--- --- Back to the vault # July 7, 2014 | Vol. 184 No. 1July 7, 2014 | Vol. 184 No. 1  Issue name July 7th, 2014 | Vol. 184, No. 1 | U.S. Issue date July 7, 2014 Location U.S. Related categories [Society](/vault/subject/society/) [Technology](/vault/subject/technology/) [Science](/vault/subject/science/) [Computers](/vault/subject/computers/) [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/2014-07-07/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents BusinessEntertainmentPoliticsWorldOthers ### Business [Business](/section/business/) ### Ask.fm: The Antisocial Network Inside the dangerous online world kids can't quit ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Thumbs Up For Roger The late, great critic gets his own film doc [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### ‘Booking’ Your Summer Travel You may not be getting away this summer, but these books can take you places [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### 7 Fabulous Summer Recipes from Writers We Love Eat, drink, and enjoy a good book [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### A Little (Heavy) Light Reading ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### The Close Work of Diplomacy Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices is a reminder that foreign policy wins take time and perseverance ### World [World](/section/world/) ### Barrel Mania The thirst for crafted hooch is fueling a coopering revival [World](/section/world/) ### Coalition of the Unwilling The far right and far left increasingly agree (to hate) Wall Street, tax rates and trade [World](/section/world/) ### The Culture (26 Jun 2014) [World](/section/world/) ### Briefing (26 Jun 2014) [World](/section/world/) ### World (26 Jun 2014) [World](/section/world/) ### Milestones (26 Jun 2014) [World](/section/world/) ### What You Said About ... (26 Jun 2014) [World](/section/world/) ### How to Live Smarter [World](/section/world/) ### Tea Party Comes Up Short in A Bitter Mississippi Runoff ### Others [This Startup is Trying to Create—and Control—the Internet of Your HomeInside SmartThings' plan to revolutionize how we live, one connection at a time](/2926400/at-your-service/)[Which Company will Control Your Home?Much as Google and Yahoo rode search to billion-dollar empires, the firms that bring order to the “Internet” of your home are poised to revolutionize how we live—and make a fortune in the process. Here’s a look at where the major players stand ](/2926438/which-company-will-control-your-home/)[Nest CEO Tony Fadell on The Future of the Smart HomeThe gadget whisperer is giving household objects a mind of their own](/2926418/nest-ceo-tony-fadell-on-the-future-of-the-smart-home/)[Meet the Regular People Living in America's Smartest HomesThe smart home is human](/2926420/americas-smartest-homes/)[12 Smart Gadgets That Will Transform Your Home](/2922697/12-smart-gadgets-that-will-transform-your-home/)[5 Easy Ways to Hacker-Proof Your Home](/2926402/5-easy-ways-to-hacker-proof-your-home/)[Is This America's Smartest City?A community in Austin tracks every watt of energy it uses—so the rest of us can live more efficiently](/2926417/is-this-americas-smartest-city/)[10 Gadgets Trying to Save the WorldForget Bluetooth-enabled toothbrushes and sensor-laden egg trays. The smartest smart gadgets may be the ones that are trying to save the world--or at least lower your energy bills. Here, we rank 10 of the most compelling contributions](/2926432/10-gadgets-trying-to-save-the-world/)[This Floating City May Be The Future of Coastal Living](/2926425/the-floating-homes/) ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### [What Could Nest Make Next?We asked professional designers to imagine the future of household gadgetry](/2926407/what-could-nest-make-next/) ### ### ### July 7th, 2014 | Vol. 184, No. 1 | U.S. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"July 7th, 2014 | Vol. 184, No. 1 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/2926387/july-7th-2014-vol-184-no-1-u-s/"}]}]} ```