Table of ContentsColor-Blind Love Once considered taboo, interracial marriages are now on the rise--even in some unexpected placesDollars And Sense Do you feel more like an ATM than a parent? Read onMiddle Earth A satire about a city girl lost in the heartlandCard-Carrying CiviliansA Saudi In The Hot SeatWhy Men Die Young There's a reason women are healthier, and it's not entirely in their genesNumbersFire From The Mountain In Simon Winchester's magnificent Krakatoa, a tropical volcano gives fiery birth to the modern eraGrand RapidsSecrets Of The Serbian AssassinsSlippery Wit Old thief meets retired teacher; job envy sets inI Want Your Job, Lady! In a sour economy, men are flocking to nursing, child care and other "female" professionsVerbatimDangerous CargoWhat Ever Happened To The Republican Guard? A TIME investigation suggests most of the elite Iraqi forces survived the U.S. bombardmentHealthy Junk Food Can snack products really be natural and taste good?Going Off To Get Married The big day becomes a real holiday when couples hold their ceremonies in faraway placesWhen They Party, They Party Hearty The Hoosiers wrestle with the bad rep of knowing how to have too good a timeChecking What You Check OutNow Wall Street Pays The fraud settlement won't recover all your losses, but here's how to get what you canThe Five Burning QuestionsPeopleWhy Empires Strike Out Imperialism may be chic, but it's not the American wayThe War Comes Back Home Can Attorney General John Ashcroft fight terrorism on our shores without injuring our freedoms?A Working Mother's Day, from A to ZOn Sacred Ground Shi'ites consider this cemetery in Najaf, called the Valley of Peace, to be the world's holiest burial site. After the war, they have reinterred their loved ones here or come to mourn those lost recentlIt's Jada's Body, But You Can Use ItFor a Nonpolicy, It Sure Did Work If you thought Bush was disengaged from the Middle East, you missed the pointUnlocking The Matrix An exclusive look at the year's most avidly anticipated film epic.The Making Of A Kodak MomentNetting The Big FishStars In Their Eyes AMATEUR ASTRONOMY isn't just for science fairs. Americans' backyards are turning into high-tech observatoriesCan Men Make Eggs?MilestonesThe Secret History Of SweatIn The Future, Black's BackDon't Know Much About HistoryLettersSurvival of The Fittest After a boulder fell on his arm, climber Aron Ralston was trapped. So he did something drasticA Subtle Passion For Good For his directorial debut, John Malkovich makes a meticulous, absorbing movie about a terroristThe Bombs That Keep On Killing CIVILIAN DEATHSIt's Not Over Till The Transsexual SingsDownloading Is Looking Up