COVER

Movies: Coming Attractions (Cover Story / What's Next)

A burly war epic, a musical that makes fun of the French, a gay TV channel and Walt Whitman in the 22nd century. Next year should be fun

Looking For Mr. Really Big (Cover Story / What's Next)

An NBA superscout scours the globe in search of the next international star

Aqua Blue Crush (Cover Story / What's Next)

A first glimpse at the new black. And who decides this stuff anyway?

Design: The Bigger Picture Show (Cover Story / What's Next)

An expanded Museum of Modern Art prepares to reopen in Manhattan. How will it change the way we look at art?

Gadgets: THERE'S MUSIC IN MY GLASSES (Cover Story / What's Next)

From MP3-ready shades to wireless videophones, here's a peek at the hippest gadgets hitting the market in the coming months

Forecasting: FORWARD THINKING (Cover Story / What's Next)

Oracles, futurists, visionaries--some people make their living by trying to divine the shape of things to come before anybody else. And we all avidly await their predictions

NATION

WHAT DO WOMEN WANT?

A fresh wind in his sails, Kerry still must regain his edge among female voters to defeat Bush

WORLD

INSIDE KARZAI'S CAMPAIGN

To become Afghanistan's first elected President, he has to placate warlords, pacify the Taliban--and survive

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

A Painful Mistake

Why a pharmaceutical giant withdrew its best-selling arthritis drug, and what that means for you

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Born to Stump (Music)

Bruce Springsteen and Co. campaign for Kerry, but don't expect to hear talking points sung

YOUR TIME

Smart Eating (Living)

Colleges are finding ways to help students avoid packing on the pounds

SPECIAL SECTION

Please, Go Away (Time Bonus Section November 2004: Inside Business / TIME MANAGEMENT)

TO AID PRODUCTIVITY, OFFICE WORKERS ARE TRYING NEW TECHNIQUES TO CURB INTERRUPTIONS

The Last Idealists (Time Bonus Section November 2004: Inside Business / STRATEGY)

HOW DID THE ICONOCLASTS AT CRAIGSLIST BEAT THE WEB GIANTS AT THEIR OWN GAME?

SPORT: League in Limbo (Time Bonus Section November 2004: Inside Business / SPORT)

A YEAR AFTER SHUTTING DOWN, THE WUSA PREPARES FOR A COMEBACK. WILL IT FLY?

Rail Trouble (Time Bonus Section November 2004: Inside Business / TRANSPORTATION)

TELEVISION: You're Hired! (Time Bonus Section November 2004: Inside Business / TELEVISION)

MILLION DOLLAR IDEA, A NEW REALITY-TV SHOW, SHOWCASES INVENTORS--AND MAYBE THE NEXT BIG THING

Think Globally, Act Locally (Time Bonus Section November 2004: Inside Business / TIME Board of Economists)

TIME'S BOARD OF ECONOMISTS SAYS THE OUTSOURCING DEBATE IGNORES THE BIG PICTURE: IS THE U.S. READY TO COMPETE IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD?

Chicago: Windy City Redux (Time Bonus Section November 2004: Inside Business / A HALF-DAY IN ...)

A REINVENTED CHICAGO OFFERS GREAT ART, FOOD AND HIP NEW BARS

Invasion of the Movie Snatchers (Time Bonus Section November 2004: Inside Business / TECHNOLOGY)

MORE AND MORE MOVIE FANS ARE SHARING FILMS ONLINE, AND HOLLYWOOD DOESN'T LIKE IT. SHOULD THE STUDIOS FIGHT OR FIND A WAY TO ADAPT?

PEOPLE

10 QUESTIONS FOR CURT SCHILLING (Interview)

THE BOSTON RED SOX WERE ONE WIN AWAY FROM LAST YEAR'S WORLD SERIES when the New York Yankees squashed their dreams again. So Boston acquired Curt Schilling, pitching ace and (with the Arizona Diamondb

LETTERS

ESSAY