COVER
Kate Winslet's Moment (Profile)
Intense, ambitious and only slightly panicked, Kate Winslet is the finest actress of her generation
ASIA
Crunch Time in Japan
With the Japanese economy in free fall, the country's leaders are facing monumental challenges. They may not be up to the task
The Tigers' Last Days
In Sri Lanka, thousands of Tamils have been displaced, as the long struggle against a separatist group enters its decisive phase
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Room Boom (Hotel)
Why an ugly recession isn't stopping Shangri-La from building a global luxury-hotel brand
MEDIA
How to Save Your Newspaper
It's now or never for America's dailies. A former Time managing editor offers a way to return journalism to prosperity: charge for it, a nickel at a time
Why the Newspaper Business is Booming in Asia (Asian Newspaper)
Despite the challenge of the Web, newspapers are still thriving in Asia. Here's why
LIFE
Bunking In With Mom And Dad (Social Norms)
A recession leads to more middle-aged boomerangers
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Smokescreen (Cinema)
Siddiq Barmak's new black comedy Opium War is a parable about how dysfunctional Afghanistan is today
The Forgiving Kind (Books)
A rare work of wartime compassion makes its English debut
GLOBAL ADVISER
Ancient Multiculturalism on Display at New York's Met (On Show)
A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art depicts the societies of the second millennium B.C. As remarkably interconnected
Food Fit for the Gods — All of Them (Diversions)
Thanon Pan (Pan Road) is Bangkok at its most interdenominational. Here are the places to look for
A Boutique Hotel Down Under (Check In)
Next time you're in Perth, book one of the 13 rooms at the Richardson Hotel and Spa, recently been named "Best Luxury Hotel in Australia" by the Australian
Singapore (Sense of Place)
The Lion City, as it's depicted in the pages of J.G. Farrell's brilliant epic The Singapore Grip