Vol. 161 No. 19
NATION
Can Attorney General John Ashcroft fight terrorism on our shores without injuring our freedoms?
Checking What You Check Out (Civil Liberties)
WORLD
A TIME investigation suggests most of the elite Iraqi forces survived the U.S. bombardment
The Bombs That Keep On Killing
CIVILIAN DEATHS
SOCIETY
AMATEUR ASTRONOMY isn't just for science fairs. Americans' backyards are turning into high-tech observatories
SPORT
After a boulder fell on his arm, climber Aron Ralston was trapped. So he did something drastic
NOTEBOOK
Verbatim
A Saudi In The Hot Seat
Secrets Of The Serbian Assassins
Don't Know Much About History
The Making Of A Kodak Moment
Dangerous Cargo
Card-Carrying Civilians
Numbers
It's Not Over Till The Transsexual Sings
Milestones
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Imperialism may be chic, but it's not the American way
For a Nonpolicy, It Sure Did Work
If you thought Bush was disengaged from the Middle East, you missed the point
A Working Mother's Day, from A to Z
BUSINESS
In a sour economy, men are flocking to nursing, child care and other "female" professions
EDUCATION
The Hoosiers wrestle with the bad rep of knowing how to have too good a time
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
An exclusive look at the year's most avidly anticipated film epic.
In The Future, Black's Back (Unlocking The Matrix)
The Five Burning Questions (Unlocking The Matrix)
It's Jada's Body, But You Can Use It (Unlocking The Matrix)
A Subtle Passion For Good (Movies)
For his directorial debut, John Malkovich makes a meticulous, absorbing movie about a terrorist
Slippery Wit (Movies)
Old thief meets retired teacher; job envy sets in
Fire From The Mountain (Books)
In Simon Winchester's magnificent Krakatoa, a tropical volcano gives fiery birth to the modern era
Middle Earth (Books)
A satire about a city girl lost in the heartland
YOUR TIME
Can snack products really be natural and taste good?
The Secret History Of Sweat
Downloading Is Looking Up (Technology)
Now Wall Street Pays (Money)
The fraud settlement won't recover all your losses, but here's how to get what you can
Grand Rapids
Why Men Die Young (Health)
There's a reason women are healthier, and it's not entirely in their genes
Can Men Make Eggs? (Health)
SPECIAL SECTION
Shi'ites consider this cemetery in Najaf, called the Valley of Peace, to be the world's holiest burial site. After the war, they have reinterred their loved ones here or come to mourn those lost recen
Going Off To Get Married (Time Bonus Section May 2003 / Connections)
The big day becomes a real holiday when couples hold their ceremonies in faraway places
Dollars And Sense (Time Bonus Section May 2003 / Connections)
Do you feel more like an ATM than a parent? Read on
Color-Blind Love (Time Bonus Section May 2003 / Connections)
Once considered taboo, interracial marriages are now on the rise--even in some unexpected places