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LOVE ITPope Francis met a life-size, 1.5-ton chocolate version of himself, crafted by Guatemalan master chocolatier Mirco Della Vecchia.DMX’s celebrity boxing match against George Zimmerman has been canceled because the promoter didn’t want to hurt...

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Snow Cripples East Coast

East coasters from Washington, D.C. to New York woke up to inches of snow, slush and ice Thursday, with the winter weather playing havoc with many workers' morning commutes and leading some businesses and government offices to close their doors

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LOVE ITTIME’s Lev Grossman calls John Beckman’s American Fun “what’s missing from our collective cultural history: the secret meaning of getting your groove on.”American Hustle’s costume designer said Jennifer Lawrence got Doritos dust on her...

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The Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials of 2014

TIME grades all the ads of Super Bowl XLVIII

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LOVE ITTyra Banks said there will be a sequel to her 2000 kid pic Life Size–in which she plays a doll that comes to life–and “it will be … a modern take.” So … walking,...

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LOVE ITAn Australian national science agency publicly responded to a 7-year-old girl who asked it to make her a dragon: “There are no dragons … and for this, Australia, we are sorry.”TIME’s Lev Grossman calls...

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LOVE ITTIME’s Lev Grossman calls Adam Sternbergh’s Shovel Ready, a hard-boiled mystery set in a dystopian future New York City, “the best of two dark, amoral, existentially empty worlds!”Stephen Colbert will star in a Super...

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Surf’s Way Up: Garrett McNamara Claims to Ride Record Wave in Portugal

On Monday, Garrett McNamara surfed what’s thought to be a 100-foot wave, the largest swell ever ridden by a surfer. TIME spoke with McNamara about his incredible feat.

By Nick Carbone

The Prevalence of Pepper Spray in Protests

Nothing disperses a crowd like a shot of chili pepper to the eye. A number of incidents have called attention to the liberal usage of the spray against protesters appearing both defenseless and peaceful.

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