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# May 18, 2015 | Vol. 185 No. 18 May 18, 2015 |  

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Vol. 185 No. 18

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Issue name

May 18th, 2015 | Vol. 185, No. 18 | U.S.

Issue date

May 18, 2015

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U.S.

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## Table of Contents

EntertainmentHealthPoliticsScienceSportsU.S.WorldOthers

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### 10 Questions With Chris O’Dowd

Irish funnyman Chris O'Dowd on tasty wallpaper, imaginary friends and his Hulu show turned YA book series

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Welcome to the Whitney’s New Home

A famous architect takes the museum downtown

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Ben E. King

R&amp;B legend

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### New Tricks for Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda

The actresses are heading to Netflix

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Review: It’s a Madding, Madding World

The Thomas Hardy heroine gets an update

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Review: Life After _Life After Life_

Kate Atkinson’s grand design in <em>A God in Ruins</em>

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### The Incredible, Surprising, Controversial New Way to Make a Baby

A new in vitro technique could change fertility

[Health](/section/health/)

### Simple Moves That Boost Men’s Heart Health

New research shows it doesn’t take much to improve your cardiac health

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Cities Are at the Center of the 2016 Campaign

Candidates are forced to take a stance on urban issues

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### The Battle of Solar vs. Conventional Utilities

Power companies are fighting back as more homes opt for renewable resources

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### Stephen Curry: Basketball’s Bright Light

Meet the NBA’s new MVP

### U.S.

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

### Wallets Over Ballots

What we buy determines our fate much more than who we vote for

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

### A War of Extremes in Texas

Both sides claim victory after a shooting

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### How Narendra Modi Wants to Change India

The Prime Minister has become a major global player

[World](/section/world/)

### In the Latest Issue (7 May 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Exclusive Interview With Narendra Modi: 'We Are Natural Allies'

[World](/section/world/)

### India's New Vision

[World](/section/world/)

### Princess Charlotte

A new royal baby

[World](/section/world/)

### Rousseff Is in Deep Trouble in Brazil

[World](/section/world/)

### How Startups Are Rethinking Delivery (Again)

New companies are eliminating the middle man

[World](/section/world/)

### Letters From Mom

To celebrate Mother's Day, TIME asked influential moms to write open letters to their children

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (7 May 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### The Culture (7 May 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Briefing (7 May 2015)

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (7 May 2015)

### Others

### 


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