COVER
How to Tune Up Your Brain (Cover Story)
In a special report, TIME explores the latest research on how to stay mentally sharp. In a complex world, it's news we all need
Help! I've Lost My Focus (Cover Story)
E-mail and cellphones help us multitask, but they also drive us to distraction. How to take control and get more done
Can You Prevent Alzheimer's Disease? (Cover Story)
The latest research suggests that exercising your brainand your heartmay help
ASIA
Sex, PleaseWe're Young and Chinese (Letter from Beijing)
A generation after Mao suits, China is coping with an epidemic of free love
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Stranger in Paradise (Books)
A new book rediscovers Miguel Covarrubias' delightful depictions of 1930s Bali
GLOBAL ADVISER
Boutique on a Budget (TIME Global Adviser)
Top hotels around the world prove you don't have to sacrifice style for savings
You Shall Go to the Ball (TIME Global Adviser)
It's time to dancebig timeat Vienna's State Opera house
Life Style: Easy Drinking (TIME Global Adviser)
Top tipples for 2006
WORLD
Turkey Copes with Bird Flu
A new outbreak offers the chance to better prepare for a pandemic
The Thais Know How to Do It
The Southeast Asian nation has been dealing with bird flu since 2003. Here's how
BRIEFING
Out on the Road (Notebook)
Is North Korea's Kim Jong Il taking a secretive tour of China?
Milestones (Notebook)
Events of the Week
Letters (Notebook)
The Best Photos of 2005