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This Week’s Top Picks
Dec 8 20167 minutes
Glenn Beck’s Regrets
His paranoid style paved the road for Trumpism. Now he fears what’s been unleashed.
Nov 27 201618 minutes
Shattered
Hillary Clinton took aim, for the second time, at the highest and hardest glass ceiling. What broke instead was the coalition of women and people of color she thought would pierce it—and our faith that it will happen in our lifetimes.
Nov 1 20164 minutes
Watson: Not So Elementary
Five years after its Jeopardy! victory, IBM’s cognitive computing system is through playing games. It’s now a hired gun for thousands of companies in at least 20 industries. A Q&A with the Watson boss.
Nov 28 20163 minutes
The Ladies Of Hairspray!
FROM BODY IMAGE TO BOUFFANT HAIRDOS, THREE GENERATIONS OF TRACY TURNBLADS SHARE HOW HAIRSPRAY CHANGED THEIR LIVES
Dec 6 20165 minutes
A Cultural History Of Noobs
Communities often look down on their newest members—their squids, hosers, kooks, and bambis. But they depend on them, too.
Nov 21 20163 minutes
The Markets In The Age Of Trump
AS THEY SAY IN THE MARKETS, PAST PERFORMANCE IS no guarantee of future returns. Donald Trump’s surprise presidential victory has turned the markets, which have run at record highs for the past few years, upside down, with precipitous drops on electio
Nov 28 20163 minutes
India’s Cash-Canceling Experiment
Modi is installing an almost cashless system that will expand banks’ deposits | “We are sitting almost idle. There are no buyers”
Nov 28 20164 minutes
The Trolls Are Coming
Are business rivals behind online attacks on Elon Musk? | Critics say the Tesla CEO “gets subsidy after subsidy he doesn’t need”
Dec 5 20165 minutes
Trump And Yellen: Besties?
Trump may well soften his opposition to low interest rates once he’s in the Oval Office
Dec 5 20165 minutes
Stalking The Next Zuckerberg
The people behind Peter Thiel’s 1517 Fund connect young startup types with peers and cash | “They are an intimate part of my experience with Silicon Valley”
Westworld And The False Promise Of Storytelling
The HBO drama’s finale hinted at a dark, meta message.
The Golden Age Of The Tv Bathroom
It was, for a long time, studiously ignored. Now, though, the bathroom—yes, the humble bathroom—is taking center stage.
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Dec 11 20163 minutes
How To Take Back The Counterculture
The Obama years were too soft anyway.
Living Large From New York To London
Madonna’s Villa 152–156 E. 81st St. The singer purchased this fused threesome in 2009. It supposedly has a massive dance studio and gym and comes with two garages for paparazzi-free ins-and-outs. The Loft Plus Carriage House 9 Jay St. and 67 Hudso
Our First Lady Of Sorrows
In the midst of newfound political turmoil, NATALIE PORTMAN revives Jacqueline Kennedy onscreen, a woman whose private resolve and public grace may have held the nation together.
The Amazing Adventures Of Wernher Von Braun
Michael Chabon’s memoir-fantasia of the OSS Years.
How To Crash The Oscars
An oral history of a Best Picture shocker.
The Umbrellas Of Silver Lake
Damien Chazelle’s La La Land salutes, and updates, the Hollywood musical.
Dec 11 20162 minutes
“You’re Going To Touch Hearts Around The World.”
JANELLE MONÁE IN HIDDEN FIGURES.
Turn It Up To 11
Michael Shannon on a year, and a career, as a director’s secret weapon.
“In This Moment, The Penny Drops.”
FELICITY JONES IN A MONSTER CALLS.
“What Got Me Sobbing Was Thinking About Love.”
HUGH GRANT IN FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS.
The Last Time New York Felt Blue
The mood after Bush beat Kerry, and the ways our writers thought about it.
Nicole Kidman’s Bad Women
Finally, in Lion, she gets to nurture.
Space Jam
Hidden Figures composers Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer on what they learned from each other.
“I Feel Like I’m Going To Have A Breakdown.”
JESSICA CHASTAIN IN MISS SLOANE.
Comments
1 In the last issue, Jonathan Chait took on, in a sweeping essay, the question of what a liberal response to the Trump presidency might look like (“Citizens, United,” November 14–27). “What worries me most,” commenter MoneyMatt responded, “is not wha
Should We Be Angry Or Optimistic?
Rebecca Traister: What sort of optimal oppositional role can we imagine Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama playing in the next several years? Part of what both are being punished for is having been a symbolic figure. Rembert Browne: I want to walk int
“In Film, There Is No Place For You To Go. It’s Going To Be Constant Eye Contact.”
THE SCENE: Adepo plays Cory, the son of former baseball player Troy (Denzel Washington, who also directed this film adaptation of the iconic August Wilson play). In this scene, long-simmering tensions between the two men boil over into a physical sta
Lego Is The Perfect Toy
Even if no one can really agree on what kind of toy it is anymore.
The Making Of Barry Jenkins
The director of ‘Moonlight’ thought he’d fled his past, then he accidentally made a movie about it.
Now, Who Will Take Care Of It?
These days, building staffers clock in daily rather than being available 24/7. “People want their independent lives,” says Peter Mahler of Mahler Private Staffing. How many employees are hired depends on the scale; for houses of at least 10,000 squar
“And I’m Thinking, ‘Should I Slap This Drink Out Of His Hand?’”
