COVER
George Clooney: The Last Movie Star (The Well / Cover Story)
Actor, director and home handyman, Clooney goes to Joel Stein's house for dinner and explains how he plays the game
Photos
George Clooney at Play
Celebrity photographer Sam Jones spends a day with the Oscar-nominated star at home
George Clooney's Oscar Pool Picks
He swears he has never lost an Oscar pool. Here are his guesses for this year's major winners
NATION
A Fight for the Texas Democrats (The Well / Campaign '08)
Inside the Democratic challengers' battle to win blue votes in the big red state of Texas
Changing the Script (The Well / Campaign '08)
His independence, a liability in the GOP primaries, may be his biggest strength in November. How John McCain plans to win
ESSAY
The Persian Gulf Primary (In The Arena)
A forum in Qatar illustrates the challenges that await the next U.S. President in the Middle East
Courting Joe Six-Pack (Commentary)
The Democrats may seem divided along class lines, but it's actually the Republicans who need to worry
Wanted: Someone to Play God
Science has given us childbirth miracles. Now we need laws to create some boundaries
BRIEFING
Milestones
Numbers
Washington Memo
The Kosovo Test (The Moment)
Why only half the world welcomes a new Balkan independence day
Briefing
People
Verbatim
The Page (The Page)
Campaign Insider. It's good to be Barack Obama's national field director
WORLD
Cuba's Chance (The Well / World)
With Fidel Castro finally fading from the scene, his brother and heir Raúl has a golden opportunity to take the country on a new path to freedom. The U.S. can help--if it is prepared to break some shackles of its own
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Stuck on the Couch (Health / Fit Nation)
Psst! Exercise is good for you. Knew that already? So do most of us, yet we still do nothing about it. Here's why
SOCIETY
Mad Scientist in the Kitchen (Life: Food - Finance - Fit Nation / Food)
Dave Arnold doesn't shout "Eureka!" when he cooks, but he could
Exposing the Credit-Card Fine Print (Finance)
Hidden credit-card charges and soaring interest rates have consumers steamed. And Congress is finally listening
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Who Owns History? (Arts: Antiquities - Downtime / Antiquities)
Nations want their looted art returned. Great museums want to keep the treasures. Is there a right way to divide the past?
Downtime (Arts: Antiquities - Downtime / Downtime)
5 Things You Should Know About. Classics are remade, from Beowulf to old films to Thriller
TO OUR READERS
Should Newspapers Still Be Taking Sides?
Journalists are supposed to inform readers about the issues, not sway their votes. So why do newspapers still endorse candidates?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The Complex Task of Simplicity (Global Business: Corporate Strategy - Mining And Metals / Corporate Strategy)
Dutch electronics giant Philips wants to make itself easier to manage
Brazil's Behemoth (Global Business: Corporate Strategy - Mining And Metals / Mining and Metals)
Vale do Rio Doce, once a state-owned slacker, has played the commodities boom brilliantly
Business Books
Web icon Seth Godin loves to chide big outfits for their indigestible online marketing. His message: Stop adapting and start reinventing