COVER
Sonia Sotomayor: A Justice Like No Other (The Well / Cover Story)
In Sonia Sotomayor, Obama makes a historic choice for the court. What her extraordinary life says about the kind of Justice she would be
Four Myths About The Supreme Court (The Well / Viewpoint)
Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court is a reminder that some of the conventional wisdom about the high bench is wrong
The Limits of Empathy for Sonia Sotomayor (The Well / Viewpoint)
Obama says Sotomayor's roots show a concern for ordinary people. Her record is more muddled
NATION
Rick Steves: The Traveler's Aid (The Well / Profile)
Rick Steves has spent his life making Europe more manageable for Americans. His secret to finding a good meal? Listen for a blaring TV
After Waterboarding: How to Make Terrorists Talk? (The Well / Nation)
With the U.S. scrapping harsh interrogation techniques like waterboarding, interviews with former interrogators reveal why a soft touch can work better than torture
ESSAY
Robert Gates: The Bureaucrat Unbound (Commentary / In the Arena)
How the Defense Secretary helped turn Iraq around, shook up the Pentagon and won over Obama
Joel Stein on California's State of Insanity (The Awesome Column)
In California we vote on everything--including whether we have to keep voting on everything
WORLD
How to Beat the Yankees with Your Stomach (Postcard: The Bronx)
For $325 a ticket and all you can eat, a visit to Yankee Stadium better be worth it
New Lessons From the Old World (The Well / World)
European health care outperforms the U.S.'s on almost every measure. A guide to what we can learn
BRIEFING
The Moment
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The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
Spotlight: North Korea's Nuclear Test
Verbatim
GPS
A government report raising questions about the popular satellite navigation system is prompting widespread concerns
The Skimmer
Book Review: Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford
Pop Chart
Milestones (Milestones)
Roh Moo Hyun (Milestones)
Mariá Amelia López (Milestones)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Culture Crunch: The Recession and the Arts (Culture)
For arts groups in tough times, there's no bailout in sight
The Puppet Master (Comedy)
How playing with dolls has earned Jeff Dunham fame, fortune and fans by the million
Yes We Cannes (Movies)
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie brought glamour to this year's Cannes Film Festival, but onscreen, violence and misery took the spotlight. Richard Corliss reports on the good, the bad and the gory
A Personal and Cultural History of Migraines (Books)
Andrew Levy's personal and cultural history of migraines finds the poetry in debilitating pain
BUSINESS
Government Motors: Can a Reinvention Save GM? (The Well / Business)
You wouldn't assemble a car the way the White House auto team cobbled together deals to keep Chrysler and GM going. So why are taxpayers about to foot a $100 billion bill for a vehicle that might not run?
General Motors Factory-scapes
Photographer David Bowman explores GM's Fairfax Assembly Plant in exquisite detail
The End of the Big Business-China Love Affair (The Well / The Curious Capitalist)
Corporate America used to be enamored of China, and vice versa. The attraction is fading
SOCIETY
The Risks (and Rewards) of Pills and Pregnancy (Life / Women's Health)
We know little about drugs' effects on moms-to-be. How a group of advocates is trying to change that
Safety Issues
The FDA classifies drugs and their effects on pregnancy into five categories. How useful are they?
The Sims 3: Getting Real (Life / Family Tech)
Four years in the making, The Sims 3 is the best yet of the wildly popular PC franchise
Shoppers, Unite! Carrotmobs Are Cooler than Boycotts (Life / Going Green)
In a new twist on consumer activism, carrot mobs descend on businesses that promise to spend part of the profits getting eco-friendlier
The Anti–Red Bull: A Drink to Calm You Down (Life / Marketing)
While energy drinks pick you up, an emerging beverage brand, called Drank, promises to calm you down. Will stressed-out consumers take the plunge?
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Perez Hilton (10 Questions)
The blogger on celebrities, Miss California and what gossip he won't print. Perez Hilton will now take your questions