WORLD
Ask the World
Acid Test
Wu Fang was horribly scarred by her irate husband. But China's corrupt courts haven't delivered justice
Coke Floats
Located midway between the U.S. and Colombia, Haiti has become a post office for coke dealers
Happy in His Hotel Exile
Ex-leader Fujimori has left Peru behind. That's not keeping him down
SOCIETY & SCIENCE
New lights of the spirit (TIME 100: The Next Wave/Innovators/Religion)
Downey's Downfall (Medicine)
The actor's latest arrest supports the idea that drugs rewire the brain
The NFL's Incredible Passing Hulk (Sport)
Daunte Culpepper is the best of a new class of quarterbacks who give as good as they get
After the Exoneration (Law)
DNA evidence is freeing more innocent people, but few are compensated for those years in prison
THE ARTS
A Softer Side of Mel (The Arts/Cinema)
He's been mad. He's been lethal. And he's had a helluva summer. Now, hoping for a holiday hit, he learns to get mushy in What Women Want
A Flawed Ex-Paradise (The Arts/Art)
Promised land or hell of black insecurity? A vast exhibit evokes California's saga of innocence lost
Lost in the Translation (The Arts/Books)
Soul Mountain, a novel by the new Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian, makes a rocky debut in English
Better Than Tabloid Tattle (The Arts/Cinema)
Forget about the illicit tryst on the set of Proof of Life--just see the crackling movie they created there
Free Fall (The Arts/Cinema)
Vertical Limit begins with a bang but drops off fast
Evoking the Golden Age (The Arts/Music)
At 85, Earl Wild is our last link to the Romantic tradition and a performer with true, lasting power
Bill O'Reilly (The Arts/Q&A)
The Journey Home (The Arts/Short Takes/Books)
By Olaf Olafsson
La Buche (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)
Directed by Daniele Thompson
Sound Loaded (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)
Ricky Martin
Disappearing Acts (The Arts/Short Takes/Television)
HBO Dec. 9, 9 p.m. E.T.
Comic Potential (The Arts/Short Takes/Theater)
By Alan Ayckbourn
BUSINESS
Remaking Wu
The Diggs brothers are part of a famous rap group. But they'd rather run a profitable conglomerate
Review: The W
Searching for the Perfect Beat
Checkout Time?
Christmas could kill some stand-alone e-tailers now that big retailers have their websites humming
GE's Talent Agency
The company is deep in top execs, but not the rest of corporate America. Here come the Welch wannabes
Can You Really Trust Those Bots? (Business/E-Shopping)
SPECIAL REPORT
The Male Minority (Education/Special Report)
As men slip to 44% of undergrads, some colleges actively recruit them
The New Case for Latin (Education/Special Report)
Some schools find that kids learn more about English by studying the language of ancient Rome
More Go Coed (Education/Special Report/For Women Only?)
ENVIRONMENT
Hybrid Power
Honda's Insight and Toyota's Prius are quiet, efficient and the first in a new green wave
In Arizona
Natural-Gas Sticker Shock
TIME BONUS
BELEN, COSTA RICA (Time Select/Retirement)
It's Civilized, and It's Wild
LAKE CHAPALA, MEXICO (Time Select/Retirement)
Land of Eternal Spring
Life With A View (Time Select/Retirement)
Americans are retiring abroad to places they'd like to live, not just visit
MONTISI, ITALY (Time Select/Retirement)
Buon Giorno, Tuscany
VIENS, FRANCE (Time Select/Retirement)
Pleasures of Provence
PERSONAL TIME
Minding Manners (Personal Time/Your Family)
It's the holiday season. Time for a crash course in the use of many-pronged stabbing instruments
In Brief (Personal Time/Your Family)
Bubble Trouble (Personal Time/Your Money)
Banking on a recovery in tech stocks? Get real. It will take years, but don't give up on equities
In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)
Sleuthing Fares (Personal Time/Your Technology)
Finding bargain airline tickets online is a breeze--once you learn the tricks of the trade