readers alone – sustain the site”
Andrew Sullivan goes it alone — Why Felix Salmon likes that the Dish is going independent
America’s real criminal element: lead — New research finds lead is the hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and even the ADHD epidemic
One ring to rule them all — What your future husband would say
Back to the Future‘s terrible newspaper — The Hill Valley Telegraph‘s exceedingly bizarre news judgment
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