COVER
We Have Contact
In this special report, TIME asks: Is interactive technology uniting the world, or pushing us apart?
Simplifying (?) Our Lives
Talk to your thermostat, surf from the toilet, phone your fridge. And while you're at it, could you fix me a sandwich?
Protecting the Private I
Big Brother is watching the Net. Do you know how much he knows about you? Do you care?
Bridging the Gap
Is technology relevant? Ask a wheelchair-bound ham operator, poor Indian farmers and an expat son worried about his ill dad
EUROPE
Will the Center Hold?
A bill to grant the island of Corsica more autonomy could weaken France's centralized political system
The Once and Future Road
Novgorod's 1,000-year-old psalter attests to its eternal independent spirit
BUSINESS
The Big Score?
Alcatel's pursuit of beleaguered Lucent is the latest surprising move by the French telecom's ambitious CEO
L.S.E. Listing
When a Market Goes to Market
On The Right Course
Poland's shipyards are leading a second revolution as the country's marine construction steams ahead
ARTS
Canned Heat
The stars didn't shine at this year's fest, but some of the films did — from steamy sadomasochism to warm family dramas
Pathway to the Stars
Four centuries after being expelled by astronomy, astrology reapplies for a place in university life
BRIEFING
World Watch (Notebook)
This week's news, from around the world