Vol. 145 No.

COVER

SECRETS OF THE LOST TOMB (Cover Story)
A MAMMOTH MAUSOLEUM UNCOVERED IN EGYPT MAY HOLD UP TO 50 SONS OF THE GREATEST OF THE PHARAOHS

NATION

GO AHEAD, MAKE OUR DAY (The N.R.A.)
THE N.R.A. SUFFERS A PUBLIC BACKLASH FOR ITS EXTREMISM, BUT THAT IS PRECISELY THE SOURCE OF ITS NEWFOUND STRENGTH

THE SOLDIER SPIES (Intelligence)
LITTLE-KNOWN AND BARELY SUPERVISED, THE PENTAGON'S SECRET AGENTS ARE BEING RETOOLED, CARE OF THE CIA

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE (Scandal)
BIG-TIME PHILANTHROPIC INVESTORS WERE SUCKERED WHEN THEY PUT FAITH, HOPE IN JOHN BENNETT'S CHARITY

WHY THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS A LOSER IN COURT (The N.R.A.)

A RARE VISIT WITH THE REBEL OF RUBY RIDGE (The N.R.A.)

WORLD

UNDER ARREST -- FINALLY (Japan)
TWO MONTHS AFTER THE INCIDENT, POLICE SEIZE THE ALLEGED MASTERMIND OF THE SUBWAY GAS ATTACK

WAR & TERRORISM

WAY, WAY OFF IN THE WILD BLUE YONDER (Military)
A CONFIDENTIAL REPORT DETAILS THE AIR FORCE'S CONTROVERSIAL RECORD IN FLIGHT SAFETY AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

SCIENCE

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD?
A BIOLOGIST CLAIMS TO HAVE REVIVED MICROBES THAT HAVE LAIN DORMANT FOR TENS OF MILLIONS OF YEARS

HEALTH & MEDICINE

IN SEARCH OF THE DYING (Medicine)
AT THE CENTER OF THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN ZAIRE, RELIEF WORKERS DISCOVER THE DANGER IS FAR FROM OVER

MOURNING THE ANGELS OF MERCY (Medicine)

SOCIETY

HEARTBREAK MOTEL
THE DESERT ROADS THAT TIM MCVEIGH TRAVELED ARE LITTERED WITH DRIFTERS AND DOWN-AND-OUTERS

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BAD NEIGHBORS (Drugs)
MEXICAN TRAFFICKERS ARE WORKING FOR CALI, CORRUPTING THEIR NATION AND SMUGGLING 70% OF THE COCAINE THAT COMES INTO THE U.S.

SEX SCANDALS WILT LIKE FLOWERS

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THE WEEK
MAY 14-20

MILESTONES

THAT WAS NO APOLOGY

WINNERS & LOSERS

BUSINESS

HEADING FOR A CRASH (Trade)
THE U.S. LEVIES DUTIES THAT WOULD DOUBLE THE PRICE OF JAPANESE LUXURY CARS AND SET OFF A TRADE WAR

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR MARX (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
PETER ACKROYD FUZZES THE LINE BETWEEN FACT AND FICTION, AS HE RETURNS TO VICTORIAN LONDON FOR A HEADY WHODUNNIT

WEST SIDE GLORY (The Arts & Media / DANCE)
JEROME ROBBINS RETURNS WITH HIS LANDMARK ;MUSICAL, RESTAGED AS AN EXHILARATING BALLET SUITE

SOAP OPERAS: THE OLD AND THE DESPERATE (The Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
CHALLENGED BY TALK SHOWS AND THE REAL-LIFE DRAMA OF O.J., DAYTIME SERIALS STRUGGLE TO RECOUP THEIR RATINGS

ANOTHER HIGHLAND FLING (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
MEL GIBSON FOLLOWS LIAM NEESON INTO THE RECESSES OF SCOTTISH HISTORY. DO WE REALLY NEED TO SEE A SECOND MOVIE STAR IN KILTS?

FRESH OFF THE BOATLIFT (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
MARISA TOMEI, AS A HURRICANE OF ENERGY FROM CUBA, HELPS MAKE THE PEREZ FAMILY A DELIGHTFUL, UNEXPECTED TREAT

POLITICAL TO A FAULT (The Arts & Media / OPERA)
AN EARTHQUAKE ROCKS LOS ANGELES IN THE LATEST JOHN ADAMS- PETER SELLARS COLLABORATION, BUT THELIBRETTO IS WHAT CRASHES

RED MEAT (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
THE LATEST DIE HARD IS AN ORGY OF THINGS THAT GO BOOM

PIT OF DESPAIR (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
KATHRYN HARRISON MAROONS US IN THE SPANISH INQUISITION

GRAND TOUR (The Arts & Media / THEATER)
A SPIRITUALQUEST BECOMES A DAZZLING JOURNEY TO THE WEST

TO OUR READERS

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