WORLD
Two Lions Vying To Prevail
Long locked in struggle, Sharon and Arafat both confront fights for survival that could reshape the Middle East
As for That Other Election
Embattled Sunni Muslims in Iraq may sit out the vote
How Did the Weapons Vanish?
An Iraqi report about missing munitions intensifies the debate over the Bush Administration's handling of the war
Meet the New Extremists
An inside look at Israel's extreme right wing
BUSINESS
Sole Survivor
Making sneakers in America is so yesterday. How can New Balance do it — and still thrive?
SCIENCE
Hobbits Of The South Pacific
Why the discovery of a 3-ft.-tall dragon slayer is rewriting human history
BRIEFING
Halliburton Faces New Allegations (Notebook)
Army whistleblower claims racism, sexism and demotion threats
The Art of the Virtual (Essay)
Are video games starting to—gasp!—mean something?
Letters (Letters)
10 Questions For Yeslam Bin Ladin (Notebook)
Osama's brother talks to TIME about his new perfume, Osama and life
27 Years Ago In Time (Notebook/Milestones)
A Fugitive's Romantic Fiction (Notebook)
Milestones (Notebook/Milestones)
An Ominous Signal? (Notebook)
Numbers (Notebook)
Pint-Size Picassos (Notebook)
Verbatim (Notebook)
SOCIETY
How Smart Is AP? (Society/Education)
As ambitious students load up on Advanced Placement classes, critics question their quality
A New Marriage Proposal
How a controversial program promotes matrimony as a way to tackle poverty
THE ARTS
Crimetime Lineup (Arts/Television)
How the slick show changed television-- in part by dragging it back into the past
Ripple Effect: Where CSI Meets Real Law and Order (Arts/Television)
Counter-Procedural: Attack of the Killer Serials (Arts/Television)
Lost and Desperate Housewives give ABC a new injection of viewers
I am Still Tom Wolfe (Books)
At 73, the man in the white suit is back with a new novel about sex and power on campus
Old Master, New Place (Books)
Anita Desai, a veteran of exile fiction, explores a different terrain — but the displacement is familiar
Hook, Line and Sinking (Movies)
Finding Neverland, like little boys, has its charms, but it never grows into a fully fledged film
Wanda Sykes Wants It All (Television)
With a TV show, book, tour and movie career, the brash comedian has lots of outlets for her anger
People (People)
YOUR TIME
For Back Pain, A New Kind Of Compact Disc (Your Time/Health)
Love The Stink (Your Time/Health)
Side Effect: Pneumonia? (Your Time/Health)
Brothers Of Invention (Your Time/Living)
Fighting for Fitness (Your Time/Living)
Move over, Curves. Now there's a hot health club designed just for the boys
Serious Cereal (Your Time/Living)
A Gas-Sipping SUV (Your Time/Tech)
The first hybrid sport-utility vehicle hits the road in style — and impresses
Looks Who's Talking (Your Time/Tech)
Safe Cruising (Your Time/Tech)
Treats Are a Trap (Your Time/Technology Health Money Fitness Food Trends)
But by following a few holiday rules, kids can have their cake and eat it too
INSIDE BUSINESS
Out Of the Box (TIME Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business/Strategy)
UPS still delivers packages, of course, but it's also helping firms like nike and toshiba assemble, store and repair products. Who knew?
Cooking Good (TIME Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business/Briefing)
Magically Nutritious (TIME Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business/Briefing)
The City Wireless (TIME Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business/Briefing)
Trading Up (TIME Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business/Briefing)
Super Searches (TIME Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business/Technology)
IBM's webfountain, a new internet tool, helps companies spot online trends before they emerge
After The Flood (TIME Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business/Management)
Every company likes to think of itself as the model of success. But the most successful firms also know what it takes to fail
Road Warrior (TIME Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business/CEO Speaks)
Yellow roadway's boss talks about a severe driver shortage and what it means for the economy
Looking for Bugs (TIME Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business/Jobs)
The $11 billion video-game industry relies on testers to produce glitch-free software. It's not as easyas it seems
High-Flying Dividends (TIME Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business/Investing)
Ground your portfolio with stocks that carry high yields. The strategy will pay off over time