NATION

How To Fix Our Intelligence

The CIA and FBI desperately need to be reformed to deter the next 9/11. But are they and the Administration willing to change?

BUSINESS

When Execs Go Temp

It started with clerical and factory workers. But here's why the preference for short-term workers now extends to the most highly skilled employees

THE ARTS

One For The Books (Arts/Architecture)

A new public library by REM KOOLHAAS is surprising and bold. It comes just in time for the troubled architect

The Bill Comes Due (Movies)

Tarantino's killathon ends on a pensive, emotional note. But folks still get buried alive and blown away

Goddess of the Geeks (Arts/Movies)

Tina Fey, she of the bruising punch lines, revisits the pain and suffering of high school in Mean Girls

The Way We Live Now (Arts/Books)

Two satires on the quotidian miseries of middle-class existence, one set at home, the other at work

The Charm of Africa (Arts/Books)

A Scottish law professor who writes best-selling detective tales set in Botswana. What gives?

YOUR TIME

Statins for Blindness? (Your Time/Health/Paging Dr. Gupta)

Anticholesterol drugs may protect the retina. Here's what you need to know

How to Play Inflation (Your Time/Money)

Yep, prices are going up. But here are some clever ways to invest as they do

Shoot, Click, Share (Your Time/Tech)

Sending digital photos to friends can be a pain. Three new services can help

GENERATIONS

Foodies Gone Wild (TIME Bonus Section May 2004: Generations)

Want to take a favorite baked treat from your kitchen to the supermarket aisles? It ain't easy, but lots of food lovers are doing it. Here's what you can learn from their business ventures

At Last, It's My Time! (TIME Bonus Section May 2004: Generations)

A new book examines the joys of aging creatively

Sipping in Sicily (TIME Bonus Section May 2004: Generations)

When it comes to Sicilian wines, Alice Feiring has a predilection for the lesser-known varietals

WORLD

Shifting Power

The Bush Administration backs a U.N. diplomat's plan for handing over control of Iraq. But stopping the violence is still America's job

SOCIETY

The New Baby Boom

Older kids have too many other things to do, so children's museums are now targeting toddlers

ENVIRONMENT

The Tragedy Of Tar Creek

Superfund was created to ensure that America's toxic-waste dumps got cleaned up. An inside look at one of its failures

BRIEFING