Shell Game (The War)
As the U.S. hunts bin Laden, the Afghans take turns surrendering, switching sides and killing one another

Hunger And Despair In The Camps (The War/Mazar-i-Sharif)

Don't Make A Martyr Of Him (Essay)
Bin Laden's appeal will be reduced if we listen to the voices of the poor


Is This Any Way To Run A Railroad?
It's Judgment Day for Amtrak: the ailing system needs to speed up--or be shut down for good

Buying Into A Recovery
A burst of mergers is the latest of many sudden signals that a recovery may be around the corner


Close to Home (TIME Bonus Section/Generations/Retirement)
Choosing to remain near familiar pleasures, more and more retirees decide against moving to traditional warm-weather havens

A Choice Contract (TIME Bonus Section/Generations/Careers)
Retirees find that for-hire work offers the best of both worlds

Finally Real (TIME Bonus Section/Generations/Turning Points)
The feminist recalls how the fragments of her life snapped together to make a whole

Soldier On The Beat (Nation/Homeland Security)
Our domestic safety used to be up to cops. Now the Pentagon wants to step in

Why Hide The Numbers? (Nation/Homeland Security/The Roundup)

War Powers: Is Bush Making History?


Older, Wiser And More Anxious (Personal Time/Your Family)
Stress over world events is affecting the elderly. So have you e-mailed your grandmother today?

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Family)

Don't Bet It All On Your Employer (Personal Time/Your Money)
The plunge of Enron stock serves as a warning that workers should not invest too much in their company

A Smarter Slice Of Toast (Personal Time/Your Technology)
Toasters now come with computer chips and pie charts. If they're so clever, why is breakfast such a chore?

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Technology)


A Solid Victory On The Action Front (The Arts/Cinema)
Wilson's latest movie venture

Lone Star Rising (The Arts/Cinema)
Who's the guy with the nose? Owen Wilson--hot screenwriter, gifted comic and now, action hero

The Appeal Of Her Zeal (The Arts/Cinema)
Marisa Tomei finds redemption in an exquisite film

The Second Life Of Brian (The Arts/Television)
ABC's original male weepie was a lachrymose landmark. If at first you succeed, cry, cry again

Gods In The Wading Pool (The Arts/Theater)
Mary Zimmerman draws from the myths of Ovid to create entrancing theater--and an unlikely hit

The Complete Lyrics Of Irving Berlin (The Arts/Short Takes/Books)
Edited by Robert Kimball and Linda Emmet

Spy Game (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)
Directed by Tony Scott

M!ssundaztood (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)
Pink

Flower Drum Song (The Arts/Short Takes/Theater)
Rodgers & Hammerstein