Football's Goal Rush
As smart off the pitch as they are successful on it, England's Premier League clubs are booming. The tale of a business turnaround


A Third World Smoke Alarm
To stop climate change, developing nations must wake up and smell the carbon


Singapore's Undiscovered Virtuoso
Could a barroom singer-guitarist in Singapore be music's next great discovery?

Nixon and Kissinger: When Oddballs Ruled the World
The strange friendship of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger


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In Thailand, Caught between Stupa and State
A push to legally enshrine Buddhism as Thailand's official creed could inflame sectarian discord


Modern Lessons from India's 1857 Mutiny
The Indian uprising of 150 years ago was an act of resistance against imposed ideals


Czech Book (Photography)
A retrospective volume summarizes the dark genius of Josef Koudelka

Tempted By the Apple (Amuse Bouche)
Mumbai's Trishna is an institution, crammed with a mixture of locals, Bollywood celebrities and tourists. It's also the only Indian eatery on the late R.W. Apple's list of the world's finest restaurants

Hot Java (Diversions)
Notoriously traffic-snarled Jakarta finally gets an entertainment zone with shopping, dining and drinking choices all within walking distance

Feng Shui for Fliers (TIME Traveler)
Is your plane late again? Planet Jupiter might be upsetting the airport's qi