COVER
Pope Benedict XVI: The New Shepherd (Cover Story / Pope Benedict XVI)
It's hard to follow a superstar; will the new Pope with the fierce reputation be able to take up where John Paul II left off?
Pope Benedict XVI: The Conquest of Rome (Cover Story / Pope Benedict XVI)
The stealth campaign for Ratzinger began 18 months ago. An inside look at how he won
The Turning Point (Cover Story / Pope Benedict XVI)
How the upheavals of 1968 turned a Vatican II reformer into an ardent conservative
What Should He Do? (Pope Benedict XVI / Pope Benedict XVI)
A TIME Forum: American Catholics suggest priorities the new pontiff should tackle in the days ahead
Pope Benedict XVI: Viewpoint: The Vicar of Orthodoxy (Cover Story / Pope Benedict XVI)
The Pope's dogma is a circular system that's immune to reasoned query
Pope Benedict XVI: Spheres of Influence (Cover Story / Pope Benedict XVI)
The Pope's traditional brand of thinking draws on lessons from many great figures, past and present, and radiates far and wide
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Madman in the Kitchen (Food)
Heston Blumenthal scientifically pairs tastes--caviar and chocolate, anyone?--in (usually) divine ways
SOCIETY
How to Get Out Alive (Behavior)
From hurricanes to 9/11: What the science of evacuation reveals about how humans behave in the worst of times
BRIEFING
Iraq's Next Fault Line (Notebook)
U.S. officials are worrying about plans to remove former Baathists from Iraqi security positions
42 Years Ago in Time (Milestones)
Punchlines: May 2, 2005 (Punchlines)
Toy Story 3: Dolly Dramas (Notebook)
Two huge dollmakers square off in a corporate battle
The Blair Legacy: Not Exactly Piffle (In The Arena)
Tony Blair's campaign is an odd combination of success and unpopularity
Insert Icky Pun Here (Notebook)
Wendy's faces a p.r. nightmare: a severed finger in a bowl of chili
Numbers: May 2, 2005 (Numbers)
Way to Reel in the Tourists? (Notebook)
Martha's Vineyard launches its first annual Jaws Fest for movie buffs
Turmoil At The Top (Notebook)
Across the world, many countries struggle with a change in leadership
Milestones May 2, 2005 (Notebook)
Verbatim: May 2, 2005 (Notebook)
Heading for the Wild, Wild East (Notebook)
North America's biggest cat, the mountain lion, is making a comeback
Any Kerry Supporters On The Line? (Notebook)
The Bush Administration punishes some Democrat backers
Losing His Groove (Notebook)
Could Arnold Schwarzenegger's honeymoon be coming to an end?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Meet the Mompreneurs (Time Bonus Section May 2005: Connections / Mother's Day Edition)
Kid-inspired creations are turning a profit for parents with patents
Miracle Moms (Time Bonus Section May 2005: Connections / Mother's Day Edition)
Women with HIV can now give birth safely
The Mommy Brain (Time Bonus Section May 2005: Connections / Mother's Day Edition)
No, diapering does not make you ditzy. Motherhood, argues a new book, makes you smarter
A Night for the TIME 100 (From The Editor)
NATION
Greenspan's Deficits
The storied Fed Chairman is battling inflation, sluggish growth--and some harsh new scrutiny
Inflation: It's Worse Than You Think (Inflation)
Inflation is back, and its newest form has many worrying aspects
Temper, Temper, Temper ...
Charges that John Bolton is a bully and distorts intelligence could sink Bush's nominee to the U.N.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
100 Years in One Life (Theater)
August Wilson is on the final stretch of his 10-play epic. But he isn't through talking about racism, black actors--and why he doesn't read Shakespeare
Music: The New Ghost of Tom Joad (Music)
Springsteen's album--minus the E Street Band--revisits his abiding interests with mixed results
Books: Unconventional Wisdom (Books)
In Freakonomics, economist Steven Levitt asks hard questions about our society--and answers them
6 Shows To Catch On Cable
YOUR TIME
Sports: From The Sidelines: Blogs On Deck (Sports)
Sports: Pop A Wheelie (Sports)
Doctor's Orders: May 2, 2005 (Health)
Health: My Trapezoid (Health)
What's right--and wrong--with the new plan
PEOPLE
Q&A Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh plays Franklin Roosevelt in HBO's Warm Springs, airing April 30.
Is This Bennifer Forever?
First Look: Rolling Over Beethoven (First Look)
Misbehavin' 101
LETTERS
In God's Hands
Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jews, the devoutly religious and even staunch unbelievers responded to our stories on Pope John Paul II, sharing sadness, praise and memories of his ministry along with some sharp criticism of the Pontiff's conservative line on contraception and the ordination of women priests
ESSAY
Did Chess Make Him Crazy?
If you think video games are dangerous, consider the saga of Bobby Fischer