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# May 11, 2015 | Vol. 185 No. 17May 11, 2015 |  

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Vol. 185 No. 17

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Issue name

May 11th, 2015 | Vol. 185, No. 17 | U.S.

Issue date

May 11, 2015

Location

U.S.

Related categories

[Politics](/vault/subject/politics/)

[Civil Rights](/vault/subject/civil-rights/)

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentIdeasPoliticsU.S.WorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### Road Service Gets an On-Demand Makeover

Tow trucks and phone apps are tapping data to give you a jump-start 

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Review: The Aftermath of Equality on _Southern Rites_

The documentary depicts a town in transition

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Review: _Avengers: Age of Ultron_ Introduces the Cloud-Based Villain

Joss Whedon's super-sharp writing elevates the newest Marvel film beyond the pack

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Review: _Spinster_ Preaches Self-Contentment

The message at the heart of Kate Bolick’s new book

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### The Dune Abides

Frank Herbert’s iconic work turns 50

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### 10 Questions with Harold Bloom

The literary scholar on life at Yale, his critics and why reading should be 'elitist’ 

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Free-Range Parenting 2.0

Forget letting the kids roam on their own. How about letting parents off the leash instead? 

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Tavis Smiley: Protests and Riots Could Become the New Normal

It’s a dignity thing — democracy is threatened by racism and poverty

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The Clinton Blind Spot

The former President's fundraising—for his family and foundation—could cripple his wife’s campaign

### U.S.

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### The Roots of Baltimore’s Riot

The city’s eruption follows decades of systemic failure 

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### In the Latest Issue (30 Apr 2015)

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### Baltimore’s Mayor Under Fire

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake talks to TIME about why Baltimore erupted, her handling of the crisis and the "thugs" comment

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### Same-Sex Marriage’s History Test

A surprise turn for the high court's debate on same-sex marriage

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### Comcast’s Bad Connection

Why the company walked away from its bid to buy Time Warner Cable

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### 'This Is the Earthquake We've Been Waiting For'

The deadly aftermath in Nepal

[World](/section/world/)

### The Culture (30 Apr 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (30 Apr 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Briefing (30 Apr 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### How the U.S. Can Counter China in Asia

The Trans-Pacific Partnership offers a new solution 

[World](/section/world/)

### The Peerless Mr. Corliss

[World](/section/world/)

### Nigeria Claims a Victory, but Not One Some Had Hoped For

### Others

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