Vol. 158 No. 22
WAR & TERRORISM
Riding Giuliani's coattails into city hall, billionaire Michael Bloomberg is about to discover how the second hardest job in America got even harder
General on the March (War And Terror / Justice)
John Ashcroft wants to mobilize the Justice Department to fight terror. Is he going too far?
The Afghan Way of War (War And Terror / The War)
As a rebel offensive sends the Taliban running, TIME looks at how both sides fight to the death
Time For An Honest Talk (War And Terror)
The Near Misses (War And Terror / Hunt for bin Laden)
Saudi Arabia's ex-intelligence chief tells TIME about the failed efforts to bring in Osama
Profile Of A Killer (War And Terror / Anthrax)
Lacking hard evidence, the FBI hopes its portrait of the anthrax mailer will flush out a suspect
Tom Morris' Last Call (War And Terror / Anthrax)
Scrubbing Out The Spores (War And Terror / Anthrax)
Beyond the Flags and Fire Fighters (War And Terror / Politics)
The Bloody History of "The Noble Tomb" (War And Terror / The War)
Eyewitness to a Northern Alliance Assault (War And Terror / The War)
Deep Loyalties, Ancient Hatreds (War And Terror / The War)
SOCIETY
At 28, Nicole Reda is learning that letting go of the pain over losing Greg means letting go of him. So she's adopted a few of his habits
We Gather Together (Thanksgiving)
SPORT
Baseball says two poor teams have to go. Players wonder if the owners are just playing hardball
TECHNOLOGY
Nine attorneys general settle with the software giant. Nine soldier on. Has Microsoft already won?
Where It's At (Inventions Of The Year / Best Inventions)
A machine code-named Ginger was all the buzz last January. And now?
Best Inventions 2001 (Inventions Of The Year)
The AbioCor Artificial Heart (Inventions Of The Year / Invention of the Year)
Best Of The Rest (Inventions Of The Year / Best Inventions)
Windup cell phones, stink-free shoes and 31 other ideas. What will they think of next?
But Will They Fly? (Inventions Of The Year / Best Inventions)
Always on the launching pad, rarely in the air, these flying machines still haven't taken off
(Inventions Of The Year / Web Shopping)
Who says the dotcoms are dead? Online sales are one of the bright spots in the post-Sept. 11 economy, and the products on the pages that follow are proof that the Web is alive with gorgeous and origin
(Inventions Of The Year / Buyer's Guide)
Shopping in the high-tech aisle can be scary. Those blinky lights, those haughty salesclerks. That's why we've gone through all the major product categories and picked out the best bet at each of thre
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
Plot Twists
The Jihad's Propaganda Front
Milestones (Milestones)
Stop Shunning Arafat, Allies Tell the U.S.
How the Bomb Boast Got Out
Just How Cuddly? (Inside The White House)
(Global Opinion)
Ashcroft Gives Docs A Bitter Pill
For The Record (For The Record)
Fresh Clues Along The Money Trail
Ecstasy: Where The Feds Disagree (Follow-up)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Having a common enemy has given most of us a whole new attitude
BUSINESS
Holiday bookings are down, and carriers' losses are up. Just how safe and solvent is the industry?
Why Argenbright Sets Off Alarms (Airlines / The Security Company)
Wanted: Air Passengers And Profits (Airlines)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Reconciling? Reprioritizing? Popular entertainment was doing it long before Sept. 11
When He's 64 (The Arts / Cinema)
Wrinkles and all, Robert Redford is the American cinema's eternal, and most principled, hunk
Wizardry Without Magic (The Arts / Cinema)
The Harry Potter film has loads of technical expertise but lacks the enthralling life of Rowling's original
Unsnobby At The Keys (The Arts / Music)
Stephen Hough has a MacArthur grant and lots of new classical CDs. But don't call him an intellectual
All Steady On Teddy (The Arts / Books)
After his slippery life of Reagan, Edmund Morris finds sure footing again with Theodore Roosevelt
Pokers Wild (The Arts / Books)
What happens when geniuses attack
Hoop Roots (The Arts / Short Takes)
By John Edgar Wideman
Samuel Johnson Is Indignant (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Lydia Davis
Shallow Hal (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly
Heist (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by David Mamet
I Might Be Wrong--Live Recordings (The Arts / Short Takes)
Radiohead
American Roots Music (The Arts / Short Takes)
Various Artists
Behind The Labels: Oxygen (The Arts / Short Takes)
Sunday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. E.T.
YOUR TIME
An online service helps parents save for tuition every time they spend for groceries, gasoline--or even a house
The Box Meets The Cube (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Hot new video-game consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo arrive in stores this week. So which is better?
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Unmarried men who raise their children are one of fastest-growing groups in America
When Love Is Mixing It Up (Time Bonus Section / Families)
More couples are finding each other across racial lines--and finding acceptance
Lonely...With An Only (Time Bonus Section / Families)
Couples who can conceive only one child have trouble finding emotional support
Donor To Order (Time Bonus Section / Families)
As more women seek just the right donors to start their families, sperm banks are taking note
Spicy Cheers (Time Bonus Section / Families)
High schools crack down on suggestive cheerleading moves
PEOPLE
TO OUR READERS
NOV. 12-NOV. 18