A Mother-And-Child Reunion
Africa's wars have dislocated thousands of children. Our writer Nadya Labi finds hope in one mother's tale

Photo Essay

The $111 Reunion


The Secretary Of Missile Defense
When it comes to the new "space shield," Donald Rumsfeld is both architect and evangelist. Will his idea fly?

He Makes A Village
As the Winter Olympics approach, Utah begins a crackdown on its polygamous subculture

Nuclear Threats
Where the Bombs Are


The Marrying Kind (Law)
Vermont's year-old civil-union law is making the state the prime gay and lesbian honeymoon spot


Madame Moulin (The Arts/Cinema)
Life is "surreal" for Nicole Kidman. Her bold new movie musical is even more so

Face The Music (The Arts/Cinema)
HOLLYWOOD AT LAST AWAKES AND SINGS

Sounds Of Magic Realism (The Arts/Music)
Aterciopelados updates South American traditions

Kate Mulgrew (The Arts/Q&A)

He Makes Movies Move (The Arts/Show Business)
That's why Tsui Hark is the Hong Kong Spielberg

The Rebel Driving Ford
First he barged into the chairman's job. Now Bill Ford is pushing a green industrial revolution. Is this any way for an heir to behave?

Hanging Tough on the SUV Issue
THE EXPLORER ROLLOVERS

The Company Of Spies
The FBI busts a small firm for funneling technology to China--but it wasn't about bombs


Radio Freakquency (Personal Time/Your Health)
It takes a lot of antennas to make a wireless world, but must they be outside my window?

Your Health (Personal Time/Your Health)

Zero Visibility (Personal Time/Your Money)
No, this isn't the weather page. Wall Street just can't get its collective head out of the clouds

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)

Cloning Palms (Personal Time/Your Technology)
Sony's Clie is the best of breed among the new handheld computers. So is it time to buy one?

IBook (Personal Time/Your Technology)


College Detours (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
How to transform a routine summer tour of campuses into a cultural education for the whole family

Dancing School (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
BATES COLLEGE LEWISTON, MAINE

Making a Joyful Noyse (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON

Players' Paradise (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
WAKE FOREST WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.

Seasons and Seuss (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
University of Oregon Eugene

The Golden Age Of Brass (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
CENTRE COLLEGE DANVILLE, KY.

The Little White Way (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
VASSAR COLLEGE POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.

Siblings Raising Siblings (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
For parentless children who stay together, growing up is a challenge

Where Have All The Swing Sets Gone? (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
New regulations and higher costs are emptying the nation's playgrounds