Vol. 162 No. 21
COVER
Jobs are coming back, but not where you might expect. A look at the new rules for finding one
Hot Towns (Cover Story / Business)
If your burg's on the skids, places like Reno are beckoning
Free-Lance Nation: Why Temping Is Permanent (Cover Story / Business)
Health Kick (Cover Story / Business)
Why one industry always has more good jobs than it can fill
The New Rules of Web Hiring (Cover Story / Business)
Cool Gigs (Cover Story / Business)
Most foot-in-the-door jobs are a grind. But in a few entry-level positions like these, beginners can get quick access to adventure
NATION
Some are saying the doctor is already in. Here's why his rivals haven't caught on, what they're doing to stop him and why he may be his own worst enemy
MoveOn's Big Moment (Campaign '04)
A Real Head Case
Why was real estate heir Robert Durst acquitted of murder--despite admitting to a gory mop-up?
Thou Shalt Be Removed
Alabama's Ten Commandments judge is tossed from office. Did he want this all along?
WORLD
Faced with growing violence, Bush changes the playbook for handing Iraq back to its people. Now all Jerry Bremer has to do is figure out whether the country can meet the new timetable
Who Are The Insurgents?
"They Didn't Want To Wait"
TIME's Brian Bennett, Romesh Ratnesar and Vivienne Walt met last week with the U.S. administrator of Iraq, L. Paul Bremer, minutes after members of Iraq's Governing Council announced that the U.S. wil
Wanted: A Credible Iraqi President
THE AFGHAN MODEL
Turning Over A New Maple Leaf
Paul Martin has big plans, but is Canada ready for a larger role in the world?
SCIENCE
A molecular archaeologist traces the prehistory of our most celebrated beverage
SOCIETY
Is a classroom the place to learn about love? Some college and high school students are finding out
NOTEBOOK
Verbatim
Drug Costs: The Canadian Cure
Performance Of The Week
Saudi Arabia's New Terror
Grandma, It's Just A Doll
Those Missing Young Men: A Network Mystery (Media Watch)
Numbers
Milestones
Milestones
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
All The News That Fits Your Reality
Stay tuned for unfiltered feeds from Bush and Gore. Get the message?
It's Time for Extreme Peacekeeping
BUSINESS
Rankling Resumes (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
Steady Flow for Start-Ups (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
Going Global with BlackBerrys (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
Paying Up? Put It on Your Phone (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
Customer as CEO (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
Toyota's Scion: Slick Features in A Budget Box (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business / World Briefing)
A Pitch to the Rich (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business / Strategies)
VW's growth engine has stalled in the U.S., partly because of poor quality. Will its pricey new cars fuel a revival?
Perfect Pitch (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business / Music)
Nagata Acoustics, a virtuoso in sound, brings a new dimension to Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall
Slave Labor? (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business)
Unocal is being sued in the U.S. for ignoring abuses in Burma. It's the next globalization battle
(Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business / Globalization)
Wall Street is figuring out how to profitably package tiny loans to Third World entrepreneurs
People to Watch in International Business (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business / World Beaters)
The Dollar Drag (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business)
As the currency's value falls, your investments could take a hit. Here's how to stop that drop
A New Panache (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Global Business / The Global Life)
With new boutique hotels and great eats, Montreal is more charming than ever
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Is this the end of Western literature as we know it? Let's hope so!
Hey, Look! Manimation (Television)
As TV wonders where the young guys are, here's one answer: with Adult Swim's inspired loony toons
In His Next Lifetime (Music)
AFTER YEARS OF PLATINUM HITS, JAY-Z SAYS HE'S RETIRING FROM RAP. WHY? THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY IN IT
Retiring Was Not an Option (Music)
TUPAC: RESURRECTION
On The Trail Of The Hawk (Movies)
The Missing is a western that upends expectations and takes us on a dark, sometimes mystical trip
Spy Slyly, Carry a Big Gun (Books)
A leading military historian concludes that espionage means zip without force of arms and will
Rhyme and Punishment (Books)
In Peter Carey's ingenious new novel, a poet who never existed takes on a disturbing life of his own
YOUR TIME
The Death Tax Lives (Money)
Congress tried to kill the estate tax, but many states are giving it new life
If You Cash Out, You Lose Out (Money)
Two-Way Breaks Out (Tech)
Walkie-talkies are a hit with families. But which model should you buy?
A New Way To Dial Up The Net (Tech)
Making The Guest List (Tech)
Digital Marvel. 'Nuff Said (Tech)
Statin Face-Off (Health)
Surprises from the first head-to-head comparison
Sweet Tooth, Big Tippler? (Health)
Why Men Should Make More Friends (Health)
Debunking The Myth Of The Firm Mattress (Health)
PEOPLE
A Sumo Star Seeks New Kicks
Celebrity Panty Lines
He's So Afflectionate (First Look)
10 Questions For Robert Rubin (Interview)