COVER

The Nation That Fell To Earth

Did the U.S. overreact to Sept. 11? Niall Ferguson, one of the world's leading historians, speculates on how future generations will judge the war on terrorism--and on what it will take for America to win it

WORLD

Death of a Crocodile Hunter

Steve Irwin, the daredevil wildlife documentarian, is killed in a stingray attack while filming on the Great Barrier Reef

In Defense of the Crocodile Hunter (Viewpoint)

Viewpoint: Author Germaine Greer stirs up a storm with her criticism of Steve Irwin as vulgar and self-delusional. But she fails to understand his Aussie boisterousness and his efforts to protect animal habitat

ON THE GROUND

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Chained Melody (The Arts)

Australian director Ana Kokkinos makes a puzzling and provocative Revelation