Chrysler's Bling King
After a tough year, Detroit's troubled carmaker is back — thanks to a maverick designer and a car that is dazzling the hip-hop crowd


Inside Camp Karolyi (Olympics 2004/Gymnastics)
To regain their edge, the U.S. women gymnasts train as if they were back in the U.S.S.R.

How Doctors Help The Dopers (Olympics 2004/Doping)
New ideas from medical research are being plundered by athletes looking for a boost. In Athens, the drug cops will be in hot pursuit

Grappling for Progress (Olympics 2004/Women's Wrestling)
For female wrestlers, having struggled against sexism and ignorance, the Games may be the easiest match


Why the West Is Burning (Science/Environment)
A five-year drought has parched soils, lowered reservoirs and weakened forests. And if the past is any guide, the dry spell could go on for decades


Roll Over, Martin Luther
Long the dominant faith affiliation in the U.S., Protestantism may no longer boast a majority


Early To Rise (Your Time/Health)

Improving The Odds For IVF (Your Time/Health)

Preschool Germs Can Be Good (Your Time/Health)

The Flu Connection (Your Time/Health)
Does prenatal exposure to influenza raise the risk of schizophrenia?

Kid-Safe Flying (Your Time/Living)

Scion Grows Up (Your Time/Living)
Toyota's trendy youth brand gets a sporty coupe. Will kids get on board?

Your Abuela's Meals, But With A Twist (Your Time/Living)

A Slim, Smart Sidekick (Your Time/Technology)

In A New PC, Mickey Meets The Mouse (Your Time/Technology)

Punching at iTunes (Your Time/Technology)
How rivals are taking aim at Apple's dominance in digital music


Romance On the Road (TIME Bonus Section September 2004: Generations)
With the kids gone, boomer couples are jumping on their cruising bikes and rekindling their love

Good Medicine (TIME Bonus Section September 2004: Generations)
Hospitals make mistakes. What to ask when taking charge of your treatment

Tabloid Titan (TIME Bonus Section September 2004: Generations)
The scoop on the Enquirer, from one who knows

Bubbly's Best (TIME Bonus Section September 2004: Generations)
France's Champagne region can be magical. Just take a coat

Ask Francine (TIME Bonus Section September 2004: Generations)

Sharing Wealth (TIME Bonus Section September 2004: Generations)
Don't need your monthly Social Security check? A Denver foundation makes it easy to put it to good use

A Fair Lady (TIME Bonus Section September 2004: Generations/Turning Point)
How a tough part shaped the career of a legendary actress

The Gospel According To Spider-Man (Arts/Movies)
Christians have discovered a powerful new teaching tool, and it's playing at a cineplex near you

Holy-Wood Or Bust (Arts/Movies)
Is there a Christian subtext in all films? Maybe not, but God crops up in some unusual places

Of Magic and Men (Arts/Books)
Susanna Clarke's ravishing Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is a superb post-Potter fantasy for grownups

Cue the Agonized Guy (Movies)
Peter Krause is the all-media master of misery


What's Cool In the Pool ... ... And Hot On the Deck (Living)
Americans are spending more on tricking out the places where they swim. Here's a look at the new wave of accessories


Letters (Letters)

18 Years Ago In Time (Notebook/Milestones)

People

Che Lives!

Notebook/Milestones (Notebook/Milestones)

Numbers

Kobe Bryant: More Secrets Revealed (Notebook/The Trials Of ...)
Trial takes its toll on the accuser

Performances Of The Week

Quantum Leap

Uniting To Resist?
Why violence is escalating in Iraq

Verbatim

Why Oil Prices Aren't Falling
The troubles of Yukos drive up the price

Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1908-2004 (Appreciation)
The French photographer always waited for the decisive moment — and captured it

America Divided? It's Only the Blabocrats (In the Arena)

10 Questions For Mark Spitz (Interview)