COVER

Builders & Titans (The TIME 100)

The Twitter guys, Jamie Dimon, T. Boone Pickens and other business gurus

Artists & Entertainers (The TIME 100)

Rush, Zac, M.I.A. and more who make us laugh or think or shout or sing along

Heroes & Icons (The TIME 100)

Those who inspire: Michelle Obama, Somaly Mam, Tiger Woods and, of course, George Clooney

Scientists & Thinkers (The TIME 100)

Nouriel Roubini (the savant who predicted the crash) and other intellectuals who interpret our world

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

ESSAY

Survival Tactic

North Korea's rogue behavior is as much an act of self-preservation as it is defiance

GLOBAL BUSINESS

Nortel's Nadir (Telecom)

How Canada's top tech firm lost its dial tone — and why other telephony firms will follow it

LETTERS