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# In the Latest Issue (19 May 2016)

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## TIME Staff


May 19, 2016 10:05 AM UTC

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## TIME Staff


May 19, 2016 10:05 AM UTC

[Battle of the Bathroom](http://time.com/4341419/battle-of-the-bathroom/?iid=toc%5F051916)  
 Why the fight for transgender rights has moved into the most intimate of public spaces

[Stall Tactics](http://time.com/4341406/stall-tactics/?iid=toc%5F051916)

In the history of public bathrooms, politics and rights have often collided

[Donald Trump, the Astute Salesman, Has Captured and Targeted America’s Mood: Nostalgic](http://time.com/4341423/trump-the-astute-salesman-has-seized-on-americas-prevailing-mood-nostalgic/?iid=toc%5F051916)

He has done a stunning job of repurposing the past as the future

[Bryan Cranston Talks Walter White, LBJ and His Own Political Ambitions](http://time.com/4324755/bryan-cranston-walter-white/?iid=toc%5F051916)

The ‘Breaking Bad’ star won’t rule out a ‘Better Call Saul’ appearance

[I Left My Art In San Francisco](http://time.com/4341422/i-left-my-art-in-san-francisco/?iid=toc%5F051916)

A stunning new expansion by SFMOMA has transformed the City by the Bay into a premier destination for art

[How the Sykes-Picot Agreement Helped Make a Messed-Up Middle East](http://time.com/4341059/sykes-picot-agreement-anniversary/?iid=toc%5F051916)

The 100th anniversary of the Sykes-Picot agreement comes on May 19, marking a century that helped shaped the Middle East

[High-Concept Chelsea a Sign of Deficit In Late-Night Stars](http://time.com/4341424/high-concept-chelsea-a-sign-of-deficit-in-late-night-stars/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[We Should Laud Singledom, Not Lament It](http://time.com/4341413/we-should-laud-singledom-not-lament-it/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[Military Sexual Assault Victims Discharged After Filing Complaints](http://time.com/4340321/sexual-assault-military-discharge-women/?iid=toc%5F051916)

Many are booted out with ‘bad paper’ and can’t get upgrades

[Ronan Farrow Is an Example for Siblings of Potential Victims](http://time.com/4327542/ronan-farrow-woody-allen-siblings/?iid=toc%5F051916)

His writing is worthy and courageous

[Katherine Dunn](http://time.com/4341385/katherine-dunn/?iid=toc%5F051916)

Beloved author

[Pop Chart](http://time.com/4341386/pop-chart/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[A Devastating Type of Hack Is Costing People Big Money](http://time.com/4303129/hackers-computer-ransom-ransomware/?iid=toc%5F051916)

Ransomware attacks on businesses and individuals have risen dramatically in recent years

[_Game of Thrones_‘ Sophie Turner Is No Victim In _Apocalypse_](http://time.com/4341387/game-of-thrones-sophie-turner-is-no-victim-in-apocalypse/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[Don’t Make Me Rate You](http://time.com/4341388/dont-make-me-rate-you/?iid=toc%5F051916)

A plea to every business that has my credit-card number


[Why You Need to Save More Now](http://time.com/4341389/why-you-need-to-save-more-now/?iid=toc%5F051916)

The McKinsey Global Institute predicts that the average 30-year-old will need to up her personal savings rate by 80% and work an extra seven years to retire like her parents. Here’s why stock and bond returns are on track to shrink.

[Stubborn Frictions Could Undermine Europe’s Fight Against Terror](http://time.com/4341390/stubborn-frictions-could-undermine-europes-fight-against-terror/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[Why Are Security Lines So Long?](http://time.com/4341392/why-are-security-lines-so-long/?iid=toc%5F051916)

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently predicted that already long security waits will get worse this summer, sparking outrage over what many see as a broken system. Here’s a look at the web of blame and how some groups are trying to streamline the process.

[What You Said About …](http://time.com/4341394/what-you-said-about/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[Quick Talk with Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris](http://time.com/4341395/tip-t-i-harris/?iid=toc%5F051916)

The rapper turned actor, 35, stars in the remake of the iconic series Roots.

[Milestones](http://time.com/4341396/milestones/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[How Technology Exposes Our Taste](http://time.com/4341399/how-technology-exposes-our-taste/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[Double Dose of K-Stew Fires Up Fest](http://time.com/4341400/double-dose-of-k-stew-fires-up-fest/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[Fifth Harmony Updates Girl Power for the Present](http://time.com/4341401/fifth-harmony-updates-girl-power-for-the-present/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[_The Nice Guys_ Revives ’70s Private-Eye Satire In Buddy-Movie Mode](http://time.com/4341402/the-nice-guys-revives-70s-private-eye-satire-in-buddy-movie-mode/?iid=toc%5F051916)


[For the Record](http://time.com/4341403/for-the-record/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[New York State of Mind](http://time.com/4341404/new-york-state-of-mind/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[The Geniuses Who Tracked Down the Gene](http://time.com/4341407/the-geniuses-who-tracked-down-the-gene/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[Night of a Thousand Stars](http://time.com/4341408/night-of-a-thousand-stars/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[Is This Thing On?](http://time.com/4341411/is-this-thing-on/?iid=toc%5F051916)

British Prime Minister David Cameron caused a diplomatic kerfuffle on May 10 after being caught on tape in a private conversation with Queen Elizabeth II describing Nigeria and Afghanistan as “fantastically corrupt,” at a conference where leaders of both those countries were in attendance. Here, other “private” remarks by world leaders made embarrassingly public.

[A New American Murder Mystery](http://time.com/4341415/a-new-american-murder-mystery/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[Why Can’t Drug Costs be Reined In?](http://time.com/4341416/why-cant-drug-costs-be-reined-in/?iid=toc%5F051916)

When the price of the blood-pressure drug Nitropress leaped from $215 to $881 last year, an increase of 300%, it triggered public outrage

[Almost 40 Years Later, a Miniseries Returns to Television’s Roots](http://time.com/4341417/almost-40-years-later-a-miniseries-returns-to-televisions-roots/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[The Forest Hotel](http://time.com/4341418/the-forest-hotel/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[Facebook and Politics](http://time.com/4341420/facebook-and-politics/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[The Roots of Roots](http://time.com/4341421/the-roots-of-roots/?iid=toc%5F051916)

[The Caretaker President and Poet Taking Charge of a Troubled Brazil](http://time.com/4341425/the-caretaker-president-and-poet-taking-charge-of-a-troubled-brazil/?iid=toc%5F051916)

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