THE SCENE: McConaughey plays scrappy mining businessman Kenny Wells, who’s finally struck pay dirt. His company attracts the interest of Wall Street investors who want to buy him out. In this scene, he has to make his choice. “WHEN THE scene begins,
“Just Rest On The Writing.”
JEFF BRIDGES IN HELL OR HIGH WATER.
The Architectural Challenges Of A Multi-House Surgery
According to architect Wayne Turett, whose firm has handled both combinations and extensive townhouse renovations.
The Kleptocracy Preps For Pennsylvania Avenue
Conflicts so brazen and unprecedented they already feel like old news.
“We Worked On It Separately And Then We Met In The Ring.”
MICHELLE WILLIAMS IN MANCHESTER BY THE SEA.
Maybe The Internet Is Just Terrible After All
Fake news is the easiest of the problems to fix.
In London, They Go Big By Digging Down
OWING TO THE CITY’S draconian planning laws, building upward in residential neighborhoods is difficult. So mansion owners have been expanding downward, outfitting their megabasements with movie rooms, gun ranges, parking garages, and pools. It’s gott
Let’s See How Alive We Can Be
Elizabeth Gilbert’s brand of magical thinking.
This Woman’s Place
My plan for helping white male liberals.
Dec 10 20163 minutes
Severe Inequality Is Incompatible With The American Dream
Why extreme wealth makes it hard for people to do better than their parents did
Popular
Nov 21 20161 minute
Their Divorce Battle Heats Up
SINCE ANGELINA JOLIE FILED FOR DIVORCE on Sept. 19 and requested sole physical custody of the couple’s six children, Brad Pitt’s interactions with their kids have been limited. Locked in divorce negotiations with Jolie, Pitt, 52, has only been able t
India’s Cash-Canceling Experiment
Modi is installing an almost cashless system that will expand banks’ deposits | “We are sitting almost idle. There are no buyers”
Sep 26 20163 minutes
The Pastor Who Prays With Trump
DONALD TRUMP’S SON ERIC WAS GLOWING when he sat down at a Cleveland restaurant next to Orlando pastor Paula White. “Your prayer did it, Paula,” Eric told her. The younger Trump’s teleprompter had broken the night before as he prepared to address the
How Islam Is Different From Other Religions
WE WANT TO BELIEVE WE’RE ALL BASICALLY the same and want the same things, but what if we’re not? Islam, in both theory and practice, is exceptional in how it relates to politics. Because of its outsize role in law and governance, Islam has been—and
The Liberal Hypocrisy Of ‘Free Speech’
LIBERALS TEND TO THINK OF THEMSELVES as open-minded and supportive of free speech. But recent examples show otherwise—and prove that many on the left are not above using intimidation and harassment to silence dissenting voices. Consider the fight ag
The New Science of Exercise
Doctors, researchers, scientists—even ancient philosophers—have long claimed exercise works like a miracle drug. Now they have proof
Nov 7 20165 minutes
Horror On The Beach
The bodies of at least 10 victims have been found on New York’s Gilgo Beach. Are they connected? Now the FBI has joined the hunt in hopes of bringing a sadistic killer to justice
Sep 1 20162 minutes
How to Feel Like a Millionaire
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD FAMOUSLY WROTE, “The very rich … are different from you and me.” And he didn’t mean that in a good way. To paraphrase the author, whose themes often touched on the corrosive effects of extreme wealth, the superaffluent are soft an
Oct 10 20162 minutes
HBO Offers A West-Ward Expansion Of The Mind
“YOU KNOW WHY THIS BEATS THE REAL WORLD?” ED HARRIS asks a man he’s about to shoot. “The real world is chaos. It’s an accident. But in here, every detail adds up to something.” Playing a marauding visitor to a futuristic theme park, Harris perfectly
The Kids Are Not All Right
American teens are anxious, depressed and overwhelmed. Experts are struggling over how to help them
Work Hard
Many millionaires attribute their success to their careers and companies. Do what they do.
The Historic Victory At Standing Rock
What it means, what the law says, and what comes next
Oct 17 201615 minutes
$10,000,000 Says Hillary Wins
Haim Saban wants to put Clinton in the White House and take Univision public
Oct 31 20163 minutes
Will Millennials Eat Their Frozen Veggies?
Companies pitch them to shoppers who’ve embraced fresh | “There’s a perception … it comes from an industrialized place”
The Markets In The Age Of Trump
AS THEY SAY IN THE MARKETS, PAST PERFORMANCE IS no guarantee of future returns. Donald Trump’s surprise presidential victory has turned the markets, which have run at record highs for the past few years, upside down, with precipitous drops on electio
Jon Bon Jovi & Wife Dorothea Love, Kids & Rock ’N’ Roll
Their life includes sold-out stadiums and middle school talent shows, throngs of adoring female fans and family dinners. Now the perennial sex symbol and his high school sweetheart talk about how they blend rock stardom with a rock-solid marriage
The Harsh Reality Of Brexit Sets In
THE MORNING AFTER BRITONS VOTED TO leave the E.U., there was considerable apprehension across the U.K. Even some who had voted for Brexit did so with confidence that choosing Leave was merely a protest vote and that Remain would carry the day. Obviou
Sep 1 20161 minute
Soy Milk is Over. Long Live Coconut Milk
HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF THE EXPLOSION OF DAIRY ALTERNATIVES IN THE REFRIGERATED AISLE.
