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The Power of the Bilingual Brain (Science)

Learning a second language can produce a nimbler mind. Now some schools are finding new ways to help students tap the benefits

The Talk (Nation)

How parents raising black boys try to keep their sons safe

A Pope for the Poor (World)

Will Francis' personal humility and focus on poverty help revive the church's fortunes on his home continent?

THE CULTURE

A Hole in Half (Sports)

Golf is cutting the course by nine to attract more players

Bad Medicine (Tuned In)

Putting Jenny McCarthy on The View is media malpractice

Rowling Thunder (Books)

Harry Potter's creator rocks the book world, again

10 Questions for Shaun White (10 Questions)

Snowboard and skateboard champion Shaun White on managing fear, taste testing gum and what he did to his hair

My Night in the Fast Lane (The Awesome Column)

Have you spent your whole life wanting to drive a cab? There's an app for that

BRIEFING

The End of Chemo? (Health)

Smarter cancer drugs with fewer side effects could make the drip history