BUSINESS

SCIENCE

Hollywood's Global Warming (Science/Environment)

A nature-gets-nasty film has politicians and scientists all stirred up. The studio is delighted

They're Baaack

They've been lurking underground for almost two decades. Now billions of cicadas are coming out for a final, noisy farewell. Then the whole cycle starts anew

Is Earth Getting Darker? (Science/Environment/Cloud Cover)

Pollution and clouds are turning down the lights on our planet

Hobbyist or Terrorist? (Society)

Admiring trains has been a refuge for generations of men. Now it can get you a visit from the police

BRIEFING

SOCIETY

Revisiting a Martyrdom (Law)

Inspired by a novice filmmaker, prosecutors launch a new investigation into the murder of Emmett Till

SPORT

Two Times a Jewel

Smarty Jones is too small, too ordinary and, one race away from a Triple Crown, almost too good for words

THE ARTS

The Making of an Idol (The Arts/Television)

Talent show or popularity contest? An inside look at how reality's No. 1 show works—and is worked over by—the fame biz

Period Piece (Arts/Books)

A best-selling (!) guide for the comma challenged

Blunt Objects (Art)

It's hard to love, but Minimalism changed the language of art. Two shows let it say its piece

Tim's Man of the Year (Arts/Books)

A TV host's memoir is a valentine to his working-class father and the values he was brought up with

Triumph of the Masses (Arts/Books)

Forget about the road less taken. Running with the pack could be the smartest way to get ahead

Caffeine and Nicotine (Arts/Movies)

Mismatched stars drink and smoke but don't connect in Jarmusch's cool Coffee and Cigarettes

YOUR TIME

Old Bones, New Hope (Your Time/Health)

Two studies suggest an easier way to detect — and treat — osteoporosis

Cloaking Cellulite (Your Time/Lifestyle)

New clothes promise to help battle the bumps. Do they work?

Virtually Mortal (Your Time/Technology)

In The Sims 2, characters age and die, and are more captivating than ever