Vol. 170 No. 10
COVER
Her secret letters show that she spent almost 50 years without sensing the presence of God in her life. What does her experience teach us about the value of doubt?
NATION
place. Does Giuliani really have what it takes?
Postcard: Philadelphia. (Postcard: Philadelphia.)
Most cities view graffiti artists as criminals. Here they became artists, bringing a measure of pride and peace to troubled streets. Welcome to the world's mural capital
WORLD
His political survival at stake, a crucial U.S. ally in the war on terrorism is forced to contemplate a deal doomed to fail
ESSAY
The final outcome will depend on the Shi'ites fighting it out. There's little the U.S. can do but stand by
Your House Is Worth Less? Good (Commentary)
We're happier when prices are going up but healthier when they're going down
The Diana Effect
A decade after her death, is the age of emotionalism at an end?
HEALTH & MEDICINE
With fake fins and plastic paws, doctors can rebuild injured animals — and also use what they learn to help humans
Not Your Mom's Lamaze Class (Life: Science - Business - Living - Technology - Fit Nation / Living)
Belly dancing is helping pregnant women shimmy their way through drug-free labor
What Doctors Don't Say About Obesity (Life: Science - Business - Living - Technology - Fit Nation / Fit Nation)
Doctors hate telling you to lose weight as much as you hate hearing it. But their silence can imperil your health
BUSINESS
The noisy plane once dreaded by flyers is now a quieter, quicker ride--and more efficient than jets for short-haul travel
Ben Bernanke Walks the Line (Life: Science - Business - Living - Technology - Fit Nation / The Curious Capitalist)
The Fed Chairman balances between calming the markets and bailing them out
TECHNOLOGY
A network for teens could teach the Net to grow up
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Just because your vacation is over doesn't mean you've nothing to look forward to
(FICTION)
Alice Sebold charts her dark side in The Almost Moon
A long-lost voice returns with the novel of the year
(NONFICTION)
The first major bio of the Peanuts guy
SPECIAL SECTION
Why many efforts at team building miss half the point
Viking Simmers a Strategy. (Global Business: Appliances - Power Teams / Appliances)
The gourmet rangemaker sees lifestyle branding as its edge in an increasingly crowded market
PEOPLE
He has played Lord Blackadder and Johnny English. But he's still best known as the oddly likable buffoon who returns to U.S. screens Aug. 24 in Mr. Bean's Holiday. Rowan Atkinson will now take your questions
LETTERS
NOTEBOOK
Michael Vick and the timelessness of brutality
Dashboard (Briefing / Dashboard)
Verbatim
Numbers
Milestones (Briefing)