This week for BuzzFeed News, Adam Serwer and Katie J.M. Baker unravel the conflicting history and messages of men’s rights leader Paul Elam. Read that and these other great stories from BuzzFeed News and around the web.

How Men’s Rights Leader Paul Elam Turned Being a Deadbeat Dad Into a Moneymaking Movement — BuzzFeed News

Paul Elam has become the face of the modern men’s rights movement by rallying against false rape accusations and divorce courts that favor mothers. But interviews with his estranged daughter and ex-wife show that his pet causes are very, very personal. Read it at BuzzFeed News.

Illustration by Jonathan Rodriguez for BuzzFeed News

What Really Happened to Baby Johan? — Matter

An incredible piece by Elizabeth Weil that explores what happens when a child dies in the hand of a parent and family, physicians, and authorities don't know whom to blame. "Does anyone know the truth?" Read it at Matter .

Photographs by Talia Herman for Matter

An Exclusive Look at the Sony Hacking Saga — Vanity Fair

Mark Seal chronicles the massive hack into Sony Pictures prompted by The Interview — and the subsequent leaks that created devastating consequences for its senior executives. "We always say, ‘I’d love to be a fly on the wall,’ and these e-mails made us privy to all these conversations." Read it at Vanity Fair .

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Nancy Reagan Turned Down Rock Hudson’s Plea for Help Nine Weeks Before He Died — BuzzFeed News

Rock Hudson was desperately trying to get treatment for AIDS in France in 1985. Much of that story has been told but, as Chris Geidner finds, one part hasn’t: After a simple plea came in for White House help to get Hudson transferred to another hospital, First Lady Nancy Reagan turned down the request. Read it at BuzzFeed News.

Courtesy of the Reagan Library

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