The Power of Taylor Swift
How pop’s savviest romantic conquered the music business
Corps Values
To avoid another Ferguson, we should be taking a lesson on police training from the SEALs
GOP Prepares for an Energy Battle
How the Republican Senate will tackle the Keystone XL pipeline, carbon emissions, renewable subsidies and more
Mexico’s Brutal Nightmare
How an attack on 43 students in September has forced the country to once again confront the scourge of drug violence
Detroit Turns Up
An unlikely deal lifts Motown out of bankruptcy
Little Airlines, Big Ideas
New models in the skies are flourishing
The Talent Gap at the Top of the GOP
Can Republicans find a woman to run for President?
Whose Internet Is It, Anyway?
A guide to the net neutrality word wars
Meet Loretta Lynch
Everything you need to know about Obama’s Attorney General-in-waiting
Mindfulness for Men
Yoga has some new fans—and science says that’s a very good thing
Here Comes the Cold
An “omega block” of freezing wind ushers in icy temperatures for much of the U.S.
How Affirm Wants to Remake Money
The new charge to disrupt lending
Channing Tatum’s Body of Work
The actor wrestles with an unresolved mystery in Foxcatcher
Review: Foxcatcher’s Mat Madness
Tatum scores a reversal
Keith Haring’s Cartoons of Calamity
The artist’s social conscience comes into focus in a new exhibit
When Writers Quit Writing
Readers feel the void when great authors decide to retire
Review: Richard Ford’s Frank Talk
A writer revisits his favorite character in Let Me Be Frank With You
When Life Hacks Go Too Far
We all love a great efficiency hack, but for the important things, short cuts are a waste of time
10 Questions With Zooey Deschanel
The New Girl actress explains her penchant for old pop and how she overcame the mean girls
City Scrapes
Some cities are doing better than others. Here’s a closer look
Craig Spencer
Doctor in NYC who contracted Ebola
Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller
North Korea detainees
Ronald Reagan
‘If I were there, Margaret, I’d throw my hat in the door before I came in.’