The Enemy With Many Faces
Driven by jihadis loyal to al-Zarqawi, the insurgency in Iraq is becoming more confident—and more deadly. But splits in the rebels' ranks are beginning to show

Iraq's Persecuted Christians (World/Holy War)

Will Putin's Power Play Make Russia Safer? (World/Letter From Moscow)
Not if you believe his critics, who say the new measures are all about politics


Saving the Smart Kids (Society/Education)
Are schools leaving the most gifted children behind if they don't allow them to skip ahead?

Six Flags over Islam (Society/Religion)
Controversy erupted when Muslims went looking for fun, but the event was a moment of harmony


Sick of Hospital Bills
Helped by two whistle-blowers, the lawyer who beat Big Tobacco is on a new crusade — to fight what clinics charge the uninsured

How They Would Fix It (Business/Health-Care Battle)

How They Would Fix It (Business/Health-Care Battle)

Kicking the Big-Car Habit (Business/Global Agenda)
The experts are calling for energy reforms. Why aren't the politicians?


Into the Eye Of Ivan (Nation/Weather)
As a savage hurricane zeroes in on the Gulf Coast, a TIME reporter flies through the center of the storm


Cozying up to Syria

Toronto: The Early Line for Oscar (Notebook/Culture Watch)

North Korea's Nuke Mystery

The Age of iPod Politics (Essay)
The niching of America makes for happy consumers and angry voters

The Age of iPod Politics (Essay)
The niching of America makes for happy consumers and angry voters

Cool Bottles

Bush's Iraq: A Powerful Fantasy (Notebook/In the Arena)

Letters (Letters)

How Should Kerry Talk to Women?

10 Questions for Jon Stewart (Interview)

54 Years Ago in TIME (Notebook/Milestones)

Numbers

Milestones (Notebook/Milestones)

Performance of the Week

Verbatim

The Reign of Roth (Arts/Books)
An American master continues his millennial hot streak with an alternative history in which President Charles Lindbergh leads America into fascism

Visions From the East (Arts/Fashion)
Four young Asian designers steal the spotlight at New York's big fashion show

People (Arts/People)

The Rapper Who Likes Bowling (Arts/Music)
Nelly just wants to have a really good time — and entertain millions

Q&A: Yao Ming (Arts/People)

Caught in Double-Cross Fire (Arts/Movies)
The good cop — bad cop scenario is given a dizzying, dazzling twist in Hong Kong's Infernal Affairs


Teen Suicide Pills? (Your Time/Health)
An FDA panel calls for tough labels on antidepressants. What it means for you

If You Can See Beyond The Yuck Factor ... (Your Time/Health)

F is for Folic (Your Time/Health)

Recipe for a Classic (Your Time/Lifestyle)
A venerable cooking magazine creates a book that is encyclopedic yet enticing

A New Tonic for Old Gins (Your Time/Lifestyle)

Faux Lashes Redux (Your Time/Lifestyle)

Weird and Wonderful (Your Time/Technology)
A kooky cast of new characters will keep you hooked on The Sims 2

Keep the Recorder. Lose the Cassette (Your Time/Technology)

A Tough New Anti-Spam Tool (Your Time/Technology)


Meet the Bronx Boys (TIME Bonus Section October 2004: Generations)
Fifteen New York City kids, the subject of a lauded documentary, have stayed in touch for more than 65 years

Ask Francine (TIME Bonus Section October 2004: Generations)

Yearly Checkups (TIME Bonus Section October 2004: Generations)
Most medical experts now think they may not be necessary

Scotch Island (TIME Bonus Section October 2004: Generations)
A tour of Islay offers dramatic scenery and some of Scotland's best whisky

Living Recovery (TIME Bonus Section October 2004: Generations)
A man who knew the founder of A.A. has had a 70year quest to help other problem drinkers

New Branches (TIME Bonus Section October 2004: Generations)
How grandparents are coming to terms with grandchildren raised in a different religion

A Passion For Fashion (TIME Bonus Section October 2004: Generations)
Style maven Elsa Klensch sets out the dos and don'ts of mature dressing