COVER
Guess Who Came to Dinner?
A visit from George Clooney, home handyman and the last true movie star
CRIME
Interpol Finds Its Calling
After years of languishing, its vast trove of data on everything from DNA samples to stolen passports has become a vital tool in cross-border policing
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Failure After Failure (Commentary | Nigel Lawson)
The botched state takeover of Northern Rock hurts the government and Britain's reputation as a financial center
ESSAY
Birth of a Nation
Kosovo may be independent, but making it a viable home for its citizens is a much tougher challenge
LETTERS
Europe's Muslims and Mistrust (Inbox)
An Under-30 Uprising; The Surge's Shaky Success; A Two-for-One Candidate?; Italy's Political Garbage
ARTS
A Rush of Steel and Beauty (Exhibition)
A show in Rome celebrates art and technology inspired by Italy's passion for speed
LIFE
The Listening Cure (Psychology)
Disillusioned with traditional psychiatry, people who hear voices are finding new ways to cope
BOOKS
King of the Carbs
A new history traces the potato's unlikely path from toxic tuber to dietary staple
GLOBAL ADVISER
Machine Age (On Show)
It's all automatic at the biggest kinetic art show since the 1960s
Little Luxuries (Check In)
At the Valsabbion hotel in Croatia, small is beautiful
The Beautiful South (Time Traveler)
On Brazil's Emerald Coast, peace and quiet has a European accent