COVER

Life In Hell: A Baghdad Diary

In more than 20 trips to the ravaged city, TIME's Aparisim Ghosh has navigated countless perils. His extraordinary story offers a rare insight into the daily life of Iraqi citizens

Photo Essay

WORLD

Unintended Targets

Fighting between Israel and Hizballah takes its toll on the most vulnerable

SCIENCE

The Graying of AIDS

The growing number of senior Americans living with HIV is facing a generation of doctors and scientists unprepared for their singular problems

STYLE & DESIGN

A Hotel Guru Changes Rooms (Design)

Ian Schrager brought hipness to hospitality. But his quirky new Gramercy Park Hotel project says that uncool is now the place to be

TECHNOLOGY

BRIEFING

NATION

BUSINESS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Madonna Finds A Cause (Culture)

She wants to help Malawi. But will people buy the mistress of reinvention as a philanthropist?

His Own Best Fan (What I Do)

Samuel L. Jackson loves to watch his own work—and nobody works harder

YOUR TIME

PEOPLE

TO OUR READERS

LETTERS

ESSAY

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