Yes, We Know It's 2002...
But Al Gore and his rivals already are campaigning like it's 2004. And then there's Tipper

Deporting The INS
Granting visas for terrorists after 9/11 could be the last gaffe for the Immigration Service


On The Mop-Up Patrol
Traveling with U.S. special forces, a TIME journalist lands in the middle of a fire fight

Bibi's back
Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu re-emerges to campaign against Arafat and Sharon


Samsung Moves Upmarket
Once a maker of cheapo gadgets, the Korean giant is churning out cutting-edge stuff that's cool to own


A River Runs Through It (Environment)

Knights & Knaves (Sport)
Will chess go the way of the WWF? This Russian kingpin sure hopes so

Let Priests Marry (Religion)
And ordain women. This is a time for radical change

RAs of the World, Unite! (Education)
Dorm monitors at Umass-Amherst vote to become America's first unionized undergraduate group

Sex, Drinks and Videotape (Scene)
Can't find love the old-fashioned way? At one new bar, high-tech hookups are just a phone call away

The Costs of Penance (Religion)
How do you put a price on sexual abuse?

More Chips On the Table
Here's how to play the surge in orders for new semiconductors

Why the Kids Are All Right
U.S. students are taught early to work with technology and in diverse groups

Toxic Trade? (Global Business/Environment)
A Canadian chemical firm says California's pollution controls violate NAFTA rules

Global Briefing (Global Business/Global Briefing)

Mission: Intelligence (Global Business/Sleuths In Suits)
Since Sept. 11, executives are demanding better information about security risks--and about threats to their competitive edge

Spies Like Us (Global Business/Sleuths In Suits)
Creating a competitive-intelligence shop is easier than you might think

Typing on Cloth (Global Business/The Global Life)
Logitech unveils a new fold-up fabric keyboard that it hopes will get you

People to Watch In International Business (Global Business/World Beaters)


Inside the Oscar Wars (The Arts/Show Business)
Covert ops. Big bucks. Malice aforethought. And Russell Crowe. The Oscar campaign is so dirty, it could make a great movie

Exhibition (The Arts/Short Takes/Exhibition)

Ice Age (The Arts/Short Takes/Movies)
Directed by Chris Wedge

Y Tu Mama Tambien (The Arts/Short Takes/Movies)
Directed by Alfonso Cuaron

MTV2 Presents Unplugged 2.0: Lauryn Hill MTV (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)
April 19, 10 p.m. E.T.

Souljacker Eels (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)

The Court ABC (The Arts/Short Takes/Television)
Tuesdays, 10 p.m. E.T.

The Crucible (The Arts/Short Takes/Theater)
Directed by Richard Eyre

Oscar by the Numbers (The Arts/Show Business)
Hollywood lives by stats. Or, rather, $tats: weekend grosses, Tom Hanks' take-home pay, Tom Cruise's divorce settlement. Here are our own

Baby, It's Dark Outside (The Arts/Theater)
Sweet Smell of Success is a pale shadow of the noir classic it's based on. Here's what went wrong

Rocking the Cradle (The Arts/Books)
A novel by two former New York City nannies dishes the dirt on how the wealthy rear their young

Twisted Sister (The Arts/Books)
A delectable novel about a not-so-delightful family

The Rules of Engagement (The Arts/Movies)
Two bright, unconventional romantic comedies find modern love in some surprising places

Sidekick on the Loose! (The Arts/Television)
Andy Richter walked away from one of the best gigs in late night. Now he's master of the Universe