How to Tune Up Your Brain (Cover Story)
In a special report, TIME explores the latest research on how to stay mentally sharp. In a complex world, it's news we all need

Help! I've Lost My Focus (Cover Story)
E-mail and cellphones help us multitask, but they also drive us to distraction. How to take control and get more done

Can You Prevent Alzheimer's Disease? (Cover Story)
The latest research suggests that exercising your brain—and your heart—may help


Sex, Please—We're Young and Chinese (Letter from Beijing)
A generation after Mao suits, China is coping with an epidemic of free love


Stranger in Paradise (Books)
A new book rediscovers Miguel Covarrubias' delightful depictions of 1930s Bali


Boutique on a Budget (TIME Global Adviser)
Top hotels around the world prove you don't have to sacrifice style for savings

You Shall Go to the Ball (TIME Global Adviser)
It's time to dance—big time—at Vienna's State Opera house

Life Style: Easy Drinking (TIME Global Adviser)
Top tipples for 2006

Turkey Copes with Bird Flu
A new outbreak offers the chance to better prepare for a pandemic

The Thais Know How to Do It
The Southeast Asian nation has been dealing with bird flu since 2003. Here's how


Out on the Road
Is North Korea's Kim Jong Il taking a secretive tour of China?

Milestones
Events of the Week

Letters
The Best Photos of 2005