Shakespeare Inc.
Shakespeare is at the center of a massive industry that's as much about making money as it is about appreciating art

True Is It That We Have Seen Better Plays (Viewpoint)
Shakespeare was a great writer — but it's wrong to assume he was the greatest, says Gary Taylor


Advance and Retreat (Europe / France)
Why the revolt against an employment law is really about French ambivalence to a changing world

Blue Days in Ukraine (Europe / Ukraine)
The Russian-backed old guard could stage a comeback against the divided leaders of the orange revolution

Time To Lay The Ghosts (Europe / Serbia)
Milosevic is dead and buried. Now it's time to round up the remaining Serb top villains


Local Heroes
Richard Branson and friends are tapping Asian know-how and mythology


10 Questions for William J. Levada (Interview)
TIME talks the first new Cardinal to be elevated by Pope Benedict XVI


The Talented Torero (Sport)
Talented, glamorous and full of bravado, an unusual young torero is fighting his way to glory in Spain

Plucked in Their Prime (Curtain Raiser)
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain takes the quirky four-string mainstream

Stairway to Heaven (Day Tripper)
High-altitude hikes around Geneva and the Haute-Savoie region

Stars of the Sun Screen (On Show)
The Environmental Film Festival of Accra, Ghana opens 30 March

Do calcium pills work? (Your Health)
Confusion over the benefits of calcium and vitamin D supplements


In the Land of Jinns
Londoner Tahir Shah moves to Morocco


Five Easy Steps To A Best Seller (Notebook / Britain)
Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's guide to a best-selling thriller

Straight Shooter or Loose Cannon? (Notebook / Letters)