Oct 26, 2015 Vol 186 No 17

Putin’s Syria Gamble

The Ideas Weren’t the Freshest, But the Democratic Debate Was a Clear Win for Hillary Clinton
”Ah, sanity. Thy name is, occasionally, Hillary Clinton”

How Clintonomics Created Carly Fiorina
And how they hamper Hillary Clinton

What’s Eating Jeb Bush?
Inside the campaign that can’t catch a break

Why Hollywood Is Bullish on Bull Riding
The talent agency that reps Rihanna and The Rock is betting serious money that 1,500-lb. beasts and the daredevils who ride them are the future of entertainment

Director Cary Fukunaga Tamed Beasts to Tell a Crucial African Story
Inside his new film

Steven Spielberg’s Bridge to the Cold War
Reviewing Bridge of Spies

The Truth About a Network Anchor Dropped Overboard
Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford star in the new film

Brie Larson Finds a Room of Her Own
The actress stars in a movie adaptation of the Emma Donoghue novel

The Founding of America Is All About Us in 2 New Books
Reviewing War of Two and Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

Review: Jane Smiley’s Golden Age Comes to an End
The author wraps up her Last Hundred Years Trilogy

Quick Talk With Amanda Peet
The actress talks about her new children’s book

Review: Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
A show of Dutch masters shines light on the ordinary

A Scan of My Very Attractive Brain
My brain may be handsome, but it has a few things to learn about tribal loyalties

10 Questions With Orhan Pamuk
The Nobel laureate discusses his new novel, his love for his hometown of Istanbul and Turkey’s response to a devastating terrorist attack

China’s Growing Deadly Addiction

The Nobel Peace Prize
A Tunisian quartet

Breast Cancer’s Race Problem

Sticky Fingers

Violence Beats Politics As a Third Intifadeh Looms In Israel

What a Daily Glass of Wine Does Over Time

Green Piece

Animal Athletes of the World

Dell Builds a $67 Billion Empire

We Count Pitches to Save Arms. It’s Time to Track Hits to Save Lives

Not All Screen Time Is a No-No for Infants

Hollywood’s Gender Gap

The Perils Pulling Turkey Apart

The ‘Reasonable Nut Job Caucus’

Why a More Isolated Saudi Arabia Is Looking Weaker

Foolproof

Pop Chart

Verbatim

Milestones

What You Said About …

Meet the Black Mambas, the Scourge of South African Poachers
The mostly female unit protect rhinos armed with pepper spray and walkie-talkies

Bearing Witness to the Victims of Yemen’s ‘Forgotten War’
A coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia launched a campaign of airstrikes on Yemen

Fatal Speech
Secular voices are targeted for death in Bangladesh