Newspapers and magazines released some pretty groundbreaking front pages and covers this year-- some heartbreaking, some controversial and others eye-opening.
Take a look below at some of the biggest covers from 2013:
The Times, Pope Benedict XVI's resignation:
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New York Daily News, U.S. gun control:
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New York Post, "Bag Men":
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Boston magazine, Boston Marathon:
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Time Magazine, Edward Snowden:
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The New Yorker, Supreme Court DOMA ruling:
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Bloomberg Businessweek, "The Hedge Fund Myth":
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The Daily News, Trayvon Martin:
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New York Magazine, Weiner-Spitzer:
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Rolling Stone's "The Bomber":
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The New York Daily News, Military action in Syria:
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The Philadelphia Daily News, Washington D.C. Navy Yard shooting:
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New York Daily News, Government shutdown:
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The Blaze, Twinkie comeback:
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Time Magazine, "The Elephant In The Room":
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The New York Times, Breast cancer genetic testing:
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The New Yorker, In memory of Nelson Mandela:
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Take a look below at some of the biggest covers from 2013:
The Times, Pope Benedict XVI's resignation:
New York Daily News, U.S. gun control:
New York Post, "Bag Men":
Boston magazine, Boston Marathon:
Time Magazine, Edward Snowden:
The New Yorker, Supreme Court DOMA ruling:
Bloomberg Businessweek, "The Hedge Fund Myth":
The Daily News, Trayvon Martin:
New York Magazine, Weiner-Spitzer:
Rolling Stone's "The Bomber":
The New York Daily News, Military action in Syria:
The Philadelphia Daily News, Washington D.C. Navy Yard shooting:
New York Daily News, Government shutdown:
The Blaze, Twinkie comeback:
Time Magazine, "The Elephant In The Room":
The New York Times, Breast cancer genetic testing:
The New Yorker, In memory of Nelson Mandela:
