Vol. 157 No. 15
NATION
Two planes collide, two Presidents bark and then dial back the rhetoric. Some lessons about Bush's reflexes, Jiang's rule and the return of a rivalry
The Roads To Confrontation (Bush's Big Test)
A "Blue Team" Blocks Beijing (Bush's Big Test)
Arsenic And Bad Beef
Where's the compassion that was supposed to go with Bush's conservatism?
SCIENCE
He invented antigravity in desperation and abandoned it first chance he got--but it may be the most powerful force in the universe
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Stem cells from umbilical cords saved their lives
Beyond Chemotherapy (Medicine / Leukemia)
RELIGION
Why Jerusalem Was Central To Muhammad (Jerusalem At The Time Of Jesus / Islam's Stake)
The Mysteries Of Solomon's Temple (Jerusalem At The Time Of Jesus / Judaism's Stake)
NOTEBOOK
The Man Who Knew Too Much (Balkans Update)
Same Script, Different Cast
The Lotus Suckers
Milestones (Milestones)
The President Who Used To Care About Education
COMES DETACHABLE TOO!
Ask Dr. Notebook
Cover Story
Numbers (Numbers)
Over & Under
News Quiz
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A decade after our cover on getting back to basics, here's how the simplifiers did
To Our Readers
TIME 100: The Next Wave/Innovators
Safety Is for Sissies
If the Bush team really had its way with those pesky regulations...
BUSINESS
AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT HOW ONE COMPANY HANDLES THE DELICATE TASK OF DOWNSIZING
More Pain For Napster
The big music labels spin plans to go to the Net
EDUCATION
As colleges up their bids for the highest scorers, more scholarships go to kids who don't need them
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
IT'S SPRINGTIME FOR MEL BROOKS AGAIN, AS HE BRINGS HIS FILM CLASSIC THE PRODUCERS TO BROADWAY. AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW HE DID IT
A Bite As Tough As Its Bark (The Arts / Cinema)
Dogs are humans' best friends in the superb Amores Perros
Center-Court Sideshow (The Arts / Television)
When Billie Beat Bobby revives a gender battle, a media circus, and maybe the made-for-TV movie
Tupac Is In The Building (The Arts / Show Business)
The late rapper's mother keeps his memory alive
Full-Witted (The Arts / Cinema)
Renee Zellweger shines in Bridget Jones's Diary
YOUR TIME
Romance is great for adults. But a new study finds it can lead to depression for the young
Works in Progress (Personal Time / Your Technology)
I took the next-generation Windows and Mac OS for a test drive. Result: no crashes, much pain
Snack Attack! (Personal Time / Your Health)
Kids are eating a lot more calories between meals--and they have the bellies to prove it
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Has Your Liver Been Liberated? (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
A Gentle Way to Wellness (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Reconcilable Differences (Time Bonus Section / Families)
Divorced couples are finding novel ways to keep their families intact after the split
Check Mates (Time Bonus Section / Families)
Get on board for the latest craze: kids are rediscovering the age-old game of chess
Riding The Waves (Time Bonus Section / Families)
Best-selling British children's author Brian Jacques returns to his first passion--the sea
Portrait of the Autist (Time Bonus Section / Families)
A mother's memoir of a handicapped daughter illuminates what it is to be human
The Man with Magic Fingers (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Mind Over Malignancies (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
A New Kind of Pulse (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Balancing Body, Mind and Spirit (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)