NATION

Bush's Big Test: 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

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

HEALTH & MEDICINE

RELIGION

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Inside A Layoff

AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT HOW ONE COMPANY HANDLES THE DELICATE TASK OF DOWNSIZING

EDUCATION

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Theater: 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

YOUR 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

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

Snack Attack! (Personal Time / Your Health)

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

SPECIAL SECTION

Families: Check Mates (Time Bonus Section / Families)

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

Families: Riding The Waves (Time Bonus Section / Families)

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

PEOPLE

LETTERS