100 Olympic Athletes To Watch (Summer Olympic Preview)
From Australia to Zimbabwe, China to the U.S., TIME takes you on a world tour to introduce you to the most compelling athletes you'll be seeing in the Beijing Games

Video

LeBron James: Leader of the Redeem Team

TIME's Sean Gregory shoots hoops with the Cleveland Cavalier superstar, who promises the US Olympic basketball team will take the gold in Beijing

The Global Games
TIME's worldwide reach brings you a parade of compelling Olympians


Obama's Overseas Test (The Well / Campaign '08)
His trip to Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East was designed to prove that he could be Commander in Chief. In an interview with TIME, the candidate details what he saw and what he heard

Karadzic a Big Win for Hague Cops (The Well / Commentary)
International trials of war criminals are slow and costly. But they shouldn't be abandoned


The Olympic Challenge
It's one thing to host the Games. The real test is learning to play by the rules of the civilized world

McCain's Foreign Policy Frustration (Commentary / In the Arena)
McCain's bellicose, against-all-enemies foreign policy is collapsing--and not a moment too soon

Activism, Hollywood-Style (Commentary / The Awesome Column)
Joel checks out L.A.'s hot liberal fund-raising scene--and falls for The Fall Guy's girl


Verbatim

A Brief History Of: The Poet Laureate (Briefing)

The Page (Briefing)

Pop Chart

The World (Briefing)
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES

The Moment (Briefing)

The Skimmer (Briefing)

Walter Kerwin (Briefing)

Milestones

Jo Stafford (Briefing)

Salim Hamdan: Enemy Number One (The Well / World)
The inside story of how Salim Hamdan went from bin Laden's side to a U.S. military courtroom--and why the war on terrorism may hang in the balance

Postcard: Cheyenne Mountain (Postcard: Cheyenne Mountain)
With Russian and U.S. warheads on a hair-trigger alert, the cold war's last sentries remain ever vigilant. Still training for the end of the world
 Photos: Cold War Mountain
Life at NORAD's Colorado Bunker Hideaway


Coral Under Siege (The Well / Science)
Pollution, overfishing and global warming have gravely endangered reefs. Help is finally on the way, and this time the U.S. is taking the lead
 Photos: The Wondrous World of the Imperiled Coral Reefs
The habitats of thousands of species are threatened with extinction


Dear (Food) Diary (Life / Fit Nation)
A new study shows that dieters can double their weight loss by jotting down what foods they eat


Inner-City Farms (Life / Food)
In cities in the U.S. and around the world, urbanites are trying to grow more food locally
 Photos: Urban Farming
Cities in the U.S. and abroad try to grow more food locally

eHarmony, Meet Fiddler on the Roof (Life)
First Person With: Tova Weinberg, online matchmaker, 54


Snail Mail Gets Literal (Life / Technology)
Snails transport e-mail messages


Mad Men on a New Frontier (Television)
Back for a second season, Mad Men makes the '60s fresh again with delicious details and a timeless story of self-reinvention. Welcome to Camelot, with a twist

A Year with American Teens (Movies)
The zippy documentary American Teen says kids are anguished, mean, hopeful--just like in the movies

Temptation Island (Books)
A novel in letters about love, death and books shows how, in the right circumstances, quirk works

Dressed Not to Be Killed (Life / Fashion)
Colombian designer Miguel Caballero is building a thriving business as the world's only producer of "designer bulletproof fashion"

5 Things You Should Know About (Downtime)
Miley's breakout, shark bait and a supervillain's blog


10 Questions for John Madden (10 Questions)
His eponymous Madden NFL video game turns 20 on Aug. 12. John Madden will now take your questions


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