--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: May 11th, 2015 | Vol. 185, No. 17 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # May 11, 2015 | Vol. 185 No. 17May 11, 2015 | Vol. 185 No. 17  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/) [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## 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 [This Company Is Designing the Home of the FutureQuirky is inventing the sleeker, smarter home of the future, one everyday product at a time ](/3841448/this-company-is-designing-the-home-of-the-future/) May 11th, 2015 | Vol. 185, No. 17 | 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":"May 11th, 2015 | Vol. 185, No. 17 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/3841445/may-11th-2015-vol-185-no-17-u-s/"}]}]} ```