SCIENCE
Here Comes the Sun (Science/Space)
NASA taps a Hollywood pilot to attempt a daring catch of a spacecraft bearing priceless solar samples
BUSINESS
Making Of An Icon
How does a fashion designer get single-name status? Michael Kors thinks he has the answer
SPORT
Fever Pitch (Olympics 2004)
Athens' memorable moments during a surprisingly successful Games include dramatic gold-medal wins and the inevitable outbursts of anti-Americanism
THE ARTS
Up For Grabs (Art)
A shocking theft puts museums on notice: No treasure is truly safe
How I Stole a Ming Scroll (Art)
Patrick Bucklew is a New York City artist who dabbled in theft in the '80s. This is his story
Just Her Cup of Chai (Movies)
Vanity Fair could move director Mira Nair out of indies while keeping her true to India
Lots of Flair, Not Enough Fire (Movies)
The Way We Live Now (Arts/Books)
How do you write about the world after it has been upended? Two books take on life after Sept. 11
Talk of Love and Taxes (Movies)
A woman mistakes an accountant for a psychiatrist in an engaging film about Intimate Strangers
YOUR TIME
Bad At Any Age (Your Time/Health)
Boning Up On Steroids (Your Time/Health)
Diabetes And Soda: Drawing A Connection (Your Time/Health)
Feeling the Pressure? (Your Time/Health)
One out of three American adults has hypertension. What you need to know
Fifty New Ways To Make Your Melt (Your Time/Living)
May You Help You? (Your Time/Living)
Like self-service? Let's hope so. All sorts of places want you to take charge
Preserving The Icebox Picasso (Your Time/Living)
Campus Connection (Your Time/Technology)
A look at the new twist on Internet dating, coming to a college near you
Passion And Animation (Your Time/Technology)
Veni, Vidi, Vici — Virtually (Your Time/Technology)
WORLD
Among the Believers
A TIME reporter witnesses the end of the pivotal siege of Najaf
BRIEFING
For Those About to Rock: We Cut Your Taxes (Essay)
If Springsteen and friends can tour for Kerry, can the G.O.P. hit the road too?
Letters (Letters)
Appreciation (Notebook/Milestones)
An Odd Reluctance To Call It Terrorism (Notebook)
Admitting plane crashes were terror strikes weakens Putin's tough-guy image
People
Milestones (Notebook/Milestones)
Beenie Man Feels The Heat (Notebook)
Q&A Ellen Degeneres (People)
Tabs On The Toll (Notebook/Sitegeist)
Mothers Of Invention (Notebook)
Numbers (Notebook)
The Verdict on Abu Ghraib (Notebook)
Pressure mounts on Rumsfeld
The Vets On A Roll (Notebook)
Vietnam attacks have hurt Kerry, and more are coming
Verbatim (Notebook)
What The Swifties Cost Us (Notebook)
10 Questions For Michael Bloomberg (Interview)
INSIDE BUSINESS
Prefab Rehab (TIME Bonus Section October 2004: Inside Business/Homebuilding)
Star architects are adding style and substance to prefab homes as manufacturers try to boost their share in a sizzling market
What Are Friends For? (TIME Bonus Section October 2004: Inside Business/Software)
Need a contact to score a big deal? Social-networking firms say their software can find a corporate friend
The Payoff In November (TIME Bonus Section October 2004: Inside Business/Investing)
Is Kerry better for your portfolio, or is bush? TIME's board of money managers calculates the election returns for investors
MedAire Is Everywhere (TIME Bonus Section October 2004: Inside Business/Travel)
Ill passengers are an airline's nightmare — but a healthy business opportunity