Vol. 147 No. 20
NATION
FORGET ABOUT REASONED DISCOURSE OR RESONANT ISSUES. THE CAMPAIGN HAS SHIFTED INTO RAPID-RESPONSE MODE, IN WHICH EVERY ATTACK MUST BE ANSWERED INSTANTLY
THE SUBURBS WON'T VOUCH FOR THIS (ISSUES '96)
A POLITICAL SUICIDE
AN OFFICER TOLD SEXIST JOKES. WHEN THE COAST GUARD INVESTIGATED, HE KILLED HIMSELF. IS ANYONE TO BLAME?
WORLD
MANY MEN SUSPECTED OF UNSPEAKABLE WAR CRIMES REMAIN AT LARGE IN THE BALKANS. WE TALKED TO SOME OF THEM
"WE WILL TAKE REVENGE"
THE LEADER OF HIZBALLAH SPEAKS ABOUT THE DEATHS AT QANA, THE CEASE-FIRE AND THE ISRAELI ELECTION
