文档介绍：Table of Contents: July 19, 2010
IN THIS ISSUE EDITION: . Vol. 176 No. 3
COVER
One and Done (Cover)
The economy is sluggish. Expenses are up. And raising kids costs a bundle. What better time to abandon
the stereotypes and embrace the possibilities of the only child?
Famous Only Children
Photos: A gallery of one-offspring who've helped shape the world
ESSAY
Africa's Future (Commentary)
How staging the World Cup has allowed a continent to believe in itself
How I Learned to Relax at a Spa — With My Mom (Commentary)
Armed with herbal iced tea, I help my mother celebrate her 65th birthday and learn the secrets of spa life
NATION
All Aboard? (The Well / Nation)
Obama is spending billions on a work of faster trains. Is a car-crazed nation ready to add rails to
the mix?
Cleaning Up On the Spill (The Well / Nation)
A disaster is also an opportunity. And for environmental-services firms, BP's Gulf blowout is an absolute
gusher
WORLD
Postcard from Oakdale
The cast and crew of As the World Turns bid farewell to the fictional town they've called home for 54
years. On set for the end of the soap-opera era
As The World Turns — The Final Curtain
Photos: This fall, the venerable daytime television drama will go off the air
How India's ess Is Killing Its Holy River (World)
From the Himalayas to the plains, rampant growth is turning the Ganges into a toxic sewer. It's not too
late to put things right
Holy Water: Controversy on the Ganges
Photos: An Indian dam has left many villagers without access to enough water
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Beauty and The East (Books)
David Mitchell, the mad scientist of story, is back with a novel of old Japan
Family Ties (Movies)
The funny, sexy The Kids Are All Right may be the best domestic drama we'll see this year
Q&A: Julianne Moore
The Kids Are All Right actress talks about soap opera acting, 30 Rock and lesbians wh