NATION

Is Rumsfeld Losing His Mojo?

Facing persistent enemy attacks in Iraq, the Defense Secretary now finds himself fighting battles at home too

Bumps in the Sky

A college kid showed how leaky air security is. After two years of fixing the system, how much safer are we?

SCIENCE

Fresh Off the Farm

A new breed of planters and eaters are joining forces to nurture the local-foods movement

BRIEFING

10 Questions For Walter Cronkite (Notebook)

Despite a muscle tear a couple of years ago that curtailed his tennis playing, Walter Cronkite, who turns 87 next week, is still going strong. The former CBS anchor now writes a syndicated newspaper column, in which he has criticized the war in Iraq and other Bush Administration policies. TIME's Richard Zoglin talked with the man once dubbed the most trusted in America.

A Family at War (Notebook)

More finger-pointing in the Terri Schiavo right to die case

YOUR TIME

Goblins Go "Owwww" (Your Time/Health)

Kids who eat all their candy could go home with more than a stomachache

A Will For The Living (Your Time/Money)

How to make your wishes known, in case you can't speak for yourself

Office A La Carte (Your Time/Technology)

Home users should cherry pick two parts of Microsoft's latest software suite

WORLD

What Will Make Them Stop?

Carrots? Sticks? Inside Bush's diplomatic struggle to persuade Iran and North Korea to give up their nuke programs

Battle in "the Evilest Place" (World/Afghanistan)

After outfoxing al-Qaeda in a fire fight on the Afghan border, U.S. troops expect a new wave of bloody assaults

THE ARTS

A Good Man Goes Bad (Arts/Books)

In his darkly hilarious Yellow Dog, Martin Amis turns a mousy husband into a vicious, violent brute

Love-Sick (Arts/Books)

The L word is immune to a Nobel's treatment

Writer Wrong (Arts/Books)

A prizewinning novel by a reformed con artist

Pouring on the Charm (Arts/Movies)

Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson and Colin Firth dish about their new movie, Love Actually, a warm-hearted Christmas tale about love and family

Tone Deaf (Arts/Movies)

For once, a movie that was better on television

Visionary Voyeurism (Arts/Photography)

In illuminating the marginal, Diane Arbus became one of the most influential artists of her time

Losing God's Religion (Arts/Television)

Joan of Arcadia ducks some divisive issues of faith, but its miracle is finding the drama in ordinary life

Break Out the Cigars (Arts/Theater)

In the space of months Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz has gone from obscure to smokin' hot

TIME BONUS

Business Unplugged (TIME Technology November 2003: Wireless Society)

With wi-fi, work will follow you anywhere you let it

Cable Cutters (TIME Technology November 2003: Wireless Society)

Free and Easy (TIME Technology November 2003: Wireless Society/Wireless Society)

Thanks to a small army of enthusiasts, free wireless Web access is sprouting up all around the world. But how long can it last?

Home Networking The Wireless Way (TIME Technology November 2003: Wireless Society)

Want to share a fast Internet connection among several computers? Here's a step-by-step guide for setting up your own secure network

Hot Spots (TIME Technology November 2003: Wireless Society)

From the beaches of Bali to a burger joint in Bellevue, Wash., the wireless Web is spreading like a brush fire. Some 30,000 cafes, hotels, airport lounges and bookstores will have wi-fi by the end of this year. Join us on a photographic tour of the brave new unwired world

Old School, New Tricks (TIME Technology November 2003: Wireless Society)

Students at Brooklyn's Packer school are field testing the wireless future. And you thought high school was tough

Starbucks Unwired (TIME Technology November 2003: Wireless Society)

The coffee chain has been serving up wireless Web access at its stores for more than a year now. So why aren't more people using it?

Wi-Fi Gets Rolling (TIME Technology November 2003: Wireless Society)

For mobile nomads, an RV park with wireless access is a godsend. Better even than the pool

Wireless Pursuit (TIME Technology November 2003: Wireless Society)

Try it at home, at work or on the road

GENERATIONS

Striking a Chord (Generations/Turning Point)

At a tender age, Judy Blue Eyes dropped piano for guitar

Inn Vogue

For many adventurous vacationers, the urban bed-and-breakfast is the perfect stay

Easy Rider

Far from just a pedal fest, bike trips are loaded with luxuries to keep you happy in the saddle