Jul 7, 2014 Vol 184 No 1

This Startup is Trying to Create-and Control-the Internet of Your Home

Coalition of the Unwilling
The far right and far left increasingly agree (to hate) Wall Street, tax rates and trade

The Close Work of Diplomacy
Hillary Clinton’s Hard Choices is a reminder that foreign policy wins take time and perseverance

The War That Changed The World
On the centenary of World War I, a selection of rare photos brings color to a catastrophe that ruined a generation and completely upended the old world order

Ask.fm: The Antisocial Network
Inside the dangerous online world kids can’t quit

Blood for Oil
If the violence in Iraq spins out of control, global crude prices could skyrocket

The War in Iraq Could Fuel Terror at Home
With thousands of westerners fighting for islamist groups in Syria and Iraq, a foreign jihad no longer seems so distant, and officials fear that some of these fighters may eventually return radicalized by their experience-and ready to bring their war home

Which Company will Control Your Home?
Much as Google and Yahoo rode search to billion-dollar empires, the firms that bring order to the ”Internet” of your home are poised to revolutionize how we live-and make a fortune in the process. Here’s a look at where the major players stand

Nest CEO Tony Fadell on The Future of the Smart Home
The gadget whisperer is giving household objects a mind of their own

Meet the Regular People Living in America’s Smartest Homes
The smart home is human

12 Smart Gadgets That Will Transform Your Home

5 Easy Ways to Hacker-Proof Your Home

Is This America’s Smartest City?
A community in Austin tracks every watt of energy it uses-so the rest of us can live more efficiently

10 Gadgets Trying to Save the World

Forget Bluetooth-enabled toothbrushes and sensor-laden egg trays. The smartest smart gadgets may be the ones that are trying to save the world--or at least lower your energy bills. Here, we rank 10 of the most compelling contributions

This Floating City May Be The Future of Coastal Living

Barrel Mania
The thirst for crafted hooch is fueling a coopering revival

Hobby Lobby’s Contraception Showdown
Inside one Oklahoma family’s campaign to make America a more Biblical place

The Culture

Jeff Koons’ Really Big Show
The artist is closing in on 60 and opening the biggest exhibit of his life

Booking’ Your Summer Travel
You may not be getting away this summer, but these books can take you places

How a Book Becomes the Book of the Summer
And the most likely contenders this season

A Little (Heavy) Light Reading

The Spy Who Ruled Summer
The legacy of le carr・s breakthrough book

Thumbs Up For Roger
The late, great critic gets his own film doc

Games of Drones
Watching live professional gaming sounded mind-numbing--until I tried it

10 Questions with Marcia Clark
The assistant DA turned novelist on kids who kill, being called a lady and that case she prosecuted