COVER
How The Military Won The Egyptian Election (World)
Mohamed Morsy may be Egypt's first popularly chosen President, but a group of 19 generals are still the country's real rulers
COMMENTARY
Circling the Wagons on Syria (Worldview)
By looking to Russia for influence, America could topple the regime
The 20% Solution (In the Arena)
A Republican is trying to inject some budget sanity into Congress. Will it take?
Back on Tracks (New Energy)
Freight rail's renaissance is powering the U.S. economy even without Uncle Sam's help
BRIEFING
Between the Lines By Mark Halperin (Nation)
Eat This? (Health&Science)
How edible packaging could shake up the food industry
Star-Powered (Tech)
How celebs are building viable start-ups
Risk Factor (Business)
How biology can explain what drives banks to the brink of disaster
World
Nora Ephron, 1941-2012 (Appreciation)
A life of voice and detail
Briefing
LightBox
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
FEATURES
Nightmare Scenario (Science)
Bad dreams can do more than ruin a good night's sleep. Scientists are finding new ways to control them--and improve the health of mind and body
A Nightmare Quiz
Just how bad are your dreams?
Reboot the School (Education)
Salman Khan's YouTube Lessons Have Already Made Him A Geek Celebrity. Now He Wants To Reinvent Homework, Banish Classroom Lectures--And Maybe Save Education
THE CULTURE
(At Least) Fifty Shades of Erotica (Summer Books)
The Best-Selling Trilogy Has Helped Unleash A Deluge Of Literary Smut
Mucho Macho Metro (The Awesome Column)
Test scores show that guys are becoming less masculine. That's why I'm a he-man
Relax. Read. Repeat. (Summer Books)
In Summer, Our Closest Allies Can Include Sunscreen, GPS, A Porch Swing And, Above All, A Good Book Or Two. Here, A Panel Of Authorities--Including Famous Authors, Frequent Flyers And Erotica Scholars--Sets The Reading Agenda
The Mile-High Book Club (Summer Books)
The Seven Reading Habits Of Highly Effective Frequent Flyers
Pleasures, Guilty And Otherwise (Summer Books)
Two Obsessive Readers Talk Secret Vices, Divorce Plots And Recipes As Bedtime Stories
10 Questions for Anne-Marie Slaughter (10 Questions)
Former State Department hotshot Anne-Marie Slaughter on the Arab Spring, health care and having it all