Harry Potter Returns To Work Magic On The West End Stage
THE PALACE THEATRE IN LONDON’S West End has seen many hits over the years, Les Misérables among them. But surely nothing can compare to the hysteria surrounding its latest tenant, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the eighth installment of the saga.
Nov 28 20163 minutes
Five Stages Of Trump Grief
Donald Trump once made Wall Streeters anxious. They’re past it | “You can probably cut back on the legal team and compliance”
A Shocking Internet Attack Shows America’s Vulnerability
THE INTERNET BEGAN TO WOBBLE AT 7 a.m. Early on Oct. 21, servers at a little-known Internet infrastructure company, Dyn, based in Manchester, N.H., began experiencing an overwhelming flood of malicious traffc. By midday a coordinated series of attack
Donald J. Trump Victory Against The Odds
IN AN UPSET FOR THE AGES, THE FORMER REALITY TV STAR GALVANIZES HIS SUPPORTERS—AND DEFIES THE PUNDITS—TO BECOME THE 45TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Nov 21 20163 minutes
Covering History
IN THE BEST OF TIMES, A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ACTS as a quadrennial checkup for the body politic, a series of tests that measure our health and national well-being. In the worst of times, we discover we’re sicker than we knew. Donald Trump has trium
Nov 13 20161 minute
What We Talk About When We Talk About Hitler
A conversation with the author of Explaining Hitler, Ron Rosenbaum.
Sunny Side Trump
There’s reason for short-term optimism. Then he has to deal with his policy contradictions
This New Surgery Could Change Pregnancy Forever
IT’S NOT WIDELY KNOWN, BUT EACH year, hundreds of women in the U.S. are born without the ability to carry a child—because they don’t have uteruses. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking series of experimental surgeries, doctors are hoping to change these w
Oct 24 20161 minute
Time’s Foreign Correspondents On How The World Sees The U.S. Election
BEIJING Donald Trump bashes China. So why does the Global Times, a Communist party-linked Chinese daily, contend that many Chinese prefer Trump? “Just like some American voters, the Chinese public likes the idea of a new face in politics who is not
Conversation
What you said about ... GRETCHEN CARLSON’S FIGHT “As an atheist and a progressive Democrat, I may have little in common with Carlson, but I applaud her efforts to bring the horrors of sexual harassment and assault out of the shadows,” wrote Lynne F
The Killing Season Inside Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drugs
AROUND 11 P.M. ON JULY 25, RESTITUTO Castro received an anonymous text message asking him to leave his house in northern Manila and go to the corner of the MacArthur Highway. Just hours earlier, the new Philippine President, 71-year-old Rodrigo Duter
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Nov 28 20161 minute
What’s In Eddie Redmayne’s Library
Eddie Redmayne may be the star of the Harry Potter prequel film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but his literary tastes are not confined to J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world. The actor tells TIME his list of favorites includes a historical acco
Nov 28 20161 minute
Family Calendar
New takes on some very old myths
Teen Angst With A New Edge
THERE’S A MOMENT HALFWAY THROUGH The Edge of Seventeen that sums up just how messy life has gotten for Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld). She has stolen her mom’s car and parked it at an elementary-school playground. She is seated on a slide crafting a despe
Why We Must Focus Now On Maintaining Democracy, Civility And Perspective
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ERA that has just ended, I watched Bill Clinton give a pretty good speech in Chicago. Afterward, we talked about it—I was his traveling press corps that evening, and George Stephanopoulos was his entire
Bummed About The Election? Finding A New Country Is A Lot Harder Than It Looks
MY LOVELY WIFE CASSANDRA AND I HAD VERY DIFFERENT emotional reactions on election night. Her fight-or-flight response leans heavily toward fight, whereas mine takes a third option wherein it gets sleepy and avoids talking. So when I got in bed at 10
For The Record
‘IT IS SO BIG. IT’S SO ENORMOUS. IT’S SO AMAZING.’ DONALD TRUMP, U.S. President-elect, reflecting on the significance of his victory, in a 60 Minutes interview that aired Nov. 13 2,400 Number of pedestrian injuries that the U.S. Department of Tran
Nov 28 20161 minute
Mcconaughey Goes Carly Rae In Animated Sing
This December, Matthew McConaughey has two movies coming out within four days, and both pivot on a conniving salesman who, as he puts it, “wills his way into pulling off what he pulls off.” But where his character in the R-rated Gold is a money-hungr
Comedy Calendar
Raunchy reigns during the holiday and beyond
Making Airports And Bridges Great Again
In his victory speech, Trump repeated a campaign pledge to fix the nation’s crumbling roads, buckling bridges and dilapidated airports. The President-elect has proposed $150 billion in tax credits, which could spur a new construction boom he says wil
The First Steps To ‘Drain The Swamp’
One of the cornerstones of the President-elect’s campaign was a promise to crack down on Washington special interests. While Trump has arguably violated the spirit of this pledge already—by naming a transition team studded with corporate lobbyists—hi
For Good
THE BEST INVENTIONS MAKING THE WORLD BETTER
Nov 28 20161 minute
Ticker
Facebook, Google to tackle ‘fake news’ Following backlash over the dissemination of “fake news” shared on the Internet during the U.S. election cycle, Facebook and Google have moved to adjust their advertising policies, targeting the revenue sources
The U.S. Continues To Come Apart In The Wake Of A Divisive Election
THERE WAS PROBABLY NO WAY THE insurgent campaign that propelled Donald Trump to his upset victory was simply going to stop the day after the election. It had too big a head of steam. But instead of morphing into a cable channel after a loss, as many
For Life
THE BEST INVENTIONS SOLVING EVERYDAY PROBLEMS
Action Calendar
From Nazi spies to time-traveling assassins
Nov 28 20161 minute
The Return Of ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
It really is a new day for U.S. energy policy. The President-elect has pledged to roll back environmental regulations, invest in new pipelines and allow drilling on public lands—and he can make many of the changes unilaterally once in office. On thei
The Race To Zero
NEARLY A DOZEN U.S. CITIES HAVE PLEDGED TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE NEW INFECTIONS AND DEATHS FROM HIV/AIDS. PROGRESS HAS BEEN UNEVEN AT BEST.
