Innholdsfortegnelse for Apr 17, 2017 i Time Magazine International Edition

St. Petersburg train bombed Fourteen people were killed and about 50 more injured on April 3 after an explosive device blew up inside a subway car in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city and President Vladimir Putin’s hometown. Investigators identified Kyrgyzstan-born Akbarjon Djalilov, 22, as a suicide bomber behind the attack after his body fragments were found in the train. Djalilov’s DNA was also found on a bag containing a bomb that was discovered and deactivated at another subway station later that day. Sanctuary-state bill passes in California California is set to become a sanctuary state after its senate passed a bill to prohibit state and local law-enforcement agencies from using their resources to help with federal immigration enforcement. State senator Kevin de León, the bill’s author, said it was…

Gay men ‘missing’ in Chechnya Three men have been killed and more than 100 detained by authorities in Chechnya in a campaign against homosexuality, according to a Russian newspaper. The spokesman for Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov denied the report and also claimed there are no gay people living in the Russian republic. Southern U.S. storms kill 5 At least five people died in severe storms spanning from Texas to North and South Carolina. A mother and her 3-year-old daughter were killed by a tornado in Breaux Bridge, La., when it flipped their mobile home. Kamikaze mission for Saturn probe NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting Saturn since 2004, is set to become the first probe to explore the 1,500-mile-wide space between the planet and its rings before plunging into…

WHEN DOES A SYMBOL BELONG TO everybody? Gilbert Baker, a Kansas-born artist, intended to answer that question some four decades ago when he began designing the rainbow pride flag that eventually became a global LGBTQ icon. Baker served in the U.S. Army in the early 1970s before being honorably discharged and settling in San Francisco as the gay-rights movement flourished. He taught himself to sew and began making banners for protests and celebrations. He befriended Harvey Milk, the city’s first openly gay elected official. And in 1978 he was commissioned to design a new symbol for the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade that could be used year after year. Baker settled on the rainbow. He was moved by the idea that it is not only a natural phenomenon but…

WE ALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE COworker whose behavior gets under our skin. In The Schmuck in My Office, Jody J. Foster and Michelle Joy identify 10 problem personalities and outline effective ways to handle each of them. If you work with a narcissist who makes everything about her own accomplishments, for example, be liberal with your praise and sandwich criticism between compliments. If your colleague is the suspicious type, paranoid that others are causing problems for him, offer a choice between alternatives to help him feel in control. And if your boss is an obsessive bean counter, cite how you “corrected” your work based on her suggestions so she feels heard. That the authors are both psychiatrists lends credibility to their advice, which includes: “If in workplace after workplace…

WHAT DOES GENRE MEAN IN 2017? The categories that once defined listener taste—rock, hip-hop, country—are collapsing into one another. Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music have had a homogenizing, sound-blurring effect on listening habits around the world, and rising musicians are less averse to coloring outside the old lines. Which makes sense: If everyone is listening to your song on a custom playlist, who cares which genre-bound radio station would theoretically play it? The genre-busting results play out on the charts on a regular basis. Recent chart-toppers include Ed Sheer-an’s Caribbean dance-folk “Shape of You,” the Chainsmokers’ arena-rock EDM and Rae Sremmurd’s diaphanous pop-rap. While the weekly jostling for the top spot is as sanguine as ever, the most fascinating changes are the ones taking place within the very…

‘IT’S AN IMPORTANT STEP, BUT IT CANNOT BE THE ONLY STEP.’ ROY COOPER, North Carolina governor, saying the state must continue to “repair [its] reputation” after signing a compromise on March 30 to partially repeal its trans-gender bathroom bill; the NCAA said it would “reluctantly” lift its ban on holding championships in the state, while the ACLU called the deal “dangerous and fake” ‘I told my son, “Don’t let go,” and he said he wouldn’t. But the current came, and we lost him.’ YURI NARVÁEZ, a father who lost his son in the mudslide that swept through the Colombian city of Mocoa after heavy rainfall began on March 31, claiming at least 262 lives 31 Number of companies that withdrew TV ads from Fox’s The O’Reilly Factor within five days…

BALTIMORE Top city officials say they oppose federal efforts to delay police reform and vow to move forward, after already agreeing to revise officer trainings. On April 5, a federal judge denied a request from the Justice Department for a delay to reconsider the reforms. CHICAGO After city police were found to have engaged in a “pattern or practice” of unconstitutional force, officials agreed to make substantial changes. Officials say they are committed to reform regardless of the Trump Administration’s next move. FERGUSON, MO. The city has already agreed to make over 300 law-enforcement reforms, including the formation of a civilian review board. Officials say they’re making progress, but activists have expressed frustration.…

