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10 Most Popular Stories from TIME.com
Monday, October 01, 2012
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1.10 Movie-Studio Logos and the Stories Behind Them http://time.chtah.net/a/tBQac0$BASRffB7Wj6WCUgxosbF/time88-0
By Wook Kim
As another Oscar season ramps up, TIME uncovers the stories behind some iconic Hollywood logos

2.NFL's Controversial Call: The 14 Best Tweets http://time.chtah.net/a/tBQac0$BASRffB7Wj6WCUgxosbF/time89-0
By TIME Staff
Players and commentators alike aired their views about the replacement ref's contentious call -- some rather scathingly

3.I Was a Replacement Ref: Inside the NFL's 7 Weirdest Weeks http://time.chtah.net/a/tBQac0$BASRffB7Wj6WCUgxosbF/time90-0
By SEAN GREGORY
TIME talks to a replacement ref about the opportunity of a lifetime -- and the severe "experience gap" he witnessed

4.Start Hoarding Now: A Global Bacon Shortage Is Coming http://time.chtah.net/a/tBQac0$BASRffB7Wj6WCUgxosbF/time91-0
By Tim Newcomb
The European Union reports that pig herds around the world are "declining at a significant rate." And this could lead to a serious pork (and most crucially, bacon!) shortage

5.The Wholesome Hidden Message of 'Gangnam Style' http://time.chtah.net/a/tBQac0$BASRffB7Wj6WCUgxosbF/time92-0
By David Futrelle
The song is catchy enough, and the video ridiculous enough, that you may not have realized that "Gangnam Style" mixes its silliness with social satire

6.Watch Your Back, Tech World: Why PC Makers Fear Amazon http://time.chtah.net/a/tBQac0$BASRffB7Wj6WCUgxosbF/time93-0
By Tim Bajarin
Amazon is causing great fear among almost all tech companies in ways similar to Apple.

7.Bill Clinton On The Case for Optimism http://time.chtah.net/a/tBQac0$BASRffB7Wj6WCUgxosbF/time94-0
By Bill Clinton
I firmly believe that progress changes consciousness, and when you change people's consciousness, then their awareness of what is possible changes as well -- a virtuous circle.

8.Did a Distant Solar System Send Life to Earth? http://time.chtah.net/a/tBQac0$BASRffB7Wj6WCUgxosbF/time95-0
By Jeffrey Kluger
A new theory of how space debris travels increases the likelihood that star systems swap biology

9.The Magical Negro Falls to Earth http://time.chtah.net/a/tBQac0$BASRffB7Wj6WCUgxosbF/time96-0
By Tour&eacute;
But victory for Obama in 2012 would signify more racial progress than it did in 2008

10.The 10 Best and Worst Sports-Team Relocations in History http://time.chtah.net/a/tBQac0$BASRffB7Wj6WCUgxosbF/time97-0
By Gary Belsky
There's no shortage of speculation about which NFL team might relocate to Los Angeles. Here's a look back at the five best and five worst pro franchise relos.

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Pictures of the Week
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In This Week's Issue
Table of Contents

*The Mormon In Mitt
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*The Rise Of The Salafis
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*The Worst Job In America
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*The Columbus Comeback
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*Flag on the Play
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*Disenchantment
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