Rogue One Rewinds—And Rewrites—The Star Wars Legacy
DISNEY KNOWS NOSTALGIA IS A potent force, especially when it comes to the Force. Last year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens became the third highest-grossing film of all time and kicked off a run of six new Star Wars movies that will hit theaters befor
Nov 28 20162 minutes
Conversation
TO CRAFT A LIST OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL photographs in the history of the medium, TIME conducted thousands of interviews and consulted an international team of curators, historians and editors. Now, in essays and short films, we delve into the st
A New Hard Line Would Affect Millions
The wall may be a fence in some places. And the ultimate fate of all of America’s undocumented immigrants is still not clear. But here are three Trump plans to look for in the first 100 days: 1 Deport millions Trump has scaled back his mass-deporta
Trump’s Presidency Could Mean The End Of A Livable Climate
THE THOUSANDS OF DIPLOMATS AND activists who gathered at the annual U.N. climate summit, held this year in Marrakech, Morocco, on Nov. 7, must have thought the hard work was over. Just days earlier, the Paris Agreement, by far the most ambitious inte
India Pays Steep Price For Cash Withdrawal
NIKHIL KUMAR/NEW DELHI ON NOV. 8, INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi unexpectedly scrapped banknotes accounting for 86% of all money in circulation. His targets: tax evaders with stockpiles of illicit cash and currency counterfeiters, who would be
The Obamacare Conundrum
DONALD TRUMP WILL SOON FACE THE consequences of a familiar admonition: be careful what you wish for. The President-elect is poised to help the new Republican Congress finally repeal the Affordable Care Act. Most health care experts expect Obamacare t
Trump Will Thaw Chilly U.S.-Russia Relationship
NO FOREIGN POLICY QUESTION LOOMED larger during the bitter presidential campaign than U.S. relations with Russia. Hillary Clinton painted Russian President Vladimir Putin as an aggressive autocrat who threatens U.S. national security, while Donald Tr
Nov 28 20162 minutes
Hot Spots And Double-Talk
NOWHERE DOES DONALD TRUMP HAVE more unilateral power than in his role as Commander in Chief. And nowhere has he been more contradictory than in his remarks about three global hot spots where regional stability and American lives are at stake: Iran, S
Hold Yourself Accountable—You’ll Be Happier
PEOPLE TEND TO EXTERNALIZE WHEN THEY encounter problems—to look beyond themselves and find fault with others when things go wrong. Society’s mantra is “There’s plenty of blame to go around!” You can hear it echo in the reactions to the election. But
In A Tragedy, Casey Affleck Finds Triumph
IN KENNETH LONERGAN’S NEW FILM, Manchester by the Sea, there’s one moment that’s so powerful, it’s almost unwatchable. Lee (Casey Affleck), who fled his New England hometown in the wake of a family tragedy but has returned to care for his orphaned ne
Natalie Portman
The Oscar-winning actor stars in Jackie, about the emotionally turbulent week Jacqueline Kennedy endured after her husband was assassinated
A Comeback King Fights His Way Back Into The Ring
Boxing movies work because they’re so literal: the boxer gets knocked down, he gets back up again, he knocks the other guy down. Everyone doubted him—now they love him. Of course, the best boxing films aren’t really about boxing. The newest addition
Eddie Redmayne Wants To Make You Believe In Magic Again
EDDIE REDMAYNE IS STANDING WITH his toes pointed out and his heels together. He picks up his right foot and very gingerly sets it down in front of him at the same awkward angle as it started, without creating any sound. “When you track a creature,” h
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Movers
Ups $108b The U.S. government will forgive as much as $108 billion in student debt in coming years, according to a new congressional report, thanks to the Obama administration’s debt relief efforts. Enrollment in federal student loans that tie repa
The New Advertising, As Seen On Tv
Facebook is experimenting with ad targeting for streaming shows | Consumers use their “right to swipe past” ads on social media
Dec 5 20161 minute
Innovation Echopixel
Michelle Cortez Form and function EchoPixel’s software stitches together data from CT scans, MRI machines, and ultrasounds to generate 3D images that medical professionals and patients can examine and manipulate using 3D glasses and a stylus. Inno
Dec 5 20163 minutes
Cheap’s No Longer Chic For China’s Carmakers
They’re going upscale to grab sales from foreign companies | Ending “the era of excessive profits earned by foreign brands”
Hulu Reboots For A Post-Cable Age
The streaming service is adding live television to counter Netflix | A “growing pool of people … never paying for TV or cutting the cord”
When A Man With A Checkered Past Gets To Make The Rules
Trump’s transition team includes a Washington financier whose deals ran into legal trouble | “This is filling the swamp, not draining it”
Thatcherism Redux In France
A pro-Putin student of the Iron Lady squares off against an anti-immigrant backer of the Big State | “What will be left for the poorest people and the middle classes?”
