Vol. 166 No. 6
COVER
What's on their minds? TIME takes an inside look at an age of mystery and challenge
(Being 13)
of the attitudes, ambitions, tastes, fears and fantasies of this age group
Gotta Have It (Being 13)
It's not just conspicuous consumption, it's self-expression. From embroidered jeans and flashy phones to body spray and graphic T shirts, here are a few of the ways in which 13-year-olds announce their identities (and keep the global economy flowing).
Is Middle School Bad For Kids? (Being 13 / Education)
Cities across the U.S. are switching to K-8 schools. Will the results be any better?
You Wanna Take This Online? (Being 13 / Behavior)
Cyberspace is the 21st century bully's playground where girls play rougher than boys
What They Won't Tell You, and Why (Being 13 / Parenting)
Keeping secrets is a sign of growth. Here's how to help--and how not to
The Push To Be Perfect (Being 13 / Competition)
Why you have to be an athlete, a diplomat and a scholar to succeed on the squad
Feels Like Teen Spirit (Being 13 / Religion)
Churches have begun to see 13 as a pivotal age for finding God
Not a Minute to Spare (Being 13 / Competition)
me@13: Katherine Rack, Oak Park, Ill.
Got to Be Bad to Be Cool (Being 13 / Education)
me@13: Joseph Charles, Los Angeles
My Life as a F.A.T. Girl (Being 13 / Behavior)
me@13: Rose Buchberg, Los Angeles
Why I Don't Go on Dates (Being 13 / Religion)
me@13: Armaan Rowther, Irvine, Calif.
Poetry Is What I Love (Being 13)
me@13: Duresny Nemorin, Miami, Fla.
NATION
A glorious launch. A wayward chunk of foam. And another black eye for the space agency. Should the shuttle fleet stay grounded?
Ghosts in the Machine
A corruption scandal in Chicago raises the question about Mayor Richard Daley: Like father, like son?
WORLD
strikes
BUSINESS
What's on the former Veep's agenda these days? Investments and a new TV network
RELIGION
100 Days: How the Pope is showing hints of being his own man
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Seven lean years after his last completed film, director TERRY GILLIAM is in fighting form with two visionary new works
Addictive Laughter (Television)
Substance abuse--legal and illegal--is the stuff of two sophisticated, character-driven cable sitcoms
2046: A Face Odyssey (Movies)
Beautiful women in rapturous close-up--count us in
5 Top Anime Movies on DVD (Anime)
Try anime, with classics guaranteed to mesmerize
NOTEBOOK
Sources indicate that Rove may have learned Valerie Plame's identity from within the Administration rather than from media contacts
A War by Any Other Name
From the Global War on Terror to the global struggle against violent extremists
An Industry Windfall? (Speed Read)
Speed Read: the sticking points of the new energy bill
A Farewell to Arms
The I.R.A. promises to disarm, but are they serious?
Verbatim
Punchlines
Milestones
Numbers
YOUR TIME
Sugar Wars (Health)
Fashion Statements (Style)
From The Medical Desk (Health)
Bohemian Rhapsody (Style)
PEOPLE
Apocalypto is Nigh
Protesting Punch Lines
Q&A Lauren Bacall
How Long Before Rob is Knighted?
LETTERS
ESSAY
To teach faith as science is to undermine both