COVER
Cover Story: The Tragedy of Sudan (Cover Story / Sudan)
Fifty thousand are dead, thousands more will die, and more than 1 million have lost their homes. Simon Robinson visits Darfur and witnesses what is happening while the world dithers
NATION
Iraq: CAN THIS WAR BE WON? (Iraq)
THE FIVE GOALS THAT SHOULD BE MET BEFORE THE U.S. LEAVES
Campaign '04: INSIDE THE DEBATE STRATEGIES (Campaign '04)
In a close race, Bush and Kerry know the little things can matter most. A guide for those scoring at home
SCIENCE
VANISHING ALASKA (Environment)
Global warming is flooding villages along the coast. Should they stand and fight-- or surrender and move?
RELIGION
THE TALE OF TWO CHURCHES (Society)
Strife over Episcopal policy on gay clergy split one congregation. How many other schisms will follow?
BRIEFING
A Rumsfeld Roadblock? (Notebook)
HOW MUCH U.S. HELP? (Notebook)
Guantanamo's Star Witness? (Notebook)
ROCKING ON (Notebook)
Finally, a Safe Place to Do the Noseblunt Slide (Notebook)
SECURING THE ELECTIONS (Notebook)
NADER: NOT GOING AWAY (Notebook)
IN JEANNE'S WAKE (Notebook)
Milestones Oct. 4, 2004 (Notebook)
Numbers: Oct. 4, 2004 (Notebook)
Desperate Straits: The Days of Our Wives (Notebook)
Verbatim: Oct. 4, 2004 (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
It's Not Enough to Call It Genocide
Table of Contents: Oct. 4, 2004 (Table Of Contents)
The Trouble with Polls and Focus Groups (In The Arena)
BUSINESS
WILL HEDGE FUNDS TAKE A DIVE?
Investors are pouring billions of dollars into these unregulated investments, shooting for high returns. Here's what to watch out for
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Hear It from the Boys (Television)
Drama's new young men share their feelings--whether other young men are interested or not
Movies: MEET THE NEW IT BOY (Movies)
Is there anyone Gael Garcáa Bernal can't play? Not if he gets his way
The Know-Everything Party (Books)
A.J. Jacobs turns the act of reading the entire Britannica into a hilarious, touching memoir
It's Digital. Can You Dig It? (Movies)
A trio of ambitious new films envisions the world of tomorrow: luscious, fantastic and not quite human
YOUR TIME
Driving a Bargain (Living)
How to dump your car lease--or find a cheap deal on a set of dream wheels
Health: Prostate Priorities (Health)
A new approach to the cancer that 1 in 6 American men will eventually get
Home Shopping (Lifestyle)
Two fashion retailers are styling their stores to look like the perfect living room
TAKING AIM AT BREAST CANCER (Lifestyle)
TALKING ABOUT TURQUOISE (Lifestyle)
Q&A Tiger Woods (Living)
Though he has slipped in real-world rankings, Tiger Woods is still tops in virtual golf. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005, the latest version of the best-selling series, hits stores this week. Woods talked w
LET THEM SEE YOU SWEAT (Lifestyle)
Health: ANTI-PAIN POINT (Health)
THESE SISTERS TELL IT LIKE IT IS (Living)
Health: NEEDLE-LESS? (Health)
Health: Ovaries: Frozen, but Still Fertile (Health)
SPECIAL SECTION
Dressing Up The Dorms (Time Bonus Section October 2004: Connections)
Flea-market finds will no longer do. College kids spend $2.6 billion a year on dÃècor
CONVERSATION: Junk Culture (Time Bonus Section October 2004: Connections / CONVERSATION)
Author Juliet Schor explores how marketing has invaded childhood
Heavenly Loaves (Time Bonus Section October 2004: Connections)
More home bakers are mastering the precise, patient art of making artisanal breads
Inside Table of Contents: Oct. 4, 2004 (Time Bonus Section October 2004: Connections / Inside Table of Contents)
BODY & MIND: Healthy Heels (Time Bonus Section October 2004: Connections / BODY & MIND)
Shoemakers have finally designed stylish footwear that doesn't hurt
Homework Survival Guide (Time Bonus Section October 2004: Connections)
Tips from experts: when and where to do it, how much to help
Whose Job Is This, Anyway? (Time Bonus Section October 2004: Connections)
Men are pitching in more with the cleaning, but there's still a housework gender gap
Tips from Queer Eye's Decor Diva (Time Bonus Section October 2004: Connections)
PEOPLE
WHAT TO READ WHEN YOU'RE FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF
Like Father, like Daughters--but Better
10 QUESTIONS FOR SUMNER REDSTONE (Interview)
ONE MORE TIME
Q&A T.D. JAKES
LETTERS
Letters: Oct. 4, 2004
ESSAY
If Howard Dean Were the Candidate ...
Flip-flops wouldn't be the issue; Iraq would. A look at what might have been