This Lawsuit Is Brought To You By Our Sponsors
Judges in California want plaintiffs to disclose funders | It’s “a little like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval”
The Generation Z Consultants
They’re not just teen experts. They’re actual teens. And they’re for hire.
Stalking The Next Zuckerberg
The people behind Peter Thiel’s 1517 Fund connect young startup types with peers and cash | “They are an intimate part of my experience with Silicon Valley”
Trump And Yellen: Besties?
Trump may well soften his opposition to low interest rates once he’s in the Oval Office
Russia, Japan, And China Fill The Trade Gap
As the incoming administration scorns treaties, others move in | “People are trying to see where they can get some form” of deal
Dec 5 20162 minutes
Big-Data Gurus See What The Cadres Don’t
Giants such as Baidu and Alibaba create their own economic gauges | “Will the government allow this to flourish?”
A Cash Crackdown Hits Gold Pawners
Indians struggle to find valid currency to repay their loans | “We are reorienting our strategy to push digital transactions”
Instafluencer
I had a schlubby Instagram account. Then a marketing agency made me a star.
No Wall To Stop Migrant Cash From Going South
Mexicans in the U.S. ponder a return to underground channels | “I would risk stuffing money in hidden places”
Congress Can Help Retired Coal Workers
Money is needed to preserve health benefits and shore up pensions
For Rich Families, A Change In Tax Plans
Advisers see lower rates coming in the Trump era | The end of the estate levy “will equate to an enormous gift”
A Is For Arbitrage
A week at summer camp for aspiring capitalists—age 5 and up.
A Reckoning At Trump’s Alma Mater
The future CEOs of Wharton are afraid. Or thrilled. Or both.
Dec 5 20162 minutes
Banking Regulation
After the financial crisis, Congress and regulators put in place rules designed to make the banking system safer. Here’s where they stand now—and how President-elect Trump and a Republican Congress might change them.
‘Hustlers Are Entrepreneurs Denied Opportunity’
At a Hartford incubator, former drug dealers put their skills to legal use.
Dec 5 20165 minutes
New Gender New Finances
What trans people need to know about taxes, insurance, retirement, and more.
Trump’s Trade War With … Boeing?
U.S. companies prepare to defend their Chinese interests | “Nobody gets to set the agenda unilaterally around here”
Breitbart Advertisers Take Political Fire, Too
Kellogg is the latest marketer to ditch the controversial website | Avoiding “sites that aren’t aligned with our values as a company”
Namaste Now Try My Herbal Toothpaste
Local gurus are launching personal care brands, stealing share from big Western companies | “All tie-wearing people are sweating. They realize loincloth-wearing people can do many things”
And The Nominees For Best New Bill Are…
To win the Oscars of paper currency, a note must be both beautiful and secure.
North Dakota Pipe Dreams
The controversial $3.8 billion Dakota Access project is key to the state’s future as an oil producer | It could be “the difference between survival and shutdown”
Dec 5 201610 minutes
How Couples (And Throuples!) Do Money
Seven conversations about love, trust, and splitting the check.
How To Keep U.S.-Cuba Relations On Track
President Obama should go to Havana for Fidel Castro’s funeral
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The Making Of Barry Jenkins
The director of ‘Moonlight’ thought he’d fled his past, then he accidentally made a movie about it.
Now, Who Will Take Care Of It?
These days, building staffers clock in daily rather than being available 24/7. “People want their independent lives,” says Peter Mahler of Mahler Private Staffing. How many employees are hired depends on the scale; for houses of at least 10,000 squar
“And I’m Thinking, ‘Should I Slap This Drink Out Of His Hand?’”
THE SCENE: McConaughey plays scrappy mining businessman Kenny Wells, who’s finally struck pay dirt. His company attracts the interest of Wall Street investors who want to buy him out. In this scene, he has to make his choice. “WHEN THE scene begins,
The Umbrellas Of Silver Lake
Damien Chazelle’s La La Land salutes, and updates, the Hollywood musical.
“Just Rest On The Writing.”
JEFF BRIDGES IN HELL OR HIGH WATER.
“You’re Going To Touch Hearts Around The World.”
JANELLE MONÁE IN HIDDEN FIGURES.
The Architectural Challenges Of A Multi-House Surgery
According to architect Wayne Turett, whose firm has handled both combinations and extensive townhouse renovations.
Turn It Up To 11
Michael Shannon on a year, and a career, as a director’s secret weapon.
The Kleptocracy Preps For Pennsylvania Avenue
Conflicts so brazen and unprecedented they already feel like old news.
“In This Moment, The Penny Drops.”
FELICITY JONES IN A MONSTER CALLS.
“We Worked On It Separately And Then We Met In The Ring.”
MICHELLE WILLIAMS IN MANCHESTER BY THE SEA.
“What Got Me Sobbing Was Thinking About Love.”
HUGH GRANT IN FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS.
Maybe The Internet Is Just Terrible After All
Fake news is the easiest of the problems to fix.
The Last Time New York Felt Blue
The mood after Bush beat Kerry, and the ways our writers thought about it.
In London, They Go Big By Digging Down
OWING TO THE CITY’S draconian planning laws, building upward in residential neighborhoods is difficult. So mansion owners have been expanding downward, outfitting their megabasements with movie rooms, gun ranges, parking garages, and pools. It’s gott
Nicole Kidman’s Bad Women
Finally, in Lion, she gets to nurture.
