COVER
Pistorius And South Africa's Culture Of Violence (World)
The Olympian and his girlfriend seemed to have the perfect romance--until he killed her
FEATURES
The Answer Men (Society)
Meet the best problem solvers in America
The Path To War (Nation)
From peaceful outreach to pledge of conflict. Inside Barack Obama's struggle to stop an Iranian nuke
Double Trouble (Nation)
After punching Obama hard, can John McCain and Lindsey Graham shake their rival's hand?
EDITOR'S DESK
Everything Old Is New Again (To Our Readers)
COMMENTARY
Party, Heal Thyself
How the Republican Party can reclaim its title as a champion of opportunity
Happy 90th Birthday, TIME! (Essay / The Awesome Column)
Good news: I got you the gift of eternal youth
I'm with the Tree Huggers
The activists fighting the Keystone XL pipeline are radical--and right
THE CULTURE
Re-Branding (Fashion)
Fendi is the latest label to rescue Italy's crumbling treasures
10 Questions for Tom Stoppard (10 Questions)
Oscar- and Tony-winning writer Tom Stoppard on absent fathers, his romantic side and his one novel
A Rich Man's World (Books)
A tale of ambition and greed in contemporary Pakistan
Serial Killing (Television)
How TV dramas, good and bad, have become addicted to blood
The Quiet American (Theater)
Amy Herzog is on a rare winning streak. Can the stage hold her?
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BRIEFING
Briefing
World
Chuck Hagel (Milestones)
Milestones (Milestones)
Van Cliburn (Milestones)
Classical pianist
Spotlight
Deadlock (Nation)
All you need to know about sequestration but were afraid to ask
Dr. C. Everett Koop (Milestones)
Surgeon general