Midlife Crisis? Bring It On!
How women of this generation are seizing that stressful, pivotal moment in their lives to reinvent themselves

Crisis? I'll Take Mine to Go (Viewpoint)
I'd love an inner journey, but who's got the time?

Hey, They Stole Our Crisis!
Why dudes of a certain age feel they own the red-convertible phase of life

Menopause: A Healthy View

Lessons from a Life Coach


Stand-Up For Her Man
Laura Bush gets the laughs, but her mission is no laughing matter

Revamping Your Driver's License
Americans hate national ID cards, so Congress may look elsewhere in your wallet


A Day in the Life Of a Baghdad ER
Scores of Iraqi civilians are killed or wounded every day. TIME's Aparisim Ghosh visits an emergency room in Baghdad to chronicle the human cost of war—and ends up in a struggle to save his friends' lives

Can This Man Help Capture bin Laden?
The arrest of al-Qaeda's No. 3 raises hopes of a breakthrough in the fruitless hunt for his boss


Polio's Back. Why Now? (Health)
The fear of vaccines helped the virus spread from Africa to Indonesia. Could it reach the U.S.?

The Cruelest Cut (Behavior)
Often it's the one teens inflict on themselves. Why are so many American kids secretly self-mutilating?


A Scandal Heats Up
Transfer of evidence to a congressional committee irks Volcker

Will the Pope Make Fewer Saints?
Is Benedict XVI slowing down John Paul II's saintmaking "factory"?

Parsing North Korea's Nuclear Game
Pyongyang could be planning a blast or mounting an elaborate hoax

Punchlines

Milestones

Chalabi's Reversal of Fortune
Iraqi shunned by Washington finds himself courted anew

Hillary in 2008? No Way! (In The Arena)

Numbers

Missing Link
A newly discovered dinosaur that bridges the gap between carnivores and herbivores

18 Years Ago In TIME

Brazil's Bad Words
Brazil's President distributes a list of words for the country to avoid

The Lynndie England Saga (Speed Read)
The main points in the trial of Army Pfc. Lynndie England

Blogwatch

Verbatim

The Dealmaker Rides Again
Kirk Kerkorian is 87, worth $9 billion and still has a mean forehand. So what does he want with GM?


Once More, With Feeling (Movies)
Summer movies are all about escapism. But this year at least a dozen of the biggest retell stories we already love. Why do we adore repeats?

Minimalism and Melody (Music)
Spoon strips rock 'n' roll down to the basics on its new album and proves that less is much, much more

Life Among the Lefties (Books)
In his entertaining memoir, Victor Navasky recounts the brawls and balance sheet of running the Nation

4 Hollywood Hunks Whose DVD Sets Have the Goods (DVDs)
This quartet of stars defined movie machismo, from sensitive to stalwart


Was That Cut Necessary? (Health)
New questions about the value of episiotomies

Photo Shop (Technology)

Health (Health)

Kitchens in Paradise (Home)


No, It Wasn't A Bad Perm (First Look)

Plan Your Pension With Russell

Why It's Finally Showtime for Ira

Popcorn Post-Passion


Recognition on Many Fronts


Read the story
Ms. Right or Ms. Wrong?


Wedding Etiquette for the Runaway Bride
The 13 questions Emily Post never thought of answering