COVER

Shakespeare Inc.

Shakespeare is at the center of a massive industry that's as much about making money as it is about appreciating art

EUROPE

Advance and Retreat (Europe / France)

Why the revolt against an employment law is really about French ambivalence to a changing world

Blue Days in Ukraine (Europe / Ukraine)

The Russian-backed old guard could stage a comeback against the divided leaders of the orange revolution

Time To Lay The Ghosts (Europe / Serbia)

Milosevic is dead and buried. Now it's time to round up the remaining Serb top villains

GLOBAL BUSINESS

Local Heroes

Richard Branson and friends are tapping Asian know-how and mythology

RELIGION

SPORTS

The Talented Torero (Sport)

Talented, glamorous and full of bravado, an unusual young torero is fighting his way to glory in Spain

GLOBAL ADVISER

Plucked in Their Prime (Curtain Raiser)

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain takes the quirky four-string mainstream

Stairway to Heaven (Day Tripper)

High-altitude hikes around Geneva and the Haute-Savoie region

BOOKS

BRIEFING