May 30, 2016 Vol 187 No 20

The Only One God Left Alive

Battle of the Bathroom
Why the fight for transgender rights has moved into the most intimate of public spaces

I Left My Art In San Francisco
A stunning new expansion by SFMOMA has transformed the City by the Bay into a premier destination for art

Online Education Can Help Africa-But it Can’t Solve its Critical Need For Real Schools

Donald Trump, the Astute Salesman, Has Captured and Targeted America’s Mood: Nostalgic
He has done a stunning job of repurposing the past as the future

Bryan Cranston Talks Walter White, LBJ and His Own Political Ambitions
The ’Breaking Bad’ star won’t rule out a ’Better Call Saul’ appearance

How the Sykes-Picot Agreement Helped Make a Messed-Up Middle East
The 100th anniversary of the Sykes-Picot agreement comes on May 19, marking a century that helped shaped the Middle East

We Should Laud Singledom, Not Lament It

Military Sexual Assault Victims Discharged After Filing Complaints
Many are booted out with ’bad paper’ and can’t get upgrades

Ronan Farrow Is an Example for Siblings of Potential Victims
His writing is worthy and courageous

Katherine Dunn
Beloved author

A Devastating Type of Hack Is Costing People Big Money
Ransomware attacks on businesses and individuals have risen dramatically in recent years

Game of Thrones‘Sophie Turner Is No Victim In Apocalypse

Don’t Make Me Rate You
A plea to every business that has my credit-card number

Why You Need to Save More Now
The McKinsey Global Institute predicts that the average 30-year-old will need to up her personal savings rate by 80% and work an extra seven years to retire like her parents. Here’s why stock and bond returns are on track to shrink.

Stubborn Frictions Could Undermine Europe’s Fight Against Terror

What You Said About …

How Technology Exposes Our Taste

Fifth Harmony Updates Girl Power for the Present

The Nice Guys Revives’70s Private-Eye Satire In Buddy-Movie Mode

For the Record

New York State of Mind

The Geniuses Who Tracked Down the Gene

Is This Thing On?
British Prime Minister David Cameron caused a diplomatic kerfuffle on May 10 after being caught on tape in a private conversation with Queen Elizabeth II describing Nigeria and Afghanistan as ”fantastically corrupt,” at a conference where leaders of both those countries were in attendance. Here, other ”private” remarks by world leaders made embarrassingly public.

The Caretaker President and Poet Taking Charge of a Troubled Brazil

The Forest Hotel

Night of a Thousand Stars

Pop Chart

Milestones