--- --- Back to the vault # February 13, 2023 | Vol. 201 No. 5February 13, 2023 | Vol. 201 No. 5  Issue name February 13th, 2023 | Vol. 201, No. 5 | U.S. Issue date February 13, 2023 Location U.S., North America [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceWorld ### Business [Business](/section/business/) ### Here’s Why So Many Grocery Store Staples Are So Expensive Right Now Although overall inflation is starting to cool, grocery prices were up 11.8% in December compared with a year earlier. ### Climate [Climate](/section/climate/) ### Italy's Ski Resorts Grapple With a Snowless Future Winter sports, a major economic engine for alpine villages, rely on regular snow. But Europe's ski hills must adapt to a warming future. [Climate](/section/climate/) ### Aging Populations Can Be Good for the Climate Change Fight Rich countries don't want their populations to shrink. But that could be good for the planet. ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Why Aren't Movies Sexy Anymore? Directors of movies like 'Magic Mike's Last Dance' and 'Cat Person' discuss how superheroes took over Hollywood and stamped out sex scenes. ### Health [Health](/section/health/) ### FDA Experts Vote to Make All COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters Bivalent The expert panel agreed it was time to use the same strain in both the primary and booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### From Jan. 6 to Tyre Nichols, American Life Is Still Defined by Caste Recent events are a reminder that the caste system still determines American life—but we can overcome it. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### In Israel, India, and Elsewhere the Civilization State is Taking Over As liberal power wanes, rival civilizations are reaffirming themselves as models for how to arrange political and social life. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### The Secret Tax on Women’s Time Time is a luxury many women can't afford, write Lauren C. Howe, Lindsay B. Howe, and Ashley V. Whillans. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### The Tyre Nichols Videos Demand Solemnity, Not Sensationalism Whether you watch the videos of Tyre Nichols' beating or not, you should contend with the fact that unchecked and unlawful policing not only allows for assaults on citizens but threatens democracy. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Intel CEO: AI Will Push Us Forward—If We Use It Responsibly Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, emphasizes that AI is just one more example of the risks that come with innovation. ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Trump's Return to the Campaign Trail Reveals a Man Unsure of What His Base Wants Trump's return to the campaign trail in New Hampshire and South Carolina should not have spooked any potential challengers from the race. [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Biden Just Promised Abrams Tanks to Ukraine. They Won't Get There for Months Joe Biden announced the U.S. will provide 31 Abrams tanks as part of a long-term plan to strengthen the Ukrainian army. [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Most Parents Don't Like School Culture Wars, New Polling Shows In a December survey from Democratic pollsters Hart Research Associates, 2/3 of parents said the culture wars are a distraction from schools’ primary mission of education. [Politics](/section/politics/) ### 'Nobody Trusts Her.' Ruben Gallego on Challenging Kyrsten Sinema for Her Senate Seat TIME talked to Rep. Ruben Gallego about why he decided to take on Kyrsten Sinema. ### Science [Science](/section/science/) ### The Story Behind a Once-in-a-Lifetime Green Comet That's About to Fly Past Earth A comet soaring over the northern hemisphere this week was last seen 50,000 years ago, when mastodons and woolly mammoths roamed the earth. ### World [World](/section/world/) ### Jacinda Ardern Led With Her Heart. That's One Reason She's Leaving Now Jacinda Ardern resigned as New Zealand's Prime Minister on Thursday after nearly six years. [World](/section/world/) ### Why Are There Protests in Peru? What to Know About the Deadly Demonstrations The demonstrations are the result of years of political and economic instability. [World](/section/world/) ### Inside the Clandestine Efforts to Smuggle Starlink Internet Into Iran Iranian activists have launched elaborate, nationwide efforts to provide protesters with an alternate internet. [World](/section/world/) ### Quantum Computers Could Solve Countless Problems—And Create a Lot of New Ones Quantum is the ‘next industrial revolution’, but it's also set to become a national-security headache. February 13th, 2023 | Vol. 201, No. 5 | 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":"February 13th, 2023 | Vol. 201, No. 5 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/6252795/february-13th-2023-vol-201-no-5-u-s/"}]}]} ```