COVER

The Angelina Effect (Health)

Her preventive mastectomy raises important issues about genes, health and risk

COMMENTARY

America the Isolated? (Worldview)

Hardly. Contrary to conservative complaints, the U.S. is fully--and smartly--involved overseas

FEATURES

The End Of Alimony (Society)

The American divorce is undergoing its biggest change in decades. Call it the revenge of the second wives

The YouTube War (World)

In Syria's sectarian conflict, fighters on both sides are committing gruesome atrocities--and showing them off online

THE CULTURE

The Fabulous Baker Boys (The Awesome Column)

In which my idea to introduce my son to the Easy-Bake Oven turns out to be half-baked

10 Questions for Dan Brown (10 Questions)

Author and secret-code enthusiast Dan Brown on futurists, gravity boots and his ritual for launching new books

They'll Be Your Mirror (Movies)

Before Midnight is a raw, revelatory portrait of a romance. It might also look like your life

BRIEFING