Vol. 164 No. 19
COVER
How a lovable bunch of "idiots" overcame their de mons to win the title Boston has coveted for generations
Why Not ... a Dynasty? (Cover Story / Nation)
WORLD
THE SETTLERS
Two Lions Vying to Prevail
Long locked in struggle, Sharon and Arafat both confront fights for survival that could reshape the Middle East
How Did the Weapons Vanish?
An Iraqi report about missing munitions intensifies the debate over the Bush Administration's handling of the war
As for That Other Election
IRAQ'S SUNNIS
SCIENCE
Why the discovery of a 3-ft.-tall dragon slayer is rewriting human history
SOCIETY
How a controversial program promotes matrimony as a way to tackle poverty
How Smart Is AP? (Education)
As ambitious students load up on Advanced Placement classes, critics question their quality
NOTEBOOK
Close Encounters
Milestones (Milestones)
An Ominous Signal?
Verbatim
27 Years Ago In Time (Milestones)
A Fugitive's Romantic Fiction
Pentagon Hostilities
Numbers
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
BUSINESS
Making sneakers in America is so yesterday. How can New Balance do it--and still thrive?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
BACKLASH
Hook, Line and Sinking (Movies)
Finding Neverland, like little boys, has its charms, but it never grows into a fully fledged film
Old Master, New Place (Books)
Anita Desai, a veteran of exile fiction, explores a different terrain--but the displacement is familiar
I am Still Tom Wolfe (Books)
At 73, the man in the white suit is back with a new novel about sex and power on campus
Where CSI Meets Real Law and Order (Television)
RIPPLE EFFECT
Crimetime Lineup (Television)
How the slick show changed television-- in part by dragging it back into the past
Wanda Sykes Wants It All (Television)
With a TV show, book, tour and movie career, the brash comedian has lots of outlets for her anger
YOUR TIME
Brothers Of Invention (Living)
For Back Pain, A New Kind Of Compact Disc (Health)
Fighting for Fitness (Living)
Move over, Curves. Now there's a hot health club designed just for the boys
Safe Cruising (Tech)
Serious Cereal (Living)
A Gas-Sipping SUV (Tech)
The first hybrid sport-utility vehicle hits the road in style--and impresses
Side Effect: Pneumonia? (Health)
Love The Stink (Health)
Treats Are a Trap (Technology Health Money Fitness Food Trends)
But by following a few holiday rules, kids can have their cake and eat it too
SPECIAL SECTION
GROUND YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH STOCKS THAT CARRY HIGH YIELDS. THE STRATEGY WILL PAY OFF OVER TIME
The City Wireless (Time Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business / Briefing)
Super Searches (Time Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business / Technology)
IBM'S WEBFOUNTAIN, A NEW INTERNET TOOL, HELPS COMPANIES SPOT ONLINE TRENDS BEFORE THEY EMERGE
Cooking Good (Time Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business / Briefing)
Out Of the Box (Time Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business / Strategy)
UPS STILL DELIVERS PACKAGES, OF COURSE, BUT IT'S ALSO HELPING FIRMS LIKE NIKE AND TOSHIBA ASSEMBLE, STORE AND REPAIR PRODUCTS. WHO KNEW?
Road Warrior (Time Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business / CEO Speaks)
YELLOW ROADWAY'S BOSS TALKS ABOUT A SEVERE DRIVER SHORTAGE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE ECONOMY
Magically Nutritious (Time Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business / Briefing)
Trading Up (Time Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business / Briefing)
Looking for Bugs (Time Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business / Jobs)
THE $11 BILLION VIDEO-GAME INDUSTRY RELIES ON TESTERS TO PRODUCE GLITCH-FREE SOFTWARE. IT'S NOT AS EASYAS IT SEEMS
Beware of Dr. (Time Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business / Briefing)
After The Flood (Time Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business / Management)
EVERY COMPANY LIKES TO THINK OF ITSELF AS THE MODEL OF SUCCESS. BUT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FIRMS ALSO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO FAIL
Inside Table of Contents (Time Bonus Section December 2004: Inside Business / Inside Table of Contents)
PEOPLE
Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, If You Like My Records, Read My Poetry, Too
Critics savaged it, but folksy singer Jewel's 1998 poetry collection, A Night Without Armor, proved Americans will buy books of verse--if they're written by a bard with a tour bus. Now a new crop of m
Uh-Oh, Someone's Wearing White After Labor Day
FIRST LOOK
10 Questions for Yeslam Bin Ladin (Interview)
Saturday Not Live
LETTERS
ESSAY
Are video games starting to--gasp!--mean something?