COVER

The Lady Walks Free Again (Burma)

Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest to a Burma that, while still in the generals' grip, is changing fast. To get things done, she will have to learn how to be more than an icon of democracy

UNITED STATES

SOCIETY

Marriage: What's It Good For?

The state of our unions is shifting in unexpected ways. A TIME/Pew special report shows how income, age and experience alter our chances of wedded bliss

WORLD

GLOBAL BUSINESS

Sitting Pretty (Small Business)

Using crowdsourcing to design its furniture, Made.com got a business off the ground quickly

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Hollow Hallows (Movies)

The first film in the Harry Potter finale gets lost in the woods

LETTERS