In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 173, No. 24


COVER
How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live (Society)

By STEVEN JOHNSON
Once just a fad, Twitter is developing into a powerful form of communication.
What its growth says about us ・and the future of American innovation



COMMENTARY
Your Move, China

By BILL POWELL
North Korea’s nuclear belligerence has placed its erstwhile ally in an
uncomfortable spot



RELIGION
Decoding God’s Changing Moods

By ROBERT WRIGHT
The ancient Scriptures of Judaism, Christianity and Islam reveal a pattern ・
and if we read it correctly, there may be hope for reconciliation and
religious harmon



TECHNOLOGY
The Plot to Take On The iPhone (Smart Phones)

By MASSIMO CALABRESI
Palm, the company that helped create the smart-phone market, is trying to
get back in via the Pre ・designed by a former Apple star. There’s plenty
of intrigue, but can anything really compete with the iPhone?




GLOBAL BUSINESS
Storm Riders (Strategy)

By MICHAEL SCHUMAN
The downturn doesn’t have to be deadly. Some companies aren’t just surviving,
they’re thriving



ARTS
Unhappy Endings (Books)

By NEEL MUKHERJEE
Kazuo Ishiguro’s debut volume of short stories is an elegant meditation on
failure



GLOBAL ADVISER
How to Do the Garden Route (Diversions)

By CINDY-LOU DALE
South Africa’s famed coastal stretch beckons

Plain Beautiful (TIME Traveler)

By TIM MCGIRK
The cityscape of Tel Aviv is filled with wonderful examples of Bauhaus design

Food for Thought (Amuse-Bouche)

By JOHN KRICH
The longest wait for a table in Taiwan is at a restaurant run by a man who
says he can’t cook

Tel Aviv: The Hotel Montefiore (Where to Stay)

By DAVID KAUFMAN
The Hotel Montefiore is perfectly positioned in Tel Aviv’s historic
Bauhaus quarter



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