COVER
The Games That Bring Us Together (Cover/Summer Journey)
Sports and games are hurdling borders as never before, in the process breeding fresh champions, creating new wealth, and changing forever the lives of individuals and the destiny of nations
Field of Dreams (Summer Journey/Football)
For many young men in the West African nation of Cameroon, football is a way to leave home — and poverty — behind. But the game can also be a road to despair
The Power Play (Summer Journey/Rugby)
Rugby arrived in South Africa with the British settlers, was taken up by Afrikaner prisoners of war and later became a physical and ideological obsession. How a sport continues to define a nation
Riding a New Wave (Summer Journey/Surfing)
Why surfers are inundating the frigid waters off Britain's rocky Cornwall coast
Cue China (Summer Journey/Snooker)
Snooker conjures up images of smoke-filled British pubs and bow-tied players on TV. But its newest face is Chinese
Leaps and Bounds (Summer Journey/Parkour)
It's not quite a sport, and it is certainly no game. But for sheer athleticism, the French-born extreme activity parkour is unmatched as a spectacular thrill
Big Game Hunter (Summer Journey/The Royal Game of Ur)
For decades, museum curator Irving Finkel has been on the trail of a 4,600-year-old board game. Here are the secrets he discovered
Serious Fun (Summer Journey)
This year's Summer Journey double issue zooms in on the games people play, and the myriad ways they are transforming lives the world over
WORLD
World Food Program: On the Front Lines of Hunger
Every year the U.N.'s World Food Program feeds tens of millions of the planet's hungriest. Now, as food prices soar and even more people need constant help, its brief is more urgent than ever — and its budget more pinched
The Taliban: Resurgent Insurgents (Afghanistan)
By engineering a bold jailbreak and taking control of villages in a key Afghan district, the Taliban flaunts its growing strength and confidence
AFRICA
Robert Mugabe: A Despot's Cruel Resolve
As a presidential election runoff nears, Robert Mugabe makes no apologies for terrorizing the opposition and its voters
LIFE
German Feminism: Playing Dirty (Society)
A new wave of German feminism has a different take on how women should assert their sexual power
At Wimbledon, It's the Grass Stupid (Sport)
As the grass at Wimbledon changes, so do the tactics of championship tennis
COMMENTARY
Dealing with Ireland's No
Ireland's rejection of the European Union's plan for reform leaves its members with unpalatable options
GLOBAL ADVISER
Murano Glass: Clearly Beautiful (On Show)
A Murano exhibition seeks to reignite the island's passion for glass
The Fly: Feel the Buzz (Hot Ticket)
David Cronenberg's film The Fly has mutated into a sci-fi musical
Seeing Green at St. Andrews (Diversions)
A new full-length golf course at St. Andrews is no place for beginners
Seville: Old Charmer (Check In)
Seville finally has a hotel as seductive and romantic as legendary ladies' man, Don Juan
A Perfect Day in Helsinki (TIME Traveler)
Food writer Lydia Itoi's tips on where to eat and what to see in the Finnish capital
LETTERS
A Good-Faith Effort? (Inbox)
Michelle, Ma Belle; The Art of the Export; Defending Jimmy Carter