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John Oliver Takes a Bite Out of Food Waste on 'Last Week Tonight'

John Oliver turned his attention from politics to the plate on Last Week Tonight on Sunday to discuss food — specifically, food waste. “Food waste is like the band Rascal Flatts: it can fill a surprising number of stadiums even though most people consider it complete garbage,” said Oliver. According to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Americans waste about 40% of food that’s produced every year, which is enough grub to fill 730 football stadiums — and we all know how Oliver feels about stadiums.

Last Remaining Billy the Kid Photograph Auctions for $2.3 Million

REUTERS/Mark LeffingwellThis tintype, which Billy the Kid had made of himself for 25 cents, was sold for $2.3 million on Saturday. Somebody wanted to be a cowboy when he was a kid. William Koch, of the famously wealthy Koch family, bought the last remaining photograph of even more famous Western outlaw Billy the Kid. Koch bought the picture for $2.3 million, almost six times the maximum bid, when it was auctioned off at the the Brian Lebel Old West Show & Auction in Colorado.

Letters: Aug. 31, 1998 | TIME

TICK, TOCK, TICK…TALK Clinton has done remarkable things in his public life and some questionable things behind closed doors [SPECIAL REPORT, Aug. 10]. Perhaps the reason that the American people appreciate him and his polls rise with every scandal is that we see a bit of ourselves in him. It’s heartening to know you can be imperfect and still make it to the top. TONY REICHENBERGER Madison, Wis. Every male over the age of 13 has lied about his sex life, and I couldn’t care less about Clinton’s liaisons.

Malcolm Browne: The Story Behind the Iconic Burning Monk

Photographer Malcolm Browne, known for his shocking and iconic image of a self-immolating monk in Saigon, died on Aug. 27, 2012 at the age of 81. Browne was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting as well as the World Press Photo of the Year in 1963. In 2011, Browne spoke with TIME international picture editor Patrick Witty from his home in Vermont. Patrick Witty: What was happening in Vietnam leading up to the day you took your famous photograph of Quang Duc’s self-immolation?

Master of Couture: Six Signature Valentino Gowns

This trapeze dress from spring 1969 has an unexpectedly elegant pattern. Next Black Velvet The Master Hand of ValentinoncG1vNJzZmirpK65pnrToqSeZpOkunB%2Bj2ppaGlhZH95e8yaqq2domK8p3nCqKytraKaerS112aqop%2BelsG2vsRmrZqklaPBqrrOZp6or56ofLS4yJ2caKyYmnq0w8innqKml2LAqsTTopysZw%3D%3D