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# October 5, 2015 | Vol. 186 No. 13October 5, 2015 |  

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Vol. 186 No. 13

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Issue name

October 5th, 2015 | Vol. 186, No. 13 | U.S.

Issue date

October 5, 2015

Location

U.S.

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentIdeasPoliticsSportsU.S.WorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### Is a 529 Account the Best Way to Save for College?

Maybe not. Here’s why

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _The Martian_ Celebrates the Gutsy Ambition That We’ve Denied the Real NASA

Reviewing Ridley Scott’s new film

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### The Synth-Pop Evangelists of CHVRCHES

The Glaswegian stars are back with <em>Every Open Eye</em>

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Quick Talk With Ken Jeong

The actor stars in a new show, <em>Dr. Ken</em> 

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### 7 Questions With Nancy Meyers

The <em>Intern</em> writer-director on the state of the rom-com, women bosses and how she (may have) inspired Amy Schumer’s signature skit 

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Marco Rubio Earns His Place in the Republican Top Tier

The candidate proves himself with vision and patience

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Why the World Doesn’t Have to Fear Japan

East Asia is one region we don’t have to worry about 

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Ignorance Vs. Reason in the War on Education

Clearly we are serious when it comes to educating our young, but how we do so and what we teach them are problems

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Sibling Equation

Learning to parent all over again after one child leaves home

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### John Kasich Isn't Angry

But that doesn’t mean he can’t be a GOP contender 

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### The Rise of the Suburban Spartacus

A new kind of race catches on 

### U.S.

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

### Pope Francis Meets America (24 Sep 2015)

The pontiff offers his vision of faith, duty and moral leadership in his first U.S. visit

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

### In The Latest Issue (24 Sep 2015)

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

### The Fires That Aren’t Worth Fighting

By putting out small wildfires, we help create big ones 

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

### Why Your Fast Food Is About to Come Even Faster

Order up!

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

### The U.S. War Against ISIS Is Going Nowhere

Our strategy needs to be changed or dropped

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (24 Sep 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Drug-Price Hikes

[World](/section/world/)

### Get Better Health Care

[World](/section/world/)

### Resurrection Science

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (24 Sep 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Yogi Berra

Baseball legend, accidental philosopher

[World](/section/world/)

### Jackie Collins

Hollywood novelist

[World](/section/world/)

### Verbatim (24 Sep 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### What You Said About ... (24 Sep 2015)

### Others

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