Let’s See How Alive We Can Be
Elizabeth Gilbert’s brand of magical thinking.
Space Jam
Hidden Figures composers Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer on what they learned from each other.
This Woman’s Place
My plan for helping white male liberals.
“I Feel Like I’m Going To Have A Breakdown.”
JESSICA CHASTAIN IN MISS SLOANE.
Comments
1 In the last issue, Jonathan Chait took on, in a sweeping essay, the question of what a liberal response to the Trump presidency might look like (“Citizens, United,” November 14–27). “What worries me most,” commenter MoneyMatt responded, “is not wha
Should We Be Angry Or Optimistic?
Rebecca Traister: What sort of optimal oppositional role can we imagine Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama playing in the next several years? Part of what both are being punished for is having been a symbolic figure. Rembert Browne: I want to walk int
“In Film, There Is No Place For You To Go. It’s Going To Be Constant Eye Contact.”
THE SCENE: Adepo plays Cory, the son of former baseball player Troy (Denzel Washington, who also directed this film adaptation of the iconic August Wilson play). In this scene, long-simmering tensions between the two men boil over into a physical sta
Lego Is The Perfect Toy
Even if no one can really agree on what kind of toy it is anymore.
Family Lore
Michael Chabon has written about superheroes and alternate histories. His new memoiristic novel required just as much imagination.
“A Girl Can’t Be President”
What Hillary and I said to my daughter.
Brooklyn Pastoral
Olmsted is a Garden of Eden for Greenmarket gourmets on a budget.
Nov 27 20164 minutes
On Wall Street, A Bipolar Diagnosis
Speculators in a vacuum of information.
Nov 27 20161 minute
The Look Book
INTERVIEW BY ALEXIS SWERDLOFF How do you teach this election? Well, I teach fourth-graders and also tenth- through 12th-graders, but with the fourth-graders, they’re all pretty much saying the same thing, so I’ve been trying to introduce new ideas t
Nov 27 20164 minutes
This + That
Fashion’s ever-multiplying COLLABORATIONS have benefits for almost everybody.
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Nov 1 20162 minutes
Come On And Shine
Consumer packaged-goods startups are styling themselves like tech companies to fuel growth. They don’t need to.
Nov 1 201611 minutes
How Steve Jobs Became A Billionaire
STEVE JOBS’ NAME IS FOREVER TIED TO APPLE: THE COMPANY HE FOUNDED, WAS FIRED FROM, AND LATER RETURNED TO AND MADE THE MOST VALUABLE IN THE WORLD. IT’S EASY TO FORGET THAT IT WAS ANOTHER COMPANY—PIXAR—THAT MADE HIM HIS FIRST BILLION. CENTRAL TO THAT STORY IS LAWRENCE LEVY, THE MAN WHOM JOBS REACHED OUT TO, UNKNOWN, IN NOVEMBER 1994 AND HIRED AS CFO. HIS MISSION? TO TAKE THE SCRAPPY COMPANY PUBLIC.
Nov 1 20161 minute
Small Business Takes A Big Hit
JEREMY QUITTNER FOR AARON HAGEMAN, chief executive of Delivery Drivers of Orange County, Calif., the welter of federal and state regulations concerning who qualifies as an independent contractor has become an expensive sticking point. Consider this
Nov 1 20162 minutes
From The Gym To The Runway
Athleisure isn’t going away—it’s moving into high fashion. Think comfort crossed with style.
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Look Before You Leap
Thinking of ditching the suit and tie for the startup life? Here’s how to do it right.
Nov 1 201613 minutes
Steve Cohen Has Nothing To Prove (But He’s Going To Prove It Anyway)
In 2013 an insider-trading scandal ended Cohen’s reign as one of Wall Street’s most successful hedge fund managers. Three years later, to the dismay of his critics, he’s unapologetic, financially unscathed, and on the verge of returning to the industry. In his first interview about the firm since the scandal, Cohen explains how he plans to beat the market again—and why he needs to.
Nov 1 201611 minutes
The Great Rocket Race
ELON MUSK’S SPACEX IS JOUSTING WITH A BOEING-LOCKHEED JOINT VENTURE FOR THE LUCRATIVE BUSINESS OF SENDING SATELLITES TO SPACE. THE INCUMBENT FACES A DAUNTING TWO-PRONGED CHALLENGE: CAN IT SLASH PRICES WHILE OVERHAULING A KEY PART OF ITS TECHNOLOGY?
Nov 1 20161 minute
Tale Of The Tape: Clinton Vs. Trump
TORY NEWMYER For the most part, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have directly diverging views of regulation. Clinton favors a heavier hand to bring Wall Street and other industries to heel, while easing rules for small businesses. Trump by contrast
Nov 1 20161 minute
Wind Is Getting Really, Really Cheap
The first offshore wind farm in the U.S. marks a turning point for the industry.
Nov 1 201617 minutes
Red Tape
THE RED TAPE CONUNDRUM: HOW THE WRONG KIND OF REGULATION IS STRANGLING BUSINESS—AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
What Happens After The Election
Most Americans don’t actually hate trade, business, or globalization. But this campaign season’s tide of populist outrage will last long past November.
You’re Already Good. Here’s How To Step It Up
Fortune reviews three major releases this season that promise to help you elevate your thinking, motivation, and creativity in work and in life.
