COVER
Pastor Rob Bell: What if Hell Doesn't Exist? (Religion)
Rogue pastor Rob Bell's argument about salvation and judgment has Evangelicals in a fury — and a young generation rethinking Jesus
ESSAY
In the 2012 Race, Where Are the Thoroughbreds? (Commentary / Murphy's Law)
Obama looks beatable. The GOP is its own worst enemy. Can anybody win this thing?
Mr. Prudent: Obama Preaches Deficit Sanity (Commentary / In the Arena)
How Paul Ryan and deficit hysteria have made President Obama Mr. Prudent
Duck Tape (Commentary)
I don't walk like a duck or talk like a duck. But if Aflac comes calling, I will quack like a duck
NATION
How to Save a Trillion Dollars (Features / Nation)
You can start right here
Trump's Political Reality Show: Will the Donald Really Run for President? (Features / Profile)
Donald Trump, who has been toying with the idea of a presidential-campaign announcement, talks as if the nation were just another run-down co-op in need of redevelopment. But could the business mogul and TV personality actually corral Washington?
The Secret to Donald Trump's Hair
There may be only one Donald Trump, as his potential presidential bid has proved once again, but his hairstyle doesn't have to be unique. In fact, if you ever dreamed of sporting the Donald's trademark coiffure, you can have it in four easy steps.
WORLD
The Activist Artist of China (Features / World)
Ai Weiwei is as famous for his criticism of the authorities as for his provocative art. Now in detention, he's become the symbol of a worrying crackdown
TO OUR READERS
Faith, Ever Evolving
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Pop Chart (Pop Chart)
Epic Win! HBO's Bloody, Bold Game of Thrones (Television)
Fantasy drama grows up with HBO's bloody, bold Game of Thrones
Atlas Shrugged, The Movie: Ayn Rand Fans Get Film Of Their Own (Movies)
Amid a resurgence fueled by Tea Partiers and Paul Ryan, Ayn Rand's opus gets a screen adaptation
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Amortality
Why acting your age is a thing of the past
Live Forever: Kendrick Brinson on Photographing Amortality
For Catherine Mayer's story about amortality — the idea of living agelessly — TIME commissioned Kendrick Brinson to visit Sun City retirement communities in the west and an age management practice in Las Vegas.
'Bath Salts': Evil Lurking at Your Corner Store (Prescription)
Lethal yet often legal, drugs known as bath salts are devastating families
SOCIETY
Buzz Off! Backyard Bee Keeping Riles Neighbors (Food)
Backyard beekeeping is riling neighbors
National Parks Brace for the Summer Rush (Travel)
National parks prepare for the multitudes
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Robin Williams (10 Questions)
Comedian and actor Robin Williams talks about war, alcoholism and his Broadway debut
BRIEFING
Briefing
World
England (Closeup)
The Big Questions: Mitt Romney (Nation)
The New Battle Cry: Recall! (Nation)
Washington Bubble (Economy)
Tight budgets favor lobbyists
Can Financial Regulators Afford a Budget Cut? (Economy)
Can financial regulators afford a budget cut?
Upgrading the Disaster (Health&Science)
Officials rank Fukushima's hazards on par with Chernobyl's
Re-evaluating The Oil Spill One Year On (Health&Science)
Milestones (Milestones)
Sidney Lumet: Apostle of Streetwise Cinema (Milestones)
Lumet, an acclaimed director with 43 films under his belt, was famous for digging into the nitty-gritty of New York City. He died of lymphoma at age 86.
Sidney Lumet: A Life Behind the Camera
The director died April 9 at 86. TIME looks at his 10 most memorable films