NATION
Thanks, Al. I'll Take It From Here
Sure, the Gore endorsement helps--but Dean must find a vision. We know what he's against. Now he has to say what he's for
Anger Management 101 (Nation/Campaign '04)
How the partnership between Dean and Gore is remaking the Democrats
THE ARTS
Give Them a Good Story (Arts/Books)
Christmas is high season for kids' books, and they're a lot easier to wrap than a new bike
Super Brits (Arts/Books)
A graphic novel about Victorian champions
The Intimacy of Great Men (Arts/Books)
An up-close look at Roosevelt and Churchill, the partnership that saved the world from evil
The Weight Of The World (Arts/Books)
Pat Barker looks everywhere for the answer to the enigma of evil. Maybe she looks in too many places
One Cool Jude (Arts/Movies)
Younger than Cruise, handsomer than Clooney and much sweeter than Crowe, the talented Mr. Law has finally decided it's time to test his leading-man mettle
O Lover, Where Art Thou? (Arts/Movies/Critical Opinion)
The Rise Of Mom's Boys (Arts/Music)
Fountains of Wayne is a great band that made it with a jokey, Mrs. Robinsonesque hit. Is this a good thing?
Not Just Pocket Change (Arts/Theater)
Tony Kushner's new musical about race relations in 1963 wants to make history. And it almost does
BRIEFING
10 Questions For Dennis Miller (Notebook)
Too Hip for the Holidays (Essay)
Remember when you stopped believing? Good news: you could start again
Flu Shots: The Big Scramble (Notebook)
29 Years Ago in Time (Notebook)
Hapless Halliburton? (Notebook)
Milestones (Notebook)
Iraqi Debt: Baker's Tough Assignment (Notebook)
Letters (Letters)
Maybe This Guy Can Govern (Notebook)
The Best Photos of the Year (The Best Photos of the Year)
The Taliban That Got Away (Notebook)
Still Waiting for Gun Fingerprinting (Notebook)
Time Off (Notebook)
RELIGION
The Lost Gospels (Cover)
Dozens of Christian Scriptures were Holy Writ, then heresy, then forgotten. Why are we looking at them again?
The Ancient Debate Over Doubting Thomas
WORLD
High-Alert Holidays
A series of arrests in Britain and Europe stokes fears of a terrorist surge timed to the Christmas season
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
America's foolish Iraq blacklist makes you wonder who's in charge
Way Off The Mark
Two errant attacks kill 15 children in Afghanistan. Here's how American intelligence got things wrong
Preparing for a Mass Exodus — into Cuba (World/Letter From Havana)
Despite Bush's roadblock, the island is bracing for an invasion of U.S. tourists
BUSINESS
Tug-of-War Over Trade
As China becomes the world's factory, U.S. manufacturers are getting hurt. Do the Chinese play fair? The answer is more complex than you might imagine
SCIENCE
Got Hormones? (Health)
The simmering issue of milk labels boils over when an agrochemical giant sues small farmers in Maine
SOCIETY
After The Makeover
TIME visits three Extreme Makeover stars long after the excitement — and the Botox — has worn off
Dorm Deluxe
The simple life? No way. College students indulge as rooms go from grotty quarters to top-tier luxury
TECHNOLOGY
Search And Destroy
A gang of Web-search companies is gunning for Google. The stakes have never been higher
Down To The Wire (Technology/Shopping)
YOUR TIME
Drug Warning (Your Time/Health)
Risks Of Stomach Stapling (Your Time/Health)
Sour Grapes (Your Time/Health)
Blame Canada (Your Time/Health/Paging Dr. Gupta)
New Hampshire will defy the FDA and buy drugs on the Net
Oakland's Sweet Side (Your Time/Lifestyle)
The Chosen Couture (Your Time/Lifestyle)
Young consumers are turning to micro fashion lines to assert their Jewish pride
Gourmet Perfumes (Your Time/Technology Health Money Fitness Food Trends/Lifestyle)
The Many Pleasures Of Payne (Your Time/Technology)
Trading Cards (Your Time/Technology)
Can You Hurry Love? (Your Time/Technology)
Here's what you get when you marry online dating and instant messaging