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November 21, 2011

Cover Story

Holiday Gift Guide 2011

Our annual guide to triumphing over gift anxiety with perfect presents for the happy-go-lucky and the hard-to-impress.

On the Cover: Miss Piggy from The Muppets. Photograph: John E. Barrett/© 2011 Disney.

Features

What Would Gabby Do?

After the shooting, Gabby Giffords needed help to be herself—and her astronaut husband led the team.

By Steve Fishman
A Saint With Sharp Elbows

In her race for Ted Kennedy’s old Senate seat, is Elizabeth Warren running against Scott Brown and Obama?

By Jason Zengerle

Intelligencer

Culture

Columns

The Force Isn’t With Him

Ray Kelly has had a remarkable run as NYPD commissioner—but now the problems are piling up.

Agenda

What to Eat (and Drink) at Corkbuzz Wine Studio

As long as there is wine, there will be attempts to demystify it.

Strategist

Departments