COVER
Best Actress: Kate Winslet's Moment (The Well / Cover Story)
Intense, ambitious and only slightly panicked, Kate Winslet is the finest actress of her generation.
Photos: Kate Winslet's 10 Best Roles
Film critic Mark Harris runs down the actress's finest screen performances
NATION
The President's Warrior, Robert Gibbs (The Well / Nation)
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, 37, might seem friendly, Southern, folksy and avuncular. But this political veteran is a warrior for his boss
After the Stimulus, Can Obama Tame the Deficit? (The Well / Nation)
The President wants to show that he can get the deficit under control. Why a new approach to health-care costs could be the answer
ESSAY
The Quiet American: How the World Sees Obama (In The Arena)
Global reaction to Obama is euphoric — but wary. Because his outreach comes with strings attached
The Case for a Truth Commission (Commentary / Viewpoint)
Don't ignore--or prosecute--the abuses of the Bush era. Just uncover the facts
In a Recession, the Consumer Is Queen
The recession may be killing the economy, but anyone with a wallet and a strategy feels like a royal
BRIEFING
The Moment
2|16|09: Afghanistan
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
The Road to Recovery (By The Numbers)
What's in the Stimulus? (Washington Memo)
A closer look at the $787 billion spending package
Verbatim
A Brief History Of: Abstinence
The Skimmer
Pop Chart
Milestones (Milestones)
Willem Kolff (Milestones)
Jack Cover (Milestones)
LETTERS
Inbox
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Lincoln Center's New Come-Hither Design (Architecture)
Performing-arts complexes want to connect with their neighborhood. One of them is succeeding
Is Blu-ray Worth Getting? (Movies)
It's the next generation of home movie-viewing--but does that mean you should go Blu?
Jungle Fever (Books)
The legend of a lost city lured thousands of explorers--and one writer--into the deadly Amazon
Short List
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
BUSINESS
Pay Wall Street Less? Hell, Yes (The Well / The Curious Capitalist)
Wall Street's fat paychecks may once have made economic sense. Now smaller ones do
Can Your Bank Pass the Stress Test? (The Well / Economy)
Treasury promises to examine ailing lenders and then decide what to do. We checked the vital signs of four big banks. Diagnosis: large dose of capital needed
Competence: Is Your Boss Faking It? (Cubicle Culture)
Sometimes you don't have to know what you're doing — as long as you act like you do
TECHNOLOGY
Queen Elizabeth's Posh New Web Page (Technology)
Her Majesty's uploads are ready on a glorified Facebook page fans are hailing as QE2.0
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Twins and Aging: How Not to Look Old (Health / Health)
A study of identical twins reveals the myriad environmental factors that make us look older — or, less frequently, younger — than our age
The Trouble With Repeat Cesareans (Health / Medicine)
Many hospitals and doctors are refusing to let women even try to give birth the old-fashioned way once they have had a C-section. A look at why moms are pushing back
SOCIETY
Bunking In with Mom and Dad (Life / Social Norms)
A recession leads to more middle-aged boomerangers
WORLD
Postcard from Beijing
For some kids, spending too much time online means a family trip to boot camp and no more instant noodles. China's tough-love approach to Internet addiction
The Tigers' Last Days (World)
In Sri Lanka, thousands of Tamils have been displaced, as the long struggle against a separatist group enters its decisive phase