COVER
Forward Thinking (Cover Story)
From earthquake-watchers to fashion-trend gurus, TIME brings you the seers who predict our future
Hitting the Big Time (Cover Story)
Thailand's Tony Jaa could be the next Bruce Leeif he survives his own stunts
ASIA
A Conversation with the Dalai Lama
TIME talks with the Tibetan spiritual leader
China's Quest for Oil
Voracious demand from the Middle Kingdom is playing a key role in driving oil prices to record highs
China's Energy Crunch
Alternative Paths to Power
GLOBAL ADVISER
The Grand River Ride (TIME Global Adviser)
Follow the wake of John Wesley Powell down the famous Colorado river
Home Shopping (TIME Global Adviser)
Two fashion retailers are styling their stores to look like the perfect living room
Read All About It (TIME Global Adviser)
A literature website boosts German writers and their works in three languages
Style Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
Faux Lashes Redux
Tech Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
Keep the Recorder. Lose the Cassette
Your Health (TIME Global Adviser)
F is for Folic Acid
WORLD
The Global Battleground (United States)
Americans abroad are registering in record numbers, and their votes could swing the U.S. election
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Truth Be Told
V.S. Naipaul's insights into the developing world made his nonfiction famous, but it is his novels that deserve the acclaim
Murakami's Flying Circus (Theater)
A dizzying adaptation of surreal Japanese fiction, The Elephant Vanishes defies logic—and dazzles
BRIEFING
Out of Captivity (Notebook)
A former Guantanamo detainee masterminds the kidnapping of two Chinese engineers
Separating the Trash (Notebook)
War-zone waste from places like Iraq has made India a dangerous dumping ground
A Race with Obstacles (Notebook)
Grading the world's competitiveness
Milestones (Notebook)
Verbatim (Notebook)
Letters (Notebook)
The World's Most Happening City