John McCain's Code of Honor
Ho-nor: (noun) honesty, fairness or integrity in one's beliefs and actions. It's John McCain's greatest strength ... and his greatest weakness

McCain's Prickly TIME Interview
In a Q&A with TIME's James Carney and Michael Scherer, the GOP candidate denies — at times testily — that his campaign has deviated from the old "straight talk express"

What Bush Taught McCain
The GOP candidate's negative turn is straight out of the Bush campaign handbook


Vice Versa: Amsterdam Cleans Up
In a bid to fight human trafficking and money laundering, Amsterdam has embarked on an ambitious plan to clean up its world-famous red-light district


Postcard: Madrid
A generation that has only ever known boom time is now coming to terms with bust. Goodbye to Spain's golden era

Muriel Barbery: An Elegant Quill (Books)
Readers of English can now enjoy Muriel Barbery's prickly and popular novel on class and culture


Moment: Harare
Robert Mugabe faces defiance in Zimbabwe's parliament


Double Your Fun (Check In)
These days, one private pool simply isn't enough

Dab Hands (On Show)
A Tokyo exhibit of Studio Ghibli's animation is testament to why the pen is still sometimes mightier than the mouse

Stepping Out (After Dark)
Paying for the all-star treatment at Miami's Mandarin Oriental

Reykjavík (Sense of Place)
Iceland's capital, as seen through Baltasar Kormákur's cult 2000 film 100 Reykjavík


Aiding Africa (Inbox)
Knock 'Em, Sock 'Em McCain; C'mon, Bill and Hillary — Smile!; How to Aid Afghanistan