Assisted Suicide?
In Baghdad, notorious extremist Abu Nidal meets a violent, mysterious end — one worthy of his life

"Woodstock East" Has Music and Lots of Mud (Letter From China)
Despite their fears of "unhealthy" lyrics, officials let a wild rock festival proceed

Casting Stones
The Koran says nothing about stoning. Why is this mother facing death?

Iraq & al-Qaeda: Is There a Link?
The go-to-war camp would love to prove that Saddam Hussein is doing business with Osama bin Laden. They talk up suspicions, but no one's got proof


Making Money Off Deadbeat Dads
Private collection agencies are going after delinquent parents who owe child support. But do the companies benefit kids — or themselves?


A LONG STRANGE TRIP: THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD (The Arts/Short Takes/Books)
By Dennis McNally

From our staff (The Arts/Short Takes/Books)

MERCI POUR LE CHOCOLAT (The Arts/Short Takes/Movies)
Directed by Claude Chabrol

MOSTLY MARTHA (The Arts/Short Takes/Movies)
Directed by Sandra Nettelbeck

SECRET BALLOT (The Arts/Short Takes/Movies)
Directed by Babak Payami

Back In Business (The Arts/Television)
Next month the Sopranos gives some bada-bing to a too-safe fall TV season. We've got a sneak peek

Beyond the Funny Pages (The Arts/Books)
Lynda Barry's memoir takes comics outside the box

To the Lighthouse (The Arts/Design)
What should a church look like today? One bold answer: Rafael Moneo's L.A. cathedral

Solid Music For Softies (The Arts/Music)
Coldplay makes wuss rock — excellent wuss rock

Watch Your Mouth, Adam (The Arts/Music)
Philadelphia rapper Eve is funny and highly skilled but has an ego the size of the Liberty Bell


Serving Up Some Attitude (Courtside: Lleyton Hewitt)
On and off the court with No. 1-ranked tennis star Lleyton Hewitt, whose fans think his talent and personality can help save the men's game


Buy Or Hold?
One Cool Cat

Imbible
Summer Sommelier

In Gear
Heads Up on Retro Helmets

Learned Opinion
I Love Paris In the Fall

When the Young Take Their Lives (Personal Time/Your Health)
Suicide among college students is up. How do you spot a kid at risk — and what should you do?

Your Health (Personal Time/Your Health)

Smart Alternatives to Stocks and Bonds (Personal Time/Your Money)
Given the risk of higher interest rates and inflation, here are some safe harbors for your money

Are We Ready for Pilots Packing Heat?
Surprising everyone, advocates are winning the fight to let pilots take guns into the cockpit

The Terrible Logic of Nukes (Essay)
Saddam is not crazy to want them. That's the reason he must go

Where Everyone's a Minority
Welcome to Sacramento, America's most integrated city. What's life like in this melting pot, and why is there still racial tension?


It's an Ad, Ad, Ad World
As conventional methods lose their punch, more marketers are going undercover to reach consumers

Soft Ads for Hard Liquor?


Ralph Lauren: A Bronx Cowboy In Europe? (TIME Global Business/Global Briefing)
The fashion designer is betting $1 billion that Continentals will buy the same Gatsby-rancher fantasies that Americans love

Buy the Basket (TIME Global Business)
Exchange-traded funds are hot for good reason. They let you invest cheaply in diverse groups of stocks and bonds

Global Briefing (TIME Global Business/Global Briefing)
Camera phones. Europe's newfound love of SUVs

Good Listener (TIME Global Business/Innovators)
Dimitri Kanevsky is deaf, yet his software helps computers hear and transcribe human speech

Korea Gets It (TIME Global Business/Technology)
Why I-phones are a hit there after failing elsewhere

Savvy Sailing (TIME Global Business/The Global Life)
Clever skippers earn certificates that let them rent boats all over the world

World Beaters (TIME Global Business/World Beaters)
A British dotcom survivor. The queen of Corona beer. A Soros.


A Suspect Surrenders

Enron Payback

Numbers (Notebook/Numbers)

Fit To Lead?

Behind the Story Line

No Way To Secure A Homeland?

Letters (Letters)