Innholdsfortegnelse for October 10, 2016 i Time Magazine International Edition

Spike in U.S. homicide rate The U.S. murder rate rose by 10.8% in 2015, the highest percentage increase since the early 1970s, according to the FBI. Violent crime was also up 4%, but still at its third-lowest rate since 1970. Russia linked to MH 17 downing A two-year investigation into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine in 2014 concluded that the missile responsible was not just made in Russia, but also fired from a separatist area of Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian rebels. Saudi women protest patriarchy A petition signed by almost 15,000 women in Saudi Arabia calling for an end to male guardianship has been sent to the government. Under Saudi law, women need the consent of a male guardian, usually a family member, for major…

 HOW FAST CAN A PEACE DEAL FALL APART? On day one (Sept. 12), a U.S.-Russia-brokered cease-fire went into effect in Syria. By day four, Moscow and Washington were accusing each other of violations. On day five, a U.K.-based NGO was reporting that airstrikes were killing civilians. On day six, a U.S. air-strike killed Syrian soldiers. On day eight, a bomb attack on a U.N. aid convoy killed more than 20 relief workers and the U.N. was forced to suspend all relief efforts. Again, the U.S. and Russia traded charges of responsibility. No one in Washington has yet made a credible case that a post-Assad Syria can hold together On day 12, Syrian fighter jets pounded the city of Aleppo, killing dozens and wounding hundreds. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, not known…

AS A GLAMOROUS YOUNG MAN at the dawn of television, Arnold Palmer hoisted the rather cloistered game of golf onto his broad shoulders and carried it into a golden age with an irresistible swagger. His grip-and-rip swing married power with calamity to make every shot a heart-stopping drama. At the peak of his game, from 1958 to 1964, he was as good as anyone, ever. And when his career as a touring pro ended, he had 62 titles and seven major championships, easily among the top 10 on both lists. But for all that, Palmer—who died Sept. 25 at 87—was bigger than golf. Much, much bigger. A child of the Depression in little Latrobe, Pa., Palmer learned golf from his father, a country-club greenskeeper. No one knows where he learned…

In an effort to expose and combat hate speech, the Anti-Defamation League periodically designates “hate symbols,” or icons— some of which appear to be inoffensive—that now have nefarious meanings. The latest addition: Pepe the Frog, a beloved Internet meme (originally created by artist Matt Furie for a 2005 comic) that’s often shared alongside speech bubbles that read, “Feels good, man.” That’s obviously not hate speech. But in recent months, the ADL says “racists and haters” have posted images of Pepe with a Hitler-like mustache or wearing a Klan hood, hence the official designation.…

A roundup of new and noteworthy insights from the week’s most talked-about studies: 1 AMERICANS PREFER PLAYLISTS TO ALBUMS A report published by the Music Business Association found that playlists account for 31% of music-listening time across demographics, while albums make up only 22%. Singles, at 46% of listening time, were the most popular form of music. 2 PIGEONS MAY BE ABLE TO ‘SPELL’ For a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers trained four pigeons to recognize dozens of words. The birds then picked out the correct spellings from a series (which included nonwords) by pecking them, marking the first time nonprimates have been able to identify letter formations. 3 KIDS WHO GROW UP ON FARMS MAY HAVE FEWER ALLERGIES A study published in Thorax,…

I READ WITH MORE THAN CASUAL INTEREST ABOUT THE Wall Street Journal celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Asian edition in September. I had been the first managing editor of the edition, when it was called the Asian Wall Street Journal, and I recalled our launch from a former warehouse in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay where we rented space from the South China Morning Post. Now working for Time Inc. in New York City, I was, by coincidence, visiting Hong Kong and Singapore as the Journal was celebrating its anniversary in both cities. The visits got me thinking about how Asia and these two extraordinary cities had and had not changed over the past four decades. HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE were the two most advanced centers of capitalism in South…

