Attention Women of Iowa: Oprah!!!

The talk show host swung by to introduce her audience to her candidate. So did Barack Obama get a boost?

Canoe Man and Canoe Wife — Sunk

After John Darwin's arrest Saturday, and Anne Darwin's early Sunday, one of the strangest crime stories in recent British history may have reached its end

For a Few, the More Kids the Merrier

Raising kids takes time, patience and as much as $500,000 per child. But the number of affluent couples with large broods is on the rise

Why Dengue Fever Is Spreading

Dengue fever is spreading across Southeast Asia, and some think climate change is to blame

What Would Jesus See?

The Golden Compass comes to the screen, cleansed of theology, but with a few jaw-dropping moments

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BLOGS

Swampland

Waterboard Memories

It is essential for the nation's moral health that Congress passes and the President signs legislation that makes it absolutely clear that waterboarding is torture.

Real Clear Politics

State Polls: IA, NH, SC, NV

A raft of new polling data has arrived. Hillary Clinton has a 2-point lead over Obama and is slipping in New Hampshire, while on the other side Huckabee's surge continues.

Tuned In

What Were the Best TV Episodes of 2007?

You can list 10, or 5, or 1, or 50. Let's make it interesting, though, and say you can't name more than one episode of any single show. If it's easy, it ain't a good list!

Looking Around

Undocumented Immigrants?

With so much fighting lately over the illegal trade in ancient art, this is a tricky time to be opening a new museum of antiquities. But Fordham University just did. Now I guess we hold our breath and hope that all its holdings are legal.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Cartoons of the Week

From the changing intelligence on Iran to Putin's election victory and an administration of fear, a different take on the week's headlines


Global Business

Japan

Sharp's Way of Reshaping Television

A radical rethinking of its design approach led Sharp down the path of innovation


Venezuela

Is Chavez Taking Too Many Oil Risks?

Venezuela needs to invest to boost its oil output. But at $98 a barrel, why bother? Call it the Chavez conundrum

Entertainment Podcast

Hanks. Roberts. Hoffman. Together.

Listen to audio from TIME's recent Charlie Wilson's War roundtable, featuring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman

COLUMNS

Bad Air Days

Our cranky reporter offers some modest suggestions for improving jet travel

WORLD

Canoe Man and Canoe Wife — Sunk

After John Darwin's arrest Saturday, and Anne Darwin's early Sunday, one of the strangest crime stories in recent British history may have reached its end

BUSINESS & TECH

Whom Will the Subprime Plan Help?

The Bush Administration's mortgage rate freeze sounds like a life raft for strapped homeowners, but it may do more harm than good