Vol. 165 No. 20
SOCIETY
How women of this generation are seizing that stressful, pivotal moment in their lives to reinvent themselves
Crisis? I'll Take Mine to Go (Viewpoint)
I'd love an inner journey, but who's got the time?
Hey, They Stole Our Crisis!
Why dudes of a certain age feel they own the red-convertible phase of life
Menopause: A Healthy View
NATION
Laura Bush gets the laughs, but her mission is no laughing matter
Revamping Your Driver's License
Americans hate national ID cards, so Congress may look elsewhere in your wallet
WORLD
Scores of Iraqi civilians are killed or wounded every day. TIME's Aparisim Ghosh visits an emergency room in Baghdad to chronicle the human cost of war—and ends up in a struggle to save his friends' lives
Can This Man Help Capture bin Laden?
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SCIENCE
The fear of vaccines helped the virus spread from Africa to Indonesia. Could it reach the U.S.?
The Cruelest Cut (Behavior)
Often it's the one teens inflict on themselves. Why are so many American kids secretly self-mutilating?
NOTEBOOK
Transfer of evidence to a congressional committee irks Volcker
Will the Pope Make Fewer Saints?
Is Benedict XVI slowing down John Paul II's saintmaking "factory"?
Parsing North Korea's Nuclear Game
Pyongyang could be planning a blast or mounting an elaborate hoax
Punchlines
Milestones
Chalabi's Reversal of Fortune
Iraqi shunned by Washington finds himself courted anew
Hillary in 2008? No Way! (In The Arena)
Numbers
Missing Link
A newly discovered dinosaur that bridges the gap between carnivores and herbivores
18 Years Ago In TIME
Brazil's Bad Words
Brazil's President distributes a list of words for the country to avoid
The Lynndie England Saga (Speed Read)
The main points in the trial of Army Pfc. Lynndie England
Blogwatch
Verbatim
BUSINESS
Kirk Kerkorian is 87, worth $9 billion and still has a mean forehand. So what does he want with GM?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Summer movies are all about escapism. But this year at least a dozen of the biggest retell stories we already love. Why do we adore repeats?
Minimalism and Melody (Music)
Spoon strips rock 'n' roll down to the basics on its new album and proves that less is much, much more
Life Among the Lefties (Books)
In his entertaining memoir, Victor Navasky recounts the brawls and balance sheet of running the Nation
4 Hollywood Hunks Whose DVD Sets Have the Goods (DVDs)
This quartet of stars defined movie machismo, from sensitive to stalwart
YOUR TIME
the value of episiotomies
Photo Shop (Technology)
Health (Health)
Kitchens in Paradise (Home)
PEOPLE
Plan Your Pension With Russell
Why It's Finally Showtime for Ira
Popcorn Post-Passion
TO OUR READERS
LETTERS
Ms. Right or Ms. Wrong?
ESSAY
The 13 questions Emily Post never thought of answering