Darkness Falls (The Well)
One troubled student rains down death on a quiet campus

The Fallen
A gallery of lives cut short

Why They Kill (Psychology)
The world of the mass killer is a small and angry place. Here's how things look on the inside--and why it all sometimes explodes

How Much Can Schools Do?


Postcard: Wolong (Postcard From Wolong)
China is breeding pandas and releasing them into the wild. But with feral populations growing, why put captive bears under so much stress? Inside China's tough-love panda plan


It's All About Him
We should stop explaining killers on their terms. It's not about guns or culture. It's narcissism

The Substance Gap (Commentary)
The political class can't stop talking about the 2008 campaign. But that doesn't make it real news

Making Bush Make a Deal (Commentary)
The President won't budge on Iraq. Here's a smart way the Democrats can get him to compromise


Outsourcing Breast Milk (Life: Technology-business-behavior-living / Living)
More U.S. moms are hiring wet nurses to breast-feed their babies. It's a trend that has some folks asking, Whose breast is best?

Was Timothy Leary Right? (Life: Technology-business-behavior-living / The Contrarian)
No, but new research on psychedelic drugs shows promise for their therapeutic use


Verbatim

Nigeria's Volatile Vote (Dashboard)

A World of Trade (Dashboard)

Milestone (Briefing)

Washington Memo: File Not Found (Briefing / Dashboard)

Newsreel (Dashboard)

Numbers

World Spotlight: The Kidnappers' Code (Dashboard)

Supreme Abortion Ban (Dashboard)

Nightmare 2.0. (Briefing / The Moment)
Tragedy hits the wired campus, showing technology's power and limits

Paved with Green Intentions (Dashboard)

Taking Henry Silverman Private (The Curious Capitalist)
After surfing the financial markets' big waves for a decade and a half, a CEO cashes out

Reading Gets Wired (Technoculture)
Meet the iPod for books. But do they really need a digital edit?


Boys Who Like Toys (Movies)
There's an unlikely new superpower in the world of film

Downtime (Downtime)
Cheat Sheet. What you won't be able to avoid, what you should see--and what you should skip

Don't Read This Column! (The Big Picture)
Critics are outmoded, says the movie industry. Here's why that opinion deserves a pan


Walking Away from Paralysis (Health & Science / Medicine)
It may be impossible to fix an injured spine, but in some cases, you may not have to


10 Questions for Michael Phelps (10 Questions)
At the world swimming championships, he collected seven gold medals and broke four individual world records. But he still doesn't get spotted on the street. Michael Phelps will now take your questions


The New World of Crisis Management (Global Business / MANAGEMENT)
The Internet has changed the nature of calamity, says a new breed of disaster masters. For the worse

Environmental Hazard (Global Business / STRATEGY)
Sanyo's ousted boss learned the hard way that it's not easy--or always profitable--being green

On the Road with Andy Cosslett (Global Business)
Greedy bellmen and snooty concierges never made this hotel boss feel welcome. So he got rid of them. Checking in without the attitude


The TIME 100
To help select the world's most influential people, earlier honorees offer their nominations when asked: Who should be on this year's list?


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