In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 163 No. 13
SCIENCE
I'll Be Dammed!
(Science/Environment)
Once nearly extinct, beavers are making a comeback sometimes a little too close to home
BUSINESS
Revenge Of The Bean Counters
No longer frail in the face of fraud, accounting firms are thriving on new laws that give them real clout
NOTEBOOK
Amnesia the Beautiful
(Essay)
Why is Hollywood so obsessed with forgetfulness? It's the national delusion
Did The War In Iraq Help al-Qaeda?
Too Good To Check (Notebook/Mediawatch)
39 Years Ago in Time
Air Experts in Exile?
Microsoft Gets Unbundled in Brussels
Milestones
Numbers
Please, No Phone Calls
The Donor Next Door
The Medicare Mess
The Medicare bill backfires on the GOP
Verbatim
Voting With The Remote
10 Questions For George Carlin (Interview)
Letters (Letters)
People (People)
Q&A With Jay Leno (People)
SOCIETY
The Last Don
(Crime)
"Big Joey" Massino, whose mafia clan may have inspired The Godfather, faces trial for murder. The inside story of a real-life mobster
The Man With The Purpose (Society/Religion)
RICK WARREN'S plan for spiritual fulfillment is making him one of America's most influential ministers
THE ARTS
The Great Washed Way
(Arts/Books)
The Devil's Playground traces Times Square's journey from naughty to nasty to squeaky clean
Major Art Attack (Art)
The Trial of Ben Affable (Arts/Movies)
What happens when an actor is a celebrity but not a movie star? Ben Affleck is about to find out
They Ain't Heavy... (Arts/Movies)
... they're the Coen brothers. And now they've got Tom Hanks to come play in their quirky world
Dandy Dodgy Lodgers (Arts/Movies/Critical Opinion)
YOUR TIME
Fishy Business
(Your Time/Health)
Hair Today? (Your Time/Health)
Have A (Fake) Heart (Your Time/Health)
A Clunky Shoe Gets A Leg Up (Your Time/Lifestyle)
Groundbreaking Comedy (Your Time/Lifestyle)
Taking A Head Trip (Your Time/Lifestyle)
A hip audio tour series turns walking around into a listening experience
Handheld Hummers (Your Time/Technology)
The Horrors Of An Electronic Vietnam (Your Time/Technology)
Voices On Broadband (Your Time/Technology)
AT&T brings Internet phone calling to the masses. Don't worry it's easy
Wash Those Hands! (Your Time/Technology Health Money Fitness Food Trends)
How doctors and nurses can make you sick and what you can do about it

Top 10 Sesame Street Moments
Somali Refugees in Nepal: Stuck in the Waiting Room
Young and Uninsured: Cartoonist Julia Wertz
Teen Obesity: Lack of Exercise May Not Be to Blame
Stephen King on His 10 Longest Novels
Reagan's Speech That Ended the Cold War
The Weekly Acoustic News
The Rise of Manny Pacquiao