Vol. 165 No. 4
SOCIETY
Meet the Twixters. They're not kids anymore, but they're not adults either. Why a new breed of young people won't — or can't — settle down
This stage of life isn't solely an American phenomenon. It's popping up around the world under different names
WORLD
As Iraqis prepare for a democratic vote, the U.S. is still struggling to prevent insurgents from destroying it
When Aid Breeds Suspicion
The military's tsunami relief has boosted America's image in Indonesia. Will local hostility cut the mission short?
SCIENCE
Were early mammals timid creatures suitable only for eating? Not all of them, suggest two remarkable fossils from China
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
To find a killer, a town asks all its men to give a sample. Savvy policing or invasion of privacy?
Diapers For Fatima (Time Bonus Section February 2005: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)
EVERYONE WANTS TO OWN THE BOOMING HISPANIC CONSUMER MARKET. PROCTER & GAMBLE CAN OFFER SOME LESSONS
The Hispanic Oprah (Time Bonus Section February 2005: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)
SPANISH-SPEAKING TV VIEWERS KNOW THIS TALK-SHOW HOST AND MAGAZINE PUBLISHER SIMPLY AS CRISTINA
Less Is More (Time Bonus Section February 2005: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)
INSTEAD OF PANDERING TO EVERYONE, STAPLES IS FOCUSING ON ITS CORE CUSTOMERS
Can Granola Grow Up? (Time Bonus Section February 2005: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)
IRWIN SIMON HAS BUILT HAIN CELESTIAL INTO AN ORGANIC-FOODS GIANT
The Virtuous Fetish (Time Bonus Section February 2005: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)
A New Tiger Tamer (Time Bonus Section February 2005: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)
KELLOGG'S SAVIOR IS MOVING ON. THE NEXT CEO IS WORKING TO KEEP THE CEREAL GIANT FLYING HIGH
First Days (Time Bonus Section February 2005: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In The Crystal Ball (Biz Briefs)
On the Road Again (Time Bonus Section February 2005: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)
New TV Riches (Time Bonus Section February 2005: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)
NATION
Social security is a long way from bankrupt, despite the President's assertions. Why, then, is Bush taking on America's biggest, most successful social program ever?
Are There Other Ways to Fix It? (Social Security)
Looking at alternate plans for Social Security
How Would the Bush Plan Work? (Social Security)
What's behind the President's ideas for Social Security
The Really Troubled Program (Social Security)
The nation's private pension system is sinking fast
Judge for Themselves
Why a Supreme Court ruling on sentencing guidelines puts more power back on the bench
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The weeks between the Golden Globes and Oscar night are filled with awards. But statues or no, these actors are winners
Repeat Assault, with Vigor (Movies)
A frenetic remake of a cult classic shows how each film generation finds its own tone and terrors
Trouble Is On the Air (Television)
Two disaster movies visit ancient history and the near future to tell disquietingly relevant stories
NOTEBOOK
A Tsunami By Any Other Name
Toyota isn't the only company facing a naming debacle
... And Here's The Solution (In The Arena)
Private Social Security accounts are fine. But fiscal accountability has to follow
23 Years Ago In Time (Milestones)
Verbatim
Goodbye, Dan. Hello, Katie?
Who will be the next news anchor at CBS?
Spoiling The Postelection Mood
The honeymoon's over for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Numbers
Limousine Terror?
Vehicle-borne explosives have emerged as a new security concern
The Homeless Look Great In Mink
What's Behind California's Wild Weather?
What caused the state's outburst of meteorological fury?
Boots, Black Ties and Hilary Duff
The pomp and circumstance of the Presidential Inaugural
Moonstruck
YOUR TIME
How you can get long-term tsunami relief to where it's needed most
How the Petite Eat (Health)
Why are French women so svelte? A tell-all book is a surprise best seller
Tommy Thompson's 2005 Diet Plan (Health)
"I'm Shrinking!" (Technology)
With its new cut-price computer and iPod Shuffle, Apple hits the small time
(Technology)
Making Music Into Art (Technology)
PEOPLE
Royal Fuhrer Furor
Feud of the Week
Don King's Next Fight, Round 1
10 Questions For Deepak Chopra (Interview)
LETTERS
ESSAY
In sorrow and glory we find our common humanity