COVER
Friends Without Borders
Nearly 500 million people worldwide live their lives — or versions of them — on Facebook. Is there a limit to how much we'll share? CEO Mark Zuckerberg is betting there isn't
COMMENTARY
In Praise of Oversharing
The Web is making us more intimate strangers. Why going public can be a civic good
WORLD
How to Clean Up Bulgaria
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's crackdown on graft and bribery is making him enemies. Will "Batman" stay the course?
UNITED STATES
A Pitchfork Primary
A handpicked successor is rejected, an old lion becomes roadkill, and a powerful U.S. Senator is forced into a runoff. The first contests of 2010 prove a rebellion is brewing. But is Washington listening?
IN THE ARENA
The Tehran Tango
The U.S. has had something of a diplomatic success. But Iran still has nuclear ambitions
GLOBAL ADVISER
Hot Stuff (TIME Traveler)
Hard work in the middle of a barren desert could be just what you need
The Spice Girls (Amuse-Bouche)
How Indian women are making an impact on the U.S. culinary scene
The Constant Gardener (Sense of Place)
In his new memoir, Adam Nicolson describes growing up in Sissinghurst and the "heritage horticulture with a lesbian-aristocratic gloss" of the garden estate
The Water Margins (Check In)
Outside of Hangzhou, China, the new Banyan Tree resort seamlessly merges with the Xixi National Wetland Park