NATION

Mission To Europe

President Bush tours the Continent, tries to persuade angry allies that he's not a troglodyte and searches for the soul of Vladimir Putin

SOCIETY & SCIENCE

Who Killed Woolly? (Science)

New studies suggest that Stone Age hunters may have driven dozens of huge creatures to extinction

BUSINESS

Rank And Fire

Attrition isn't working, so best-to-worst grading is gaining--and those on the bottom get the boot

TIME 100

WORLD

Torn Apart

The intifadeh was supposed to free the Palestinians from Israeli occupation, but instead it is shattering a society already plagued with fissures

THE ARTS

Changing Time (The Arts/Books)

A revealing look at the early career of Bob Dylan

The Newest Jazz Singer (The Arts/Music)

Jane Monheit has good looks, a great voice and the best sidemen around. So what's wrong with that?

This Plug's For You (The Arts/Television)

Thanks to ever more stealthy product placements, ads are becoming the latest stars of the show

PERSONAL TIME

Herbal Warning (Personal Time/Your Health)

Does echinacea, ginkgo biloba or St. John's wort belong in your food? The FDA says no. Here's why

Your College Cash (Personal Time/Your Money)

Section 529 plans offer tax-free growth and are the clear choice for tuition-wary parents

TIME BONUS

Ain't They Grand! (TIME Bonus Section/Generations)

Once exclusive domains of the privileged, America's grande-dame resort hotels are refreshed and reopen to a broader clientele

Luxury For Free (TIME Bonus Section/Generations)

How I parlayed my airline, hotel and credit-card points into a totally first-class trip to Italy--and how you can too

Risky Business (TIME Bonus Section/Generations/Turning Points)

How a book helped a housewife jump-start a pioneering career as a comic