Hope For The Day After
THIS HAS BEEN an exceptionally difficult election for anyone who cares about the future of American business or the prospects for American prosperity. On one side, the Democratic Party has turned increasingly antagonistic toward business. The cleare
The Internet Of Things…In Bed
One in three people aren’t getting enough sleep, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So a cavalcade of products are aiming to address sleep issues—the global market for sleep aids is projected by BCC Research to reach $76.7 billion by 2019—and many of them are connected. Here are some of the latest.
Nov 1 20161 minute
Canada’s Brain Gain Strategy
The U.S. should refashion its immigration laws to look like its northern neighbor’s.
Safety Net In The Sky
Technology that tracks aircraft anywhere in the world could boost airlines’ efficiency and make missing planes a thing of the past.
Nov 1 201610 minutes
The Pga Tour Takes On China
CANCELED TOURNAMENTS, BAD LUCK, AND SO MUCH PROMISE: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY’S STAR-CROSSED STRUGGLE TO GET CHINESE CONSUMERS TO HIT THE LINKS.
How To Invest, Whoever Wins
No matter how much you dislike him or her, the next President isn’t likely to hurt the stock market. But 2017 could still be rocky for the economy. Here’s what you’ll need in your postelection portfolio.
Stocks With A Shaky Foundation
Recent changes in the markets have made it even easier to buy real estate investment trusts. But this may not be the best time to move your money in.
How A Taco Truck Gets Stalled
POLINA MARINOVA It may seem as if everyone is opening hip food trucks in cities these days. But it’s more complicated than it looks. Before you warm your first tortilla, if you’re in New York, for example, you’ll have to get through 68 pages of regu
Millennials Are Not Monolithic
Good leaders need to know how to motivate their youngest employees. But if you’re seeking a one-size-fits-all solution, you’re already on the wrong track.
10-Hour Layover? Lucky You
How Icelandair made waiting for connecting flights a thing of beauty.
New Rules For New Frontiers
As attitudes shift and technology advances, regulators ploddingly follow. The process can be messy, incremental, and sometimes painfully slow—but new policies are emerging.
The Valley’s Favorite British Import
Raised in a sheltered northern English community, Ruzwana Bashir traveled a long and unlikely path from Oxford debate star to Silicon Valley wunderkind.
Oct 1 20163 minutes
Now Hear This
Baby boomers, who abused their ears with rock concerts and headphones, are surging into retirement. The hearing-assistance market is expanding, and this time the answer may not be a device—it may be a pill.
When Moonshots Fall Back to Earth
Google’s parent company loved sci-fi research, until it didn’t.
Oct 1 20163 minutes
The European Honeymoon is Over
With a $14.6 billion salvo fired at Apple over its tax deals in Ireland, European regulators are escalating their battle against American business.
Generation Biz
ONE ENTREPRENEUR helped start a trading platform that’s taking on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Another executive oversees North American ride-sharing operations for Uber, the world’s most valuable unicorn. A third runs a $3.2 billion Inter
See Mumbai in a Day
On a business trip to India’s biggest city? Make sure to hit these hotspots.
Oct 1 20169 minutes
Ryan Smith’s Data-Driven Life Hack
How do you juggle a growing family and a rocket-fueled tech company? If you’re QUALTRICS founder RYAN SMITH, you analyze every minute of your time at work and at home. (Your reward: more time at home.)
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Nov 1 201614 minutes
The Ultimate Guide To Retirement: Couples Edition
THESE 21 STRATEGIES WILL HELP YOU SAVE, INVEST, AND EARN YOUR WAY TO A DREAM LIFESTYLE—NO MATTER WHAT AGE OR STAGE YOU’RE AT NOW.
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Ask The Expert
REAL ESTATE Q I want to get rid of my mortgage faster. What’s the best way do it? A If you can pay more each month, you have two options: refinance to a shorter-term loan or write bigger checks to trim the principal. While 15-year loans have lower
Nov 1 20165 minutes
Replot Your Income Plan
INTEREST RATES HAVEN’T GONE UP AS EXPECTED, SO BOND INVESTORS NEED TO RETHINK THEIR MOVES.
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Cuba Libre
NOW THAT DIPLOMATIC relations between the U.S. and Cuba have been restored, I fear it’s only a matter of time before Havana turns into the “spring break” capital of the world. Americans in backward baseball caps (or worse: man buns) will mojito their
Nov 1 20161 minute
Bethlehem
Pop. over age 55 31% Median home price $153,000 Avg. property tax $4,082 Top income tax rate 3.07% There was a time when you couldn’t talk about Bethlehem without mention of Bethlehem Steel. Once the nation’s second-largest steel producer, it shu
Economy And Jobs
WHAT’S AT STAKE Nearly eight years after the Great Recession, this doesn’t feel like a true recovery. Despite job gains, wage growth is tepid, and median household income is just shy of 2007 levels. Can the slow-growing economy pick up the pace, or
Nov 1 20161 minute
Bundled Policies Can Save You A Lot…Sometimes
MARTHA C. WHITE COMBINING YOUR INSURANCE policies, or “bundling,” is a tactic insurance salespeople tout as a way for you to save money. Exactly how much you can save on premiums, however, depends a lot on where in the U.S. you live, what type of ho
Your Family And Education
WHAT’S AT STAKE College is the gateway to higher lifetime earnings. But tuition has skyrocketed, and millions struggle with student debt. How can you handle the high price of higher ed? Also crucial for families: How do you find affordable child car
Climb Out Of Student Debt
TODAY’S FLEXIBLE REPAYMENT PLANS CAN MAKE IT EASIER—BUT AT A PRICE.