In the 16 cases over the past 500 years when a rising nation threatened to displace a ruling one, war occurred 12 times PRESIDENTS DONALD Trump and Xi Jinping have many serious issues to discuss at their upcoming Mara-Lago summit, but only one ticking time bomb: North Korea. On the current trajectory, North Korea will likely be able to strike the American homeland with a nuclear weapon before the end of Trump’s first term. From his initial tweet on North Korea as President-elect to a lengthy interview in early April, Trump has declared unambiguously that he will never let this happen. As he put it, “If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will.” The message Trump is sending Xi is clear: to prevent North Korea from continuing…

INDIA The highly polluted Ganges and Yamuna rivers were given the same status as a human being on March 20. This means legal guardians can now represent the waterways in court over any violation. NEW ZEALAND A river in the country’s North Island became a legal person on March 15. A local Maori tribe has fought for nearly 150 years for the Whanganui River to be recognized as an ancestor. ECUADOR In 2008 the South American country set a legal precedent by giving nature rights like those of humans in its constitution. This means entire ecosystems have the “right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate.”…

GROWTH SPURT A glass addition on top of the current office building’s steel frame would add 40 floors and make the tower 1,400 ft.— officially “supertall.” MIXED-USE The current office building would be replaced with retail space, an 11-story hotel and condos likely priced at $6,000 per sq. ft. PLANNING AHEAD Kushner Co., which bought the building a decade ago, projects beginning demolition work in 2019 and completing the building by 2025. THE ADDRESS Developers reportedly want to change the building’s address from 666 to 660 Fifth to avoid the fraught number. THE STARCHITECT The late Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid designed the building before her death last year. INVESTOR DRAMA Reports that Chinese company Anbang would invest raised eyebrows in D.C. Kushner had stepped down as CEO of the…

CHILDISH GAMBINO AWAKEN, MY LOVE! Dec. 2, 2016 Glassnote Childish Gambino, a.k.a. Donald Glover, surprised fans with this funk-and soul-inspired album. Brimming with Gambino’s impressive falsetto and a slow-burning energy, Awaken finds a futuristic R&B groove in breezy bops like “California” and “Redbone.” JIDENNA THE CHIEF Feb. 17 Wondaland, Epic American-born, Nigerian-raised, Stanford-educated rapper Jidenna’s latest injects melody into his songs. He tempers straightforward raps with sung-through tunes like the nostalgic lullaby “Bambi” and flamenco-inflected “Adaora.” DRAKE MORE LIFE March 18 Republic The musical equivalent of a house party, More Life’s songs dabble in global flavors with wide-ranging guest stars. From juicy slow jam “Passionfruit” to his flute-backed rap on “Portland,” Drake shows how to host a relaxed, all-inclusive bash. JACOB BANKS…

BOOKS Author Jennifer Finney Boylan’s atmospheric thriller Long Black Veil (April 11) follows a travel writer tangled up in a cold case that has come back to haunt her decades later. △ MUSIC Experimental electro producer Arca sings celestial songs in Spanish on his eponymous third album (April 7). The multimedia whiz has produced songs for Kanye West and FKA twigs. MOVIES A surgeon trades favors to get his daughter into a university after a sexual assault jeopardizes her future in Graduation (April 7). Cristian Mungiu won Best Director for the film at Cannes. ▽ TELEVISION Rashida Jones plays a detective chasing an animal-rights activist turned serial killer in the third season of Angie Tribeca (April 10), the offbeat TBS show that spikes the crime formula with zany humor.…

IN SPANISH DIRECTOR Nacho Vigalondo’s fantasy-drama Colossal, monsters are real. Worse yet, their actions are controlled by out-of-control human beings. Anne Hathaway plays Gloria, a well-intentioned but irresponsible young woman who, after a breakup, decamps from New York City to her hometown. There, she reconnects with Jason Sudeikis’ Oscar, who kindly steps in to help his old friend readjust. And then—news alert! A giant, scaly monster attacks Seoul, appearing and vanishing mysteriously. The whole world watches, and Gloria’s problems suddenly seem small in comparison—until she realizes that she and this strangely soulful, frustrated reptilian behemoth share a bizarre kinship. Even if its characters’ behavior doesn’t always make sense, Colossal is still a mischievous, clever piece of entertainment, and Vigalondo handles the central metaphor gracefully. How do we get ourselves back…

IN MOST WHITE HOUSES, IF not the current one, the chief of staff’s job is to tell the Commander in Chief just how completely wrong he is when the situation requires. That’s the premise of Chris Whipple’s new book The Gatekeepers, which grew out of a 2013 documentary, and, fewer than 100 days into the Trump era, could not be more timely. The book opens when the chief job first took shape, under Richard Nixon’s axman H.R. Haldeman, who organized the modern presidency but who rather dramatically failed his boss when Nixon went haywire. Since those days, the gig has grown more powerful, thanks to such men as James Baker and Leon Panetta, and never more so than when a President is in crisis. There are valuable lessons in Gatekeepers…

