Vol. 145 No. 4

COVER

HOW TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY (Cover Stories)
EARTHQUAKES STRIKE WHEN AND WHERE THEY WILL; PRECAUTIONS CAN EASE BUT NOT PREVENT THE DAMAGE

WHEN KOBE DIED (Cover Stories)
FOR A WHILE, JAPAN BELIEVED IT HAD MADE ITSELF QUAKEPROOF. THAT NATION'S FAITH WAS SHATTERED IN 20 SECONDS, AS A 7.2 TREMOR RAVAGED ITS SIXTH LARGEST CITY, COLLAPSING HOUSES, WRECKING ROADWAYS, IGNITI

NATION

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE (The Presidency)
AT MIDTERM, CLINTON STRUGGLES TO DEFINE HIMSELF TO AN ELECTORATE THAT REMAINS SKEPTICAL OF HIS MOTIVES

IT MAY BE PARTY TIME FOR PEROT (The Presidency)

SECRETS OF THE MUSEUM (Intelligence)
HOW A U.S. LIBRARIAN-TURNED-SPY UNCOVERED EVIDENCE THAT HELPED HEAL THE WOUNDS OF WAR

WORLD

A FIGHT TO THE LAST BOY? (Russia)
YELTSIN CLAIMS VICTORY IN GROZNY. THE DEFIANT CHECHENS, HOWEVER, VOW YEARS OF GUERRILLA WAR

SUCH GOOD FRIENDS (France)
FRONT RUNNER BALLADUR THROWS HIS HAT INTO THE RING BUT FACES A BITTER STRUGGLE WITH A FORMER ALLY

RACISM IN THE RANKS (Canada)
VIDEOTAPES DOCUMENTING PREJUDICE AND BRUTALITY AMONG ELITE PEACEKEEPING TROOPS REOPEN AN OLD WOUND

THE WAGES OF REBELLION (Mexico)
THE BATTERED ZEDILLO GOVERNMENT SUDDENLY SEES THE WISDOM OF CONCESSIONS TO THE ZAPATISTAS

WAR & TERRORISM

A FLYING BOONDOGGLE (Defense)
THE MANUFACTURER OFFERS 20 MORE STEALTH BOMBERS AT BARGAIN PRICES. DOES THE AIR FORCE REALLY NEED THEM?

PRESS

A QUESTION OF INTEGRITY
IN SINGAPORE, FINES FOR AN ARTICLE ``SCANDALIZING'' THE JUDICIARY

RELIGION

PILGRIMAGE TO THE EAST
THE POPE GAVE 30 TALKS DURING A 33,000-KM TOUR, DISPLAYING AN ACTOR'S SENSE OF IMPROVISATION

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

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FORTY YEARS OF NONSENSE

THE WEEK
JANUARY 15-21

MILESTONES

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WINNERS & LOSERS

EL SUENO SE HA VUELTO PESADILLA

TALK OF THE STREETS

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MILLION-DOLLAR BOULEVARD
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE THE SWAN MUST GO ON SEEN & HEARD

SEDUCED AND ABANDONED
IRISH WRITER WILLIAM TREVOR BRINGS FRESHNESS TO AN OLD STORY

TRIPLE JUMP
TLC FOLLOWS UP ITS PLATINUM DEBUT WITH A FINE, SLINKY CD

LAW

COMING TO O.J.'S DEFENSE (Justice)
HOW JOHNNIE COCHRAN QUESTIONS AUTHORITY AND CAPTIVATES JURIES

FOLLOW THE LEADER
WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO KILL LOUIS FARRAKHAN? THE DAUGHTER OF MALCOLM X OR THE MAN SHE TRUSTED?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WILL GATES GET THE NET? (The Arts & Media Technology)
MICROSOFT'S CHAIRMAN SAYS IT IS A MAKE-OR-BREAK BUSINESS FOR HIM, BUT THE INTERNET'S USERS MAY RESIST HIS LONG REACH

WINDOW ON THE STONE AGE (The Arts & Media Archaeology)
A STUNNING COLLECTION OF CAVE ART FOUND IN FRANCE COULD TELL TALES OF PREHISTORIC TIMES

TALKING TRASH (The Arts & Media Television)
RICKI LAKE AND HER DISCIPLES HAVE ACHIEVED THE IMPOSSIBLE: LOWERED THE STANDARDS OF TV GABFESTS

PRIME TIME (The Arts & Media Sport)
TWO-SPORTS STAR DEION SANDERS BRINGS BOTH STYLE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE SUPER BOWL

A SOARING WELL OF LIGHT (The Arts & Media Art)
MARIO BOTTA DESIGNS AN ELEGANT MUSEUM FOR SAN FRANCISCO. NOW THE INSTITUTION MUST LIVE UP TO ITS NEW ENVIRONS

TANTRIC MASSAGE FOR MR. BLAND (The Arts & Media Books)
ANITA BROOKNER TAKES A DROLL LOOK AT A LOVER'S CON GAME

GOSSIPING ON MOUNT OLYMPUS (The Arts & Media Books)
HANNAH ARENDT AND MARY MCCARTHY'S LETTERS ARE ELECTRIFYING

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FALSETTOS AND FALSIES (The Arts & Media Opera)
THE ALL-MALE TROUPE LA GRAN SCENA SKEWERSCLASSICS TO SHOW THAT LOVING OPERA AND LAUGHING AT IT ARE ONE AND THE SAME

SPECIAL SECTION

WEALTH: STATIC WAGES, EXCEPT FOR THE RICH (Special Report)

THE STATE OF THE UNION (Special Report)
AS CLINTON REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS, CITIZENS ARE BUSY REMAKING AMERICA

WEALTH: STATIC WAGES, EXCEPT FOR THE RICH (Special Report)

CRIME: SAFER STREETS, YET GREATER FEAR (Special Report)

THE COSTLY CRISIS IN OUR SCHOOLS (Special Report)

OUR OWN WORST HEALTH ENEMIES (Special Report)

IN SO MANY GODS WE TRUST (Special Report)

THE EVER GROWING ELECTRONIC CULTURE (Special Report)