Jan 16, 2017・Vol 189 No 3

Botox: The Drug That’s Treating Everything

Vladimir Putin: The Troublemaker
Putin is now Donald Trump’s problem

Death Reigns On the Streets Of Duterte’s Philippines

Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds and Mother-Daughter Dynamics

Russia Has Overcome Repression Before
”I always remember that I did see a seemingly indestructible system collapse before my eyes, and it changed Russian society forever”

10 Questions With Glenn Beck
The conservative broadcaster whose star turn at Fox News made him a household brand for divisiveness explains his apparent change of heart

Milestones

When Less Plot Is Actually More

The E.U.’s New Digs

Hidden Figures Proves There’s Power In Numbers

On HBO, a Tyrannical New Pope Lusts for Power
It’s a glimpse behind the closed doors of Vatican City

The U.S. Should Form a Closer Military Alliance with Israel

A Monster Calls Offers a Big, Less-Friendly Giant

Your Golden Globes Workout Plan

The Ivory Trade Loses Its Biggest Player

Zoe Saldana Talks Battling Racism and Sexism in Hollywood
”I feel lonely on set. And it’s not just that you’re the only woman...You take a hit in your paycheck as a woman too. I’m so f-cking tired of it.”

What You Said About …

The Growing Fight Against Food Fraud

This Just In

The Politics of Art

Two Stars That Lived-and Shone-Orbiting Each Other

Democrats Look for an Upside In Obamacare’s Repeal

Helping Workers Switch Off

Mario on an iPhone? It Works

George Michael
Pop icon

For the Record

Quick Talk With Sigourney Weaver
The actor, 67, plays an austere British grandmother in A Monster Calls, a fantasy drama (see review, right) about a boy who summons an imaginary monster to help him cope with death.

Are Some Years More Important Than Others?