COVER
Life in Hell: A Baghdad Diary (Special Report | Iraq)
TIME's Aparisim Ghosh offers a rare insight into the daily life of Iraqi citizens
MIDDLE EAST
Europe's Collective Inaction in Lebanon
Europe gets cold feet over the deployment of peacekeepers in Lebanon
BUSINESS
The Vendor Benders (Business | Technology)
Forget the chocolate bar or can of soda — the age of the digitally wired vending machine is upon us
GREAT MOMENTS IN TIME
A Time For Change (60 Years In Europe | 1976-1986)
Nadia Comaneci, Lech Walesa and Chernobyl in decade built on change, for better or worse
BRIEFING
The Summer Just Got Hotter (Notebook | Business)
Euro-zone states are enjoying their best growth rates in six years
Operation: Kill Kermit (Notebook | France)
French ecologists go to war with the North American bullfrog
The War That Never Ends (Notebook / Letters)
ARTS
How to Be Italian (Arts | Books)
Beppe Severgnini's thoughtful, intimate tour of the country's food, art and politics
GLOBAL ADVISER
Peak Time (Check In)
Relax in exotic luxury at Lijiang's Banyan Tree Resort
Distilled Wisdom (Next Time You're In Singapore)
La Maison du Whisky's new branch in Singapore hopes to educate the Southeast Asian market
The Hard Stuff (Grape Vine)
A secret formula has led to the development of an unbreakable wine glass
Go By The Board (Tech Watch)
Nip to the shops on a powered skateboard
Wing It (Time Traveler)
Asia is a twitcher's delight with a dazzling array of colorful birds