In this issue
Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 21
COVER
Saving Beauty
Mold and bureaucracy threaten France's Lascaux Cave. But how did the rot set in? And will this unique heritage survive?
ASIA
The Death of Peace
Fighting between the government and the rebel Tigers is intensifying. How did Sri Lanka come back to the brink?
ARTS
Filming It Sweet
(The Arts / Cinema)
Renowned theater director Neil Armfield makes his film debut with the disarmingly tender Candy
NOTEBOOK
Afghanistan's Seasonal Disorder
As spring turns to violence, the Taliban continue to build support

Cartoons of the Week
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?
The Weekly Acoustic News
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