NATION
Standoff at Roy's Rock (LAW)
Alabama's "Ten Commandments judge" finally pushes his cause to the brink. Has he gone too far?
WORLD
Road Map To Hell
In a place where a suicide bomber and father of two blows up a bus with children on it, does Bush's peace plan stand a chance?
Help Wanted (Essay)
Why America needs to lean hard on its allies to lend a hand in Iraq
My Last Encounter with Ismail Abu Shanab (World/Hamas: Target Of Retribution)
BUSINESS
Attack of the World Wide Worms
How a series of prolific viruses clogged computer networks, bared the vulnerability of the Internet and showed the cracks in Windows
SOCIETY
Wearing Down the Mountains (Society/Environment)
Are rock climbers leaving cliff faces in less than peak condition?
BRIEFING
Teaming Up Again? (Notebook)
The U.S and Saudia Arabia are working together to build an antiterrorist task force despite tensions over the 9/11 report
10 Questions For Al Franken (Interview)
Author and commentator Al Franken on beating Fox in court, his letter to John Ashcroft and biased media
Milestones (Notebook/Milestones)
Numbers (Notebook)
People (People)
Performance Of The Week (Notebook)
Q&A With David Blaine (People)
For his next trick, David Blaine will be suspended from a crane in London for 44 days
Verbatim (Notebook)
42 Years Ago In TIME (Notebook)
Fugitives in Fun City (Notebook)
Now It's Blair's Turn To Testify (Notebook)
The New Colors Of Money (Notebook)
Then There Were 134 (Notebook)
Bill Simon drops out of the race and leaves the Schwarzenegger team hoping that other Republicans will follow
Letters (Letters)
SCIENCE
Close Encounter With Mars (Astronomy)
The Red Planet hasn't come this near for 60,000 years, and it's triggering a worldwide Mars mania
THE ARTS
The Last Vexation of Mel (Movies)
How a Hollywood star's indie project on Jesus' Passion became the most hotly debated film in years
Playing Fast and Lucy (Arts/Books)
A dish-filled biography of the insecure B-movie actress who became the undisputed queen of TV
The Problem With Passion (Movies/Source Material)
Decks, Lies & Videotape (Television)
With cameras peeking at players' cards and some bizarre contestants poker is a hot spectator sport
YOUR TIME
Napster Turns Legit (Your Time/Technology)
The site plans to relaunch, but will it sound as sweet when you have to pay?
A Music Player For The Long Run
In Case Of Attack...
New Tea: It's Not Too Sweet
On The Must-Lock List
Parkinson's Disease And Pain Relievers
The Great Wage Drag
Wired Tires
Zoom Goes The Digital
Targeting Radiation (Your Time/60-Second Synopsis)
Move Over, Viagra (Your Time/Health)
With the approval of Levitra, there's competition in the impotence market
College Savings 101 (Your Time/Money)
With tuition rising, 529 plans are booming. Which program suits you?
CONNECTIONS
We're Just Friends. Really!
What Harry told Sally was wrong. Platonic friendships are not only possible; they're flourishing
Tween Town, U.S.A.
Author Linda Perlstein exposes the secret lives of middle schoolers
Reluctant Loners
Being left out can be tough. But peer-therapy groups are showing socially awkward youngsters how to fit in
Going Soy Crazy
A longtime staple of the Asian diet goes mainstream in the U.S. So how healthful is it?
Expect the Best
With Gap, H&M and top designers getting into the act, moms-to-be have new sources of hip, quality clothes