NATION

Sure Beats Working

The Democrats in the Texas legislature go on the lam to avoid voting on a controversial plan. They sing, they relax, they bond

SCIENCE

Cures On the Cob

Plants spiked with extra genes are being harvested for drugs. Could the wrong ones land in our food?

YOUR TIME

Blood Pressure High? (Your Time/Health)

A new definition of normal makes 45 million Americans "prehypertensive"

Sofas Held Hostage! (Your Time/Money)

It's moving season, and scams are on the rise. Here's what to do before you pack

It's Time To Play (Your Time/Tech)

Video-game makers unveil their new wares at E3. Here are our top picks

BRIEFING

Bush's New Nuclear Push (Notebook)

The Pentagon is hard at work pushing to develop the first new class of U.S. nukes since the end of the cold war

WORLD

Hamas Goes Global

Fearing eclipse by Hizballah, a Palestinian terror group considers attacking U.S. interests in Iraq

SPORT

THE ARTS

A Half-Mad Iraqi Marvel (Movies)

Sweetness, weaponry and tempers on a hair trigger joust with one another in Marooned in Iraq

An Unlikely Dance Queen (Music)

Twenty-two years after its release, a dusty Yoko Ono song becomes a dance-club chart topper

The Sound And Some Fury (Music)

The Deftones are hailed as the best nu-metal has to offer. There's nothing like grading on a curve

Hook, Line and Thinker (Movies)

In Finding Nemo, a fish discovers it can pay to be the little guy. Its director knew that all along

Is it a New Reality? (Television)

For fall, the networks say they're dumping Are You Hot? and its ilk in favor of creative quality. Don't be so sure

When He Was Good (Books)

In The Clinton Wars, a front-row seat at the presidential games yields a dull, predictable view

Let's Supersize It! (Art)

Dia's art collection is large. And often monumental. So creating a museum for it was no small matter