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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 35
FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
Complete list of articles
Complete list of articles
COVER
Inside the Mind of George W. Bush
(Cover Story)
For this President, the essence of wisdom lies in knowing when not to change
SOCIETY
Funerals Are Us
Once burial rites were the exclusive domain of clergy. Now people are turning to celebrants for more intimate, personalized funerals
AUSTRALIAN ELECTION
For a Winner, Follow the Money
(Australian Election 2004)
Long before Australians knew the date of the federal election, they were betting on its outcome
It's Policy Time (Australian Election 2004)
Mark Latham needs to show he has more than personality if he is to win
ARTS
Snow Dome Symphonies
(Arts/Cinema)
Matt FitzGerald, Tom Schutzinger and Pete Kelly of Decoder Ring are trying to decipher the lyrics sung by guest artist Lenka on the title track to their score for Somersault
Love Under the Glass (Arts/Cinema)
Taking the lid off teen life, Cate Shortland reveals the poetry beneath the angst

Cartoons of the Week
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World
Photos: Silvio Berlusconi and the Politics of Sex
Pictures of the Week
Short List: TIME's Weekly Critics' Picks
Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel
Photos: Peru's Sacred Glacier Is Melting
New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending
Are You Ready? TIME.com's Holiday Gift Guide 2009
Broken Embraces: Death Becomes Almodóvar and Cruz