NATION

Saving Face (Bush's Big Test)

Two planes collide, two Presidents bark and then dial back the rhetoric. Some lessons about Bush's reflexes, Jiang's rule and the return of a rivalry

The Roads To Confrontation (Bush's Big Test/Flash Points)

U.S.-China ties have immense implications for global stability and prosperity; and Washington and Beijing walk a fine line between mutual exploitation and deep mistrust. Serious differences on crucial issues threaten to ignite tensions between the powers.

Arsenic And Bad Beef (Public Eye)

Where's the compassion that was supposed to go with Bush's conservatism?

BUSINESS

Inside A Layoff

An up-close look at how one company handles the delicate task of downsizing

SOCIETY & SCIENCE

Einstein's Repulsive Idea (Space)

He invented antigravity in desperation and abandoned it first chance he got--but it may be the most powerful force in the universe

TIME 100

THE ARTS

Brush Up Your Goose Step (The Arts/Theater)

IT'S SPRINGTIME FOR MEL BROOKS AGAIN, AS HE BRINGS HIS FILM CLASSIC THE PRODUCERS TO BROADWAY. AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW HE DID IT

Full-Witted (The Arts/Cinema)

Renee Zellweger shines in Bridget Jones's Diary

Center-Court Sideshow (The Arts/Television)

When Billie Beat Bobby revives a gender battle, a media circus, and maybe the made-for-TV movie

PERSONAL TIME

Puppy Love's Bite (Personal Time/Your Family)

Romance is great for adults. But a new study finds it can lead to depression for the young

Snack Attack! (Personal Time/Your Health)

Kids are eating a lot more calories between meals--and they have the bellies to prove it

Works In Progress (Personal Time/Your Technology)

I took the next-generation Windows and Mac OS for a test drive. Result: no crashes, much pain

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Technology)

TIME BONUS

Reconcilable Differences (TIME Bonus Section/Families)

Divorced couples are finding novel ways to keep their families intact after the split

Portrait of the Autist (TIME Bonus Section/Families)

A mother's memoir of a handicapped daughter illuminates what it is to be human

Riding The Waves (TIME Bonus Section/Families)

Best-selling British children's author Brian Jacques returns to his first passion--the sea

Check Mates (TIME Bonus Section/Families)

Get on board for the latest craze: kids are rediscovering the age-old game of chess