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# February 27, 2017 | Vol. 189 No. 7 February 27, 2017 |  

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Vol. 189 No. 7

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February 27th, 2017 | Vol. 189, No. 7 | U.S.

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February 27, 2017

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## Table of Contents

EntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsSportsU.S.WorldOthers

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Noah Hawley’s Uncanny Vision Is the Future of Television

When writers rule, TV gets wonderfully weird

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Little Big Town Melds Tried-and-True With Utterly New

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Review:   _A Cure for Wellness_ Offers Up Chills, Pills and Spills

But sometimes, less is so much more

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### A Definitive Guide to Random Oscar Facts

Eighty-nine years of trivia to get you ready for the Feb. 26 show on ABC

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

###   _Planet Earth_  As Spectacle-and Cautionary Tale

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### The Uncanny Catharsis of _Saturday Night Live_ 

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### 24 Mostly Insane Ways Man Has Tried to Cheat Death

Eating monkey brains, drinking blood and 22 other ways man has tried to cheat death

[Health](/section/health/)

### Where Will All the Old Folks Live?

[Health](/section/health/)

### What 3 Things Can I Do to Extend the Length of My Life?

[Health](/section/health/)

### Do the Child-Free Live Longer?

[Health](/section/health/)

### Is There Anything That Can Help My Dog Live Longer Too?

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### George Saunders, on His Debut Novel, Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump

The author discusses his debut novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo", the current president, elites, compromise and sci-fi

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### As Moscow Advances, U.S. Allies Look Warily to Trump for Clarity

As Moscow advances, U.S. allies look warily to Trump for clarity

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Trump's Immigration Crackdown Seems Designed to Spread Fear

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### To Rule the NBA, James Harden Needed to Embrace Letting Go

To rule the NBA, James Harden needed to embrace letting go

### U.S.

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

### Inside Donald Trump's White House Chaos

Donald Trump pledged to disrupt the system. He's keeping that promise

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Sorry, Brits: Abe and Trump Have the Real 'Special Relationship'

[World](/section/world/)

### The Future of Zoos: Challenges Force Zoos to Change in Big Ways

New discoveries about the emotional lives of animals are raising difficult questions about keeping wild things in captivity

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (16 Feb 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### This Just In (16 Feb 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### How to Create More from What You Already Have

[World](/section/world/)

### Smart Homes' Top Job: Safety

[World](/section/world/)

### What You Said About ... (16 Feb 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### For the Record (16 Feb 2017)

[World](/section/world/)

### The E.U.'s Chief Executive on Trump, Populism and Russia

As president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker is both head of the European Union's executive branch and its public face. He talks to TIME about the challenges ahead at a time of rising populism and euroskepticism.

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