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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 30
COVER
The Myth About Boys
Boys used to be troubleimmature, badly behaved, underachieving. Now things are looking up for little men. Where did we go right?
The Boys Are All Right
Photographer David Burnett celebrates the joys of summer
ASIA
China's Me Generation
(Cover)
The new middle class is young, rich and happy. Just don't mention politics

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