PARTY OF TWO MERCER ALLIES CANDIDATES THE FAMILY SUPPORTS CANDIDATES THE FAMILY OPPOSES DAVID BOSSIE The longtime head of a Mercer-funded conservative advocacy group, Citizens United, became Trump’s deputy campaign manager STEVE BANNON The boss of the Mercer-backed right-wing website Breitbart News is now Trump’s campaign CEO KELLYANNE CONWAY A former strategist at the Mercer family’s pro-Cruz super PAC, she now manages Trump’s campaign DONALD TRUMP Robert Mercer put $2 million into a pro-Trump super PAC in July TED CRUZ Robert Mercer gave $13.5 million to the family’s pro-Cruz super PAC ART ROBINSON Robert Mercer has shelled out $3.4 million to fund the Oregon scientist’s research and political campaigns JOHN BOLTON The former U.N. envoy’s super PAC has received $2.5 million from Robert Mercer since 2015 KOCH BROTHERS In 2014,…

HANDMADE COSTUMES At this year’s Comic-Con, fans of the show turned up in full regalia. Some had spent weeks tailoring their garb. HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION The show’s companion book has been in the top 20 of the hardcover nonfiction list since its April release. ALEXANDER CAMELTON Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo named one of its newest residents, a 4-month-old Bactrian camel, after the Founding Father. FAN ART A Hamilton-inspired work by Ron Chan. This one hangs backstage at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre. CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION A onesie with the Hamilton refrain “Young, scrappy and hungry” is among the merchandise that fans have created. AWARD-SHOW TRIBUTE At the BET Awards in June, co-hosts Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson opened the show with a Hamilton parody.…

BOOKS The godfather of modern conservatism, William F. Buckley Jr. excelled as a eulogist. A Torch Kept Lit (Oct. 4) gathers his memorials of icons like Ronald Reagan and Martin Luther King Jr. MUSIC On Banks’ superb sophomore album, The Altar, dropping Sept. 30, singer-songwriter Jillian Banks pairs lyrics about empowerment, lust and disillusionment with synth-heavy, dark R&B production. MOVIES In Denial, out Sept. 30, Rachel Weisz shines as Deborah Lipstadt, the real-life professor who was sued for libel by a Holocaust denier and had to prove in court that the Holocaust actually occurred. TELEVISION ABC’s latest twist-heavy drama, Conviction (Oct. 3), stars Agent Carter’s Hayley Atwell as a lawyer who exonerates wrongfully convicted criminals.…

“LOTS OF PEOPLE TOLERATE mess,” a friend once observed while looking at my living room, strewn with clothes, dishes and junk mail. “You’re the only one I know who seems to have a positive preference for it.” So you can imagine my initial thrill at the title of Tim Harford’s Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives. Vindication, at last! Well, sort of. Messy is neither a broadside at Marie Kondo and her cult of minimalism nor a case for the hidden virtues of hoarding. Harford, an acclaimed economics journalist, isn’t so much extolling squalor as questioning the notion that order is inherently preferable for creative endeavors. As a society, “we like tidiness to the point of fetishizing it,” he says. “We find clutter and irregularity disturbing and…

THERE’S THIS THING ABOUT MEN. THEY LIKE TO RANK things: Women. Guitarists of the 1970s. Pitchers of the 1990s. Theirs is a hierarchical world. When men first meet other men, they circle each other warily in conversation until they find something they can rank together. I’ve been trading on this dumb stereotype for so long, it’s embarrassing. But recently I was called out on it. “If I said anything remotely like that to you about something that women do all the time, you’d kill me,” my friend said after I teased him about naming his third favorite band. “You have a double standard for men.” I think I answered with something about how those not in power can make fun of those who are. But it didn’t feel right. Doesn’t…

‘The signature of the deal is simply the end of the conflict. Then the hard work starts.’ JUAN MANUEL SANTOS, President of Colombia, on signing a peace accord Sept. 26 to end a 52-year conflict with the rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia; citizens will vote on the agreement in an Oct. 2 referendum ‘OUR FATHERS AND OUR MOTHERS ARE KILLED, AND WE CAN’T SEE THEM ANYMORE.’ ZIANNA OLIPHANT, 9-year-old resident of Charlotte, N.C., lamenting the consequences of police violence against black people at a Sept. 26 city council meeting that took place six days after officers fatally shot Kevin Lamont Scott, sparking two nights of protests ‘Donald was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said, back in 2006, “Gee, I hope [the market]…

