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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Kevin McSpadden ## Kevin McSpadden *  Jun 5, 2015 ### [This Is the Geekiest Marriage Proposal Ever](https://time.com/3910321/geeky-marriage-proposal-dinosaur-paleontologist-caleb-brown-current-biology/) And it's also pretty adorable *  Jun 5, 2015 ### [Allen Iverson Drunk During 'Practice' Rant, Author Says](https://time.com/3910252/allen-iverson-practice-larry-brown-philadelphia-76ers-billy-king-pat-croce/) The 2001 NBA Most Valuable Player has struggled with gambling and alcohol issues after his retiremen... [SPORTS](/section/sports/) *  Jun 4, 2015 ### [T-Mobile and Dish Network Reportedly Near Merger](https://time.com/3908508/communication-mergers-dish-network-t-mobile/) Purchase price and stock options have not been agreed upon [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Jun 4, 2015 ### [Remembering China's Other 'Tiananmen Protests'](https://time.com/3908456/tiananmen-massacre-china-chengdu-june-4-1989/) In 1989, pro-democracy protests took place not just in Beijing but in cities across China, and they ... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Jun 2, 2015 ### [Looks Like Iggy Azalea and Nick Young Are Getting Married](https://time.com/3904588/iggy-izalea-nick-young-engaged-los-angeles-lakers-married/) That ring. So fancy [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 2, 2015 ### [Financially Dependent Spouses Are More Likely to Cheat](https://time.com/3904565/adultery-infidelity-finances-cheating-marriage-financially-dependent/) "People like feeling relatively equal in their relationships" *  Jun 1, 2015 ### [Twitter Wants Kim Kardashian to Name Her New Baby 'South'](https://time.com/3902892/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-new-baby-name-twitter-south-west/) Sometimes the obvious quips are still the best [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 29, 2015 ### [We Could Be Better Off Eating More Carbs](https://time.com/3901175/diet-health-paleo-carbs-protein-carbohydrates-calorie-restriction/) Bad news for the Paleo crowd [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  May 29, 2015 ### [Setback for Uber in South Korea](https://time.com/3901066/uber-ban-south-korea-taxi-uberblack-uberx/) It's the first country to introduce a nationwide prohibition [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  May 28, 2015 ### [Bill Gates Says This Is Humanity's Biggest Threat](https://time.com/3899414/bill-gates-disease-epidemic-ebola-threat-to-humanity-disaster/) He says it could kill tens of millions [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  May 28, 2015 ### [Ex-Chicago Bear Ray McDonald Arrested Again](https://time.com/3899351/ray-mcdonald-chicago-bears-football-arrested-nfl/) The Chicago Bears have come under scrutiny for signing McDonald in March [SPORTS](/section/sports/) *  May 21, 2015 ### [Long Commutes Can Actually Be Good for Your Mood](https://time.com/3891996/commute-psycology/) Some people get wound up but others relish the space to think [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  May 21, 2015 ### [Michael Brown to Get Permanent Memorial](https://time.com/3891858/michael-brown-shrine-memorial-plaque-ferguson-police-black-lives-matter/) It could be installed as early as Thursday [U.S.](/section/us/) *  May 20, 2015 ### [Panda Poop Suggests They Shouldn't Eat Their Favorite Food of Bamboo](https://time.com/3890318/giant-pandas-china-digestion-extinction-bamboo/) After 14 hours of eating bamboo, only 17% is digested [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  May 19, 2015 ### [These Are the Healthiest (and Unhealthiest) Cities in America](https://time.com/3883628/health-rankings-america-fitness-index/) West Coast cities make up six of the top 10 [HEALTH](/section/health/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/","name":"Kevin McSpadden"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/"},"name":"Kevin McSpadden","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/","sameAs":["https://x.com/KevinMcspadden"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```