The High Stakes Election
Forget for a minute Trump’s and Clinton’s nasty verbal volleys. This year’s presidential contest is about two opposing economic views for America. Whoever wins could have a seismic impact on everything from your investments to your health care. Here’s what the candidates really mean for your money.
Hollywood
Pop. over age 55 32% Median home price $198,000 Avg. property tax $3,995 Top income tax rate 0% In the 1920s developer Joseph Young arrived in Florida with a vision of turning the pine forests and marshland 20 miles north of Miami into a “dream c
Crafting A Big Business
FORMER ENGINEER AND WOODWORKING HOBBYIST BRETT HAUGEN HAS CARVED OUT A LUCRATIVE SPACE AMONG HANDICRAFT ENTHUSIASTS.
Iowa City
Pop. over age 55 23% Median home price $187,000 Avg. property tax $3,553 Top income tax rate 8.98% When famous authors plan their North American book tours, the schedule often reads like this: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago …Iowa City. As the onl
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Your Retirement: A Team Effort
FOUR OUT OF FIVE SPOUSES cite saving for retirement as a very or extremely important financial goal, according to a MONEY nationwide survey of married couples. And yet research earlier this year by the consulting firm Hearts & Wallets found that only
5 Things To Know About The New Fafsa
1 IT’S AVAILABLE EARLIER THIS YEAR The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, which families fill out to apply for college scholarships and loans, became available at fafsa.ed.gov on Oct. 1 this year, three months earlier than in the pa
Nov 1 20161 minute
Sugar Land
Pop. over age 55 35% Median home price $356,250 Avg. property tax $8,210 Top income tax rate 0% The city traces its early history to—you guessed it—sugar. It was a 19th-century sugar plantation that evolved into a company town for employees of th
Your Taxes
WHAT’S AT STAKE The Obama years saw the Bush tax cuts made permanent for all but the wealthiest, plus new Obamacare levies. Now the question of how much of your paycheck you’ll get to keep—and who should pay more or less—is back on the table in a bi
Your Health Care
WHAT’S AT STAKE More Americans than ever have coverage, but with insurers pulling out of the government insurance exchanges, premiums rising, and businesses chafing at the health law’s requirements, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is under the microsc
The Best Online Bank
Don’t need a teller? You can slash fees and boost yields by banking online. Only 29% of traditional banks have low-cost checking accounts that pay interest (average yield: 0.08%), compared with 70% of the online banks analyzed—which pay an average 0.14%. Because online banks don’t have their own ATMs, reimbursement of other banks’ surcharges is critical.
X-Ray: Walmart
STILL FOCUSED ON BRICKS AND MORTAR—FOR GOOD REASON.
Spokane
Pop. over age 55 27% Median home price $152,000 Avg. property tax $1,888 Top income tax rate 0% Walk along the Centennial Trail as it winds through downtown, beside the Spokane River, and you get a sense of why people retire here. Spokane support
Reno
Pop. over age 55 26% Median home price $268,250 Avg. property tax $1,735 Top income tax rate 0% Reno suffers from a bit of an image problem (and the Comedy Central series Reno 911! didn’t help). Yet this city in the Sierra Nevada foothills is fas
Nov 1 20161 minute
The Best Big Banks (Tie)
If you are among the nearly nine in 10 consumers who want in-person service at a local branch but you often need a bank outside your neighborhood, you’ll want a bank with a broad footprint. The two winners here cover wide but different swaths of the country.
When A Premium Card Pays Off
A POPULAR NEW OFFER RAISES THE QUESTION: CAN A CREDIT CARD EVER BE WORTH $450?
Your Investments
WHAT’S AT STAKE U.S. stocks are in the midst of the second-longest bull market in history, and bonds have flourished as interest rates have hit historic lows. Yet year one of new presidencies often usher in challenging markets. Your retirement secur
Funds That Let Their Brood Grow
THERE’S A CASE FOR OWNING SMALL-STOCK FUNDS THAT HANG ON TO WINNERS EVEN AS COMPANIES GET BIGGER.
The Best Cure For Obamacare Woes
DESPITE HIGHER PRICES AND FEWER CHOICES, YOU CAN STILL FIND THE COVERAGE YOU NEED.
The Best Bank For You
FEES ARE UP, AND INTEREST PAYOUTS ARE MICROSCOPIC—BUT YOU’VE GOT BETTER OPTIONS THAN EVER TO HELP YOU BEAT THE AVERAGES, MONEY’S ANNUAL SURVEY FINDS. AND THIS YEAR’S WINNERS ARE …
Nov 1 20161 minute
A Passion For Teaching
JOAN CAPLIN ANNE AVERY 58, COLUMBIA, MD. BACKSTORY: Emigrated from South Korea in 1975. EDUCATION: Studied at University of Louisville. PROFESSION: National lead for Asian-American and Pacific Islanders outreach at Centers for Medicare and Medic
Oct 1 20161 minute
4 West Des Moine, Iowa
LIKE YOUNG PEOPLE everywhere, Des Moines natives Krista and Sahan Totagamuwa decided to move away from home after they got married to get a taste of life in the big city, in Milwaukee. Five years and two kids later they came home—well, close to home.
