COVER
Jonathan Franzen: Great American Novelist (Profile)
At a time when the trend in fiction has been toward specialization, the author of The Corrections and the new Freedom is a devotee of the wide shot, the all-embracing, way-we-live-now novel
WORLD
Why Germany Is a Nation in Conflict
Built purely for defense and peacekeeping, Germany's army is fighting in Afghanistan. Now the country, haunted by its past, struggles to deal with the realities of war
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Brazil's Start-Up Generation (Technology)
Getting funded can be a torture test. Maybe that's why its entrepreneurs are so adept
Danone's Cheap Trick (Corporate Conscience)
Figuring out how to make a nutritious yogurt for poor kids yielded unexpected benefits
GLOBAL ADVISER
Hang Loose at Komune Resort and Spa (Check In)
Commune with Australia's surf set at this hip Gold Coast hideaway
Get Lost in Tokyo's Design Festa Gallery (Next Time You're in ... Tokyo)
The Harajuku exhibition space lets young artists' imaginations take over
Visit the Quebecois Beaver (TIME Traveler)
Veer off the whale trail and take a tour of the Tadoussac forests
Tour the San Andreas Fault (Diversions)
California's Elite Land Tours takes you to the epicenter
LETTERS
France's Farming Future (Inbox)
Land of the Setting Sun?; Beyond the Beltway