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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 2
COVER
The New Science of Happiness
What makes the human heart sing? Researchers are taking a close look. What they've found may surprise you
ASIA
Comforting Strangers
(Global Agenda)
There are lessons to be learned from the world's generosity
TSUNAMI
Race Against Time
(Cover Story)
As global charity surges, aid workers hit the ground in Asia. An inside look at the rush to beat disease, hunger and the destruction of the tsunami

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