COVER

UNITED STATES

Wasting Our Watts (Energy)

We don't need new drilling or new power plants. We need to get efficient

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Jailhouse Schlock (Books)

The Thai prison memoir has become a cliché of publishing

Dream Works (Music)

Midori Hirano's songs are things of astral beauty

LETTERS

WORLD

The Battle over Gaza

Provoked by Hamas rockets, Israel wreaks devastation on Gaza. As President-elect Obama stays mum, the stakes get even higher

GLOBAL ADVISER

Change of a Dress (On Show)

Sonia Rykiel tore up couture and remade it for the modern girl

A New Course for Sörenstam (Golf)

Annika Sörenstam, the best female golfer in history, quit the pro game in December. But the 38-year-old Swede isn't done with the sport yet. She wants to build a golf empire rivaling that of Jack Nicklaus

Edge of Extinction (Grooming)

Head to New York's F.S.C. for a shave with a Mammoth Razor