Mother Teresa's Crisis of Faith (Cover Story / The Well)
Her secret letters show that she spent almost 50 years without sensing the presence of God in her life. What does her experience teach us about the value of doubt?


Behind Giuliani's Tough Talk (The Well / Time In Depth)
He knows how to lead after a terrorist attack. But the key is preventing one in the first place. Does Giuliani really have what it takes?

Postcard: Philadelphia. (Postcard: Philadelphia.)
Most cities view graffiti artists as criminals. Here they became artists, bringing a measure of pride and peace to troubled streets. Welcome to the world's mural capital


Pakistan's New Odd Couple? (The Well / World)
His political survival at stake, a crucial U.S. ally in the war on terrorism is forced to contemplate a deal doomed to fail


The Next War in Iraq. (Commentary)
The final outcome will depend on the Shi'ites fighting it out. There's little the U.S. can do but stand by

Your House Is Worth Less? Good (Commentary)
We're happier when prices are going up but healthier when they're going down

The Diana Effect
A decade after her death, is the age of emotionalism at an end?


The Wild World of Animal Prostheses (Life: Science - Business - Living - Technology - Fit Nation / Science)
With fake fins and plastic paws, doctors can rebuild injured animals — and also use what they learn to help humans
 Fake Fins, Beaks and Paws
Photo Essay: Prosthetics give animals a second chance

Not Your Mom's Lamaze Class (Life: Science - Business - Living - Technology - Fit Nation / Living)
Belly dancing is helping pregnant women shimmy their way through drug-free labor

What Doctors Don't Say About Obesity (Life: Science - Business - Living - Technology - Fit Nation / Fit Nation)
Doctors hate telling you to lose weight as much as you hate hearing it. But their silence can imperil your health

Giving Props to the New Turbos (The Well / Business)
The noisy plane once dreaded by flyers is now a quieter, quicker ride--and more efficient than jets for short-haul travel

Ben Bernanke Walks the Line (Life: Science - Business - Living - Technology - Fit Nation / The Curious Capitalist)
The Fed Chairman balances between calming the markets and bailing them out


Why Facebook Is the Future. (Life: Science - Business - Living - Technology - Fit Nation / Nerd World)
A network for teens could teach the Net to grow up


Fall Preview
Just because your vacation is over doesn't mean you've nothing to look forward to

Make No Bones (FICTION)
Alice Sebold charts her dark side in The Almost Moon

Fantastic Voyage
A long-lost voice returns with the novel of the year

Music

Television

Strip Mind (NONFICTION)
The first major bio of the Peanuts guy

Theater

Exhibitions

Movies


It's What's on the Outside that Counts. (Global Business: Appliances - Power Teams / Power Teams)
Why many efforts at team building miss half the point

Viking Simmers a Strategy. (Global Business: Appliances - Power Teams / Appliances)
The gourmet rangemaker sees lifestyle branding as its edge in an increasingly crowded market


10 Questions for Rowan Atkinson
He has played Lord Blackadder and Johnny English. But he's still best known as the oddly likable buffoon who returns to U.S. screens Aug. 24 in Mr. Bean's Holiday. Rowan Atkinson will now take your questions


Inbox


Unsportsmanlike Conduct. (Briefing / The Moment)
Michael Vick and the timelessness of brutality

Dashboard (Briefing / Dashboard)

Verbatim

Numbers

People

Milestones (Briefing)