COVER

COMMENTARY

FEATURES

Helen Fielding Returns with Bridget Jones (Profile)

The British author created a new female archetype. Now she's bringing her famous singleton back to conquer the 21st century. (Rule No. 1: No texting while drunk)

Obama's Asia Problem (World)

Chaos in the Middle East and the U.S. government shutdown imperil Obama's foreign policy plans

BUSINESS

Hair America (Small Business)

Women are increasingly outsourcing their beauty routines. Now Drybar is turning the simple blowout into a pampering ritual

THE CULTURE

Are You Expendable? (The Awesome Column)

The government thinks it knows who's essential-but the government hasn't met me

BRIEFING

The Deep Web (Nation)

An arrest in San Francisco reveals an unpoliced corner of the Internet

Janet Yellen (Milestones)

Chair of the Federal Reserve Board