Standoff at Roy's Rock (LAW)
Alabama's "Ten Commandments judge" finally pushes his cause to the brink. Has he gone too far?


Road Map To Hell
In a place where a suicide bomber — and father of two — blows up a bus with children on it, does Bush's peace plan stand a chance?

Help Wanted (Essay)
Why America needs to lean hard on its allies to lend a hand in Iraq

My Last Encounter with Ismail Abu Shanab (World/Hamas: Target Of Retribution)


Attack of the World Wide Worms
How a series of prolific viruses clogged computer networks, bared the vulnerability of the Internet and showed the cracks in Windows


Wearing Down the Mountains (Society/Environment)
Are rock climbers leaving cliff faces in less than peak condition?


Teaming Up Again?
The U.S and Saudia Arabia are working together to build an antiterrorist task force despite tensions over the 9/11 report

10 Questions For Al Franken (Interview)
Author and commentator Al Franken on beating Fox in court, his letter to John Ashcroft and biased media

Milestones (Notebook/Milestones)

Numbers

People (People)

Performance Of The Week

Q&A With David Blaine (People)
For his next trick, David Blaine will be suspended from a crane in London for 44 days

Verbatim

42 Years Ago In TIME

Fugitives in Fun City

Now It's Blair's Turn To Testify

The New Colors Of Money

Then There Were 134
Bill Simon drops out of the race and leaves the Schwarzenegger team hoping that other Republicans will follow

Letters (Letters)

Close Encounter With Mars (Astronomy)
The Red Planet hasn't come this near for 60,000 years, and it's triggering a worldwide Mars mania


The Last Vexation of Mel (Movies)
How a Hollywood star's indie project on Jesus' Passion became the most hotly debated film in years

Playing Fast and Lucy (Arts/Books)
A dish-filled biography of the insecure B-movie actress who became the undisputed queen of TV

The Problem With Passion (Movies/Source Material)

Decks, Lies & Videotape (Television)
With cameras peeking at players' cards — and some bizarre contestants — poker is a hot spectator sport


Napster Turns Legit (Your Time/Technology)
The site plans to relaunch, but will it sound as sweet when you have to pay?

A Music Player For The Long Run

In Case Of Attack...

New Tea: It's Not Too Sweet

On The Must-Lock List

Parkinson's Disease And Pain Relievers

The Great Wage Drag

Wired Tires

Zoom Goes The Digital

Targeting Radiation (Your Time/60-Second Synopsis)

Move Over, Viagra (Your Time/Health)
With the approval of Levitra, there's competition in the impotence market

College Savings 101 (Your Time/Money)
With tuition rising, 529 plans are booming. Which program suits you?


We're Just Friends. Really!
What Harry told Sally was wrong. Platonic friendships are not only possible; they're flourishing

Tween Town, U.S.A.
Author Linda Perlstein exposes the secret lives of middle schoolers

Reluctant Loners
Being left out can be tough. But peer-therapy groups are showing socially awkward youngsters how to fit in

Going Soy Crazy
A longtime staple of the Asian diet goes mainstream in the U.S. So how healthful is it?

Expect the Best
With Gap, H&M and top designers getting into the act, moms-to-be have new sources of hip, quality clothes