Table of Contents

TO OUR READERS 8 LETTERS 11 10 QUESTIONS: Larry Summers 17 NOTEBOOK 19 MILESTONES 26 IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein on Israel's new definition of normalcy 29

SOCIETY

Brown, 50 Years Later The landmark desegregation case has produced changes that few could have predicted back in 1954 30

NATION

Kerry vs. Kerry The presumptive Democratic nominee is developing a reputation for toxic sound bites, and it's beginning to worry party strategists 38

WORLD

Fallujah Showdown On the front lines with the Marines who battled insurgents in the rebel stronghold before turning over the task to Iraqi troops. A TIME exclusive 42

FACTIONS: Mysterious vigilantes 49

BAGHDAD DIARY: How a string of woes has turned Iraqis against the U.S. 51

BUSINESS

Microsoft as Turtle? The software behemoth is still on top, but some think the boom days are over 52

GOOGLE: Should you invest? 54

COVER STORY

The Teen Brain New research says our minds don't fully mature until after age 20. That may explain why teenagers are so often in turmoil--and why they drive their parents nuts 56

ARTS

Troy, the Movie War, mythology, sexy male stars with no body hair! It's also one of the biggest, costliest Hollywood gambles since Titanic. If it flops, careers could be in trouble 66

THEATER: P. Diddy revives, revamps A Raisin in the Sun 76

DANCE: The hot choreographer 78

YOUR TIME

STYLE: Trendy furniture at La-Z-Boy? Big brooches are back; Campbell's honors Warhol 81

HEALTH: Secondhand smoke and heart attack; seasonal cholesterol 82

TECHNOLOGY: Is Microsoft Office now better on Macs? Camcorder on a key chain; a remote finder 84

PEOPLE: Billy Joel's latest auto crash; Selleck plays Ike; Madonna talks treason 87

ESSAY: Charles Krauthammer on why Presidents have no real control over the economy 88

COVER: Photograph by Ranald Mackechnie--Getty Images