COVER
How We Grew So Big (Cover Story)
Diet and lack of exercise are immediate causes—but the problem began in the Paleolithic era
Film Review (Cover Story)
Pigging Out to Make a Point
The Economics of Fat (Cover Story)
Bloated are the Poor
It's In to Be Thin in India (Cover Story)
Millions of Indians are undernourished, but an increasingly overweight middle class is longing to be lean
Singapore Shapes Up (Cover Story)
The Lion City's aggressive government programs show the benefits of a concerted, nationwide war on fat
ASIA
Thailand's Bloody Monday
In a day of horror, scores of Thai Muslims in the country's restive south die while in military custody, sparking outrage at home and abroad
Nuclear Shell Games
Whatever the history of South Korea's nuclear experiments, it doesn't bother the U.S. Why not?
"We Need Shock Therapy" (Interview)
An interview with Indonesia's new president
BRIEFING
A Whole New Line (Notebook)
Pakistan's President takes a new approach to the age-old Kashmir dispute
Shock and Awe (Notebook)
After a season of typhoons, a deadly earthquake strikes Japan
Opening the Gates (Notebook)
A U.S. ruling paves the way for North Korean refugees
Milestones (Notebook)
Events of the week
Verbatim (Notebook)
Quotes of the week
Letters (Notebook)
Asia's Heroes
BUSINESS
Dial M for Music
The mobile industry wants to turn your cell phone into a jukebox
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Brother Number One
A new biography of Pol Pot reveals the horrorand the incompetenceof his brutal reign
GLOBAL ADVISER
How 'Bout them Apples? (TIME Global Adviser)
A visit to the world's largest collection of fruit trees will whet your appetite
In Search of Sleep (TIME Global Adviser)
A new study shows that behavioral therapy works better against insomnia
Food You'll Want to Inhale (TIME Global Adviser)
Aroma is the central ingredient at San Francisco's Frisson
Tech Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
Flower Drum Song
A Virtual Hotel for Teens (TIME Global Adviser)
At Habbo, kids chat, play games and create a fantasy room of their own
If You're in ... London (TIME Global Adviser)
Show Me the Slogan