ON THE 11TH SUNDAY OF HIS PRESIdency, amid national approval polls as low as 35%, Donald Trump found himself on the back nine of his Virginia golf course, playing a foursome with his old rival Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. The group played to a tie, Paul would later report, but no one needed to be told the real score. Clearly the President was no longer winning. A couple years back, Trump called Paul “a spoiled brat without a properly functioning brain.” He mocked the Senator’s golf game (“I easily beat him”) and dismissed his campaign as a “total mess” (“weak on the military, Israel, the Vets and many other issues”). He even joked about Paul’s looks. “And believe me there is plenty of subject matter right there,” Trump said, gesturing…

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND EGYPT’S President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi sat down together at the White House in early April, and it’s as if Barack Obama and the Arab Spring never happened. These two champions of national pride agree that the challenge of killing terrorists should sideline questions of respect for human rights. In contrast to the awkward, complex choreography ahead of the visit by China’s Xi Jinping to Mar-a-Lago or the notably strained body language of the recent meeting with Germany’s Angela Merkel, Trump and al-Sisi looked like old pals. It helps that al-Sisi was the first world leader to congratulate Trump on his win in November. The Trump presidency looks to be good news for the former general. Trump wants a reliable, like-minded ally in the Middle East, and…

AS THE FBI CONTINUES ITS PROBE into contacts between Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia, the President is advancing his own investigation of sorts. On April 5, a month after falsely alleging that President Obama had wiretapped him, he told the New York Times that he thinks former National Security Adviser Susan Rice may have committed a crime by unmasking the identities of Trump associates in classified intelligence reports. There is nothing illegal about unmasking. When U.S. spies target foreign adversaries, they are required by law to protect the privacy of Americans incidentally surveilled by masking their identities in classified reports. Senior officials are allowed to request the identities of the Americans if they determine the information is needed to understand the significance of the intelligence. The process is documented…

1 VENDING-MACHINE DELAYS COULD LEAD TO HEALTHIER CHOICES The Rush University Medical Center developed a vending machine that told customers it would wait 25 seconds before dispensing unhealthy items. Overall, researchers saw a 2% to 5% increase in the proportion of healthy snacks purchased, without a decrease in snack sales. 2 PLAYING TETRIS AFTER TRAUMA CAN HELP PREVENT PTSD A study in Molecular Psychiatry found that people involved in car accidents who played Tetris at the hospital after recalling details of the accident had fewer symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder than those who did not. 3 DEEP BREATHING MAY ACTUALLY CALM BRAIN ACTIVITY A Science study found that a group of nerves that regulates breathing in the brains of mice has a direct connection to the brain arousal center. Translation:…

1969 ANGER: Over the years, Oscar the Grouch has been criticized for being too abrasive for preschool viewers. “We might not be able to create a character like Oscar now,” senior vice president Carol-Lynn Parente has said. Some African Americans also regarded Oscar as a belittling stand-in for black urban residents. 1969 RACE: James Earl Jones was Sesame Street’s first celeb guest. In 1970, Mississippi public TV banned the show for 22 days because of its racially integrated cast. 1983 DEATH: After the passing of actor Will Lee, who played shopkeeper Mr. Hooper, the show talked about his death and what it meant. 1972 DISABILITY: Librarian Linda was a deaf character who had a recurring role. 1994 DRUGS: Cheech, who became famous for his pot movies, was a guest star.…

Where do you begin? All of my music is based off moods and feelings. I have to put my emotions into a song. It’s a form of therapy for me. I start with melodies. I don’t necessarily start with words. Because I can hear what I felt from melody, I usually build upon that. R&B is going in a chill, deconstructed direction. Why do you think this is happening at a time of national upheaval? Because it’s honest. Nowadays there’s a lot of dishonesty. Trying to find yourself is the hardest thing. I think me being vulnerable about whatever I was going through, people listen to it and they hear authenticity. What role does technology play in your process? My best songs are written on my iPhone. I click back…

AMONG THE MANY problems caused by the ascendance of the superhero movie is that the actors who star in them—and they’re often good ones—get boxed into supertight quarters. Chris Evans is perfectly charming in the Captain America movies and their brethren in the expansive cinematic Marvel universe. But it’s a relief and a pleasure to see him freed, temporarily, from that brazenly pectoral-enhancing onesie. In Gifted, he plays Frank Adler, a Florida boat-engine mechanic who’s raising his niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) on his own. Mary is a precocious mite of a girl and a happy kid. But she’s also what’s euphemistically called a gifted child—she can solve outlandish numerical problems in her head and even more complicated ones on paper—and such gifts always come with complications. In this case, the…