Jun 19, 2017 Vol 189 No 23

The Suite of Power

Donald Trump’s Loyalty Pledge for the FBI Challenges the Nation

South Africa’s Graft Scandal Grows

A New Face for the Republic of Ireland

The Qatar Rift Is the Middle East’s ‘Trump Effect’ in Action
The U.S. President has emboldened Saudi Arabia to forcefully reassert leadership in the region

Roads? Where We’re Going …
... we don’t need roads. A Toyota-backed startup in Japan is working to develop a flying car called Skydrive, which it hopes will carry a driver to light the Olympic torch in the 2020 Tokyo Games. Here, other initiatives to make Back to the Future II a reality.

Christopher Wray
New FBI director

London Strives to Remain a Place the World Will Call Home

How the Internet Is Getting a Little Nicer, One Meme at a Time
The Cheap(er) Private Jet

Putin’s Children: The Generation Born Under Russia’s President
The generation born under Russia’s President is railing at how members of his circle have enriched themselves and their kids

The God Squad: The Next Generation of Catholic Priests
Young, energized and ready to remake the church, the next generation of Catholic priests wants to surprise you

It Comes at Night Shows the Subtle Art of New Horror Films

Sam Elliott

Beatriz at Dinner Means Well but Flags Before the Last Course

A Cowboy Makes a Comeback In The Hero

Why Wonder Woman Broke Through

Life of the Party
Lorde, pop’s fascinating wunderkind, comes of age

Megyn Kelly Needs to Bring More Fox to Her NBC Show
Splitting her persona in two-going light in the morning and hitting heavy at night-makes sense. But it’s evidently not easily done.

No Break for Orange‘s Prisoners

Invasion of the Garden Snatcher and Other Tales of Suburban Apocalypse

8 Questions With David Brown, Former Dallas Police Chief

The Perks of Being Weird In the Workplace
How to use social awkardness and originality to your advantage

The Birth of America’s Flag Obsession

Trump Overseas

Pop Chart

For the Record

This Just In

What You Said About …

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