Vol. 142 No. 15
NATION
All the President's Brats (The Week)
Bad Cinema (The Week)
Cops and Robbers (Corruption)
A New York City police scandal shows how some officers can be both -- and other cities watch and worry
Dispatches Home Sweet White House (The Week)
Down in the Upper Chamber (The Week)
Health Report (The Week)
In Russia's Shadow (Georgia)
Other "near abroad" nations could share Georgia's fate as Moscow asserts its license to interfere
In Search of the Clinton Doctrine (The Political Interest)
Informed Sources (The Week)
News Digest (The Week)
Raw Data (The Week)
Shifting Balance (The Week)
Sober Orgies Only! (The Week)
The Company He Keeps (The Cabinet)
Accused of corruption by a spurned Vietnamese businessman, Commerce Secretary Ron Brown discovers that a friend in need is not always a friend indeed
The Morning Line (The Week)
Tripped Up By Lies (Waco)
A report paints a devastating portrait of ATF's Waco planning -- or, rather, the lack of it
Vox Pop (The Week)
Winners & Losers (The Week)
WORLD
Yeltsin has a serious mess on his hands as the political crisis refuses to end
While They Slept (India)
In the wake of a festival honoring the god of good luck, tens of thousands perish on the day the earth exploded
SCIENCE
In bubbles? On comets? Along ocean vents? Scientists find some surprising answers to the greatest mystery on earth.
HEALTH & MEDICINE
In Congress, health-care reformists are engaging in finger pointing as liberals and conservatives push alternatives to Clinton's plan
Here Comes Doctor No (Health Care)
Led by the A.M.A., many of the country's medical practitioners launch a major assault to refashion President Clinton's health-reform plan
Next Question (Health Care)
SOCIETY
A New England school bridles at honoring a mother's request that her daughter not be saved if she's dying
Taming the Killers (Crime)
Can young murderers be reformed? Or are they fated to repeat their crimes? In Texas an innovative program tries to change lives to save lives.
The Exploding Costs of Gunfire (Crime)
The Personality Pill (Behavior)
A best seller warns that the popularity of Prozac may herald an age of cosmetic psychology
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Oprah and Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy (Spectator)
Civilians and even celebrities volunteer for public ridicule -- that's entertainment
Time Magazine Contents Page OCTOBER 11, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 15 (Contents)
Time Magazine masthead OCTOBER 11, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 15 (Masthead)
BUSINESS
Blockbuster jumps into the Paramount fray to extend its video empire
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Paler Shade of White (Art)
In a retrospective, the nuanced but narrow Minimalism of Robert Ryman casts a spell
A Sweet and Scary Treat (Cinema)
The Nightmare Before Christmas spins a fun-house fantasy for two holidays
A Toke of Our Esteem (Reviews Cinema)
Alone and on the Run (Reviews Books)
Exploring God's Country (Reviews Music)
Music From the Darkside (Cinema)
Opera's Siberian Express (Music)
Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky is on track for stardom
Superman Vs. Supersub (Reviews Television)
The Lou and Joe Show (Reviews Books)
They Were All Heroes (Reviews Television)
What's That Chirping? (Pop Music)
It's the Abba revival. And this time, to love them, you may not actually have to like them.