India hit a fresh milestone in its space program on Sept. 26 with the launch of eight satellites into different orbits using a single rocket. It’s one of several space expeditions by developing nations. —Tara John NIGERIA Announced plans in March to send its first astronaut into space by 2030, to develop a space industry to rival the world’s biggest. The country has already launched five satellites into orbit. PERU The country launched its first observation satellite from French Guiana on Sept. 14. The satellite, which was built in France, will be used to monitor weather patterns and internal security. BRAZIL Parliament recently greenlighted the construction of Brazil’s sixth satellite. It will be assembled in the country and is expected to be sent to China for launch around December 2018.…

Senate overturns Obama veto The U.S. Senate voted 97-1 to overturn President Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow survivors and families of victims of 9/11 to sue Saudi Arabia’s government over the attacks. It was the first veto of Obama’s presidency to be overridden by Congress. Pontiff backs anti-gay-marriage rally Pope Francis voiced his support of a Sept. 24 protest in Mexico City against President Enrique Peña Nieto’s proposal to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. The Pope said he is “in favor of the family and of life.” India considers water war India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi threatened to scrap a treaty that governs use of rivers shared with Pakistan, as a dispute escalates over an attack on an Indian army base in Kashmir. Pakistan said any attempt to…

POP MUSIC IS OFTEN DISMISSED AS light, frivolous and artistically bankrupt. But in his new book Love for Sale, music critic David Hajdu argues that it’s one of the most meaningful forms of expression in American culture. Consider songs like “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets and “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang, which were able to unite listeners across race and class divides. Or the Shirelles’ “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” which reflected shifting social standards regarding sex. Or Lesley Gore’s “You Don’t Own Me,” which primed a generation of feminists for social change. Or flamboyant performers like David Bowie and Lady Gaga, who have helped gay youths feel more comfortable in their own skin. By nature, pop music must appeal to millions of mainstream…

IN TODAY’S DIGITAL WORLD, WE’RE OFTEN expected to be on email at all times. Recent studies show that office workers spend almost a third of their workday reading and responding to messages. This constant connectivity can be harmful: scientists have established a clear link between spending time on email and feeling stress. So why do we do it? Many of us are addicted: checking email activates a primal impulse in our brains to seek out what behavioral psychologists call “random rewards.” Imagine email as a slot machine. Most of the time when we “pull the lever” to check our messages, we get something bothersome—a complaint from a client, a request from our boss. But every once in a while we get something exciting—a note from a friend or (if we’re…

THE LEADERS OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, including the President and his top national-security advisers, face an unprecedented dilemma. Since the spring, U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement agencies have seen mounting evidence of an active Russian influence operation targeting the 2016 presidential election. It is very unlikely the Russians could sway the actual vote count, because our election infrastructure is decentralized and voting machines are not accessible from the Internet. But they can sow disruption and instability up to, and on, Election Day, more than a dozen senior U.S. officials tell TIME, undermining faith in the result and in democracy itself. The question, debated at multiple meetings at the White House, is how aggressively to respond to the Russian operation. Publicly naming and shaming the Russians and describing what the intelligence community…

The actor and producer, 45, appears on the A&E reality show Wahlburgers, about the gourmet burger chain Mark founded with his brothers Donnie and Paul. In Deepwater Horizon, out Sept. 30, he stars as rig worker Mike Williams. Why did you want to make a film about this incident? Every time I remembered reading something about the Deepwater Horizon, it [was about] the natural disaster. For whatever reason—maybe it was my own fault, maybe there was a lack of media attention—I never registered the fact that 11 people lost their lives. That’s what captivated me. You got some pushback from the real people depicted in the film. They were all completely against the idea of us making the movie. I just assumed that people knew what our intentions were. Once…

The story of the Beach Boys is like a California-blond version of Amadeus, with Brian Wilson as Mozart and Mike Love as Salieri—except that Salieri had talent. Love’s new memoir, Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy, seeks to prove his essential artistry and so recaps Wilson’s studio triumphs with detailed notes on how Love saved the day with an apt couplet or, in his finest moment, the lyrics to “Good Vibrations.” Love aches to be seen as a good guy with rough edges smoothed by Transcendental Meditation, but bitterness betrays him, from his toxic speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to a Rolling Stone interview earlier this year. He’s the guy who got the girls, co-wrote the Wilson-less No. 1 hit “Kokomo,” sued for millions…

IT TOOK 134 INTERVIEWS and a decade for Russell L. Riley and his team at the University of Virginia to compile Inside the Clinton White House: An Oral History, a dense, valuable volume featuring everyone from Clinton secretary Betty Currie to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (not included: the Clintons themselves). The book reminds us that most presidential history—scandals included—is more complicated than it seems. Take the era of Monica Lewinsky (also not interviewed): the President buried himself in foreign policy because “he didn’t want to go home,” the diplomat Nancy Soderberg tells Riley. If you’re looking for Hillary Clinton grist, the focus is on her milieu as First Lady. She comes off as a decisive woman who inspires loyalty as well as fear—and whose own history can’t yet be…

 Since Sex and the City ended in 2004, you’ve worked in movies and on fashion lines. Why return to TV? ‘My life is speculated about, my marriage is constantly ... I’ve weathered the worst already.’ I love the medium. Everyone wants a half hour on HBO, so we’d better be willing to work really hard, and it had better be exhausting. Frances, your Divorce character, is not always sympathetic. Are audiences ready for a heroine who is complicated? We used to go back and forth: “Should Carrie have an affair?” And I’m like, “Guys, Tony Soprano is a murderer!” Frances is real. She is a smart person. And we weren’t with her for those 17 years of marriage. We’re with her now—she’s exhausted and she’s made…

LINKEDIN 167 MILLION Estimated number of users affected by a 2012 hack that was originally thought to have exposed only 6.5 million passwords; the true total was revealed in May when hackers tried to sell more passwords online HEARTLAND 130 MILLION Estimated number of credit and debit cards compromised after the card-payment processor was hacked in 2008; the breach cost the firm at least $140 million in settlements with credit-card companies DROPBOX 68 MILLION Estimated number of user names and passwords stolen from the cloud-storage company as part of a 2012 hack, though the scope of the breach did not become fully clear until this August…

I PREPARED FOR THE FIRST CLINTON-TRUMP DEBATE BY watching Citizen Soldier, a riveting documentary about the Oklahoma Army National Guard in combat in Afghanistan—and by not watching any of the pregame commentary by the talking heads. I wanted to see the debate with those young men in my mind: mechanics, oil-field technicians, cops and even a marketing executive, who chose to serve their country in a combat hellhole. I did it because the most important quality of a Commander in Chief is the sobriety to make life-and-death decisions, rather than the ability to bluster and zing. I had doubts about both candidates in that regard. Hillary Clinton had, after all, sent the Oklahomans into Afghanistan by supporting President Obama’s expansion of the war—which I also mistakenly backed—and the sight of…

WHEN DONALD TRUMP began telling crowds this summer that if he loses the race for the White House, it will be because Democrats “cheated,” he was doing more than hedging his bets. He was tapping into a powerful theme of this election cycle: that the voting system is rigged. “She can’t beat what’s happening here,” Trump told a crowd in Altoona, Pa., in August, referring to Hillary Clinton. “The only way they can beat it, in my opinion, and I mean this 100%, is if in certain sections of the state they cheat, O.K.?” In Wilmington, N.C., he went on to suggest that some people might vote “15 times for Hillary” and pledged to his supporters, via email, to “do everything we are legally allowed to do to stop crooked…

THE BIG REVELATION IN BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S NEW memoir, Born to Run, is that the Boss gets bummed out. Big time. Which may finally help fans understand the bleak menagerie of killers and black-sheep brothers who populate the 1982 album Nebraska. While Springsteen’s bouts of depression and anxiety come as a surprise to many of his followers, Brian Wilson’s struggle with schizo-affective disorder has been well documented, most recently in the haunting 2014 biopic Love & Mercy. Now the Beach Boy tells his story in the disarmingly personal I Am Brian Wilson. Together, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers present an unusually candid description of mental illness and its role in an artist’s life. The books have plenty of fun stuff too, with many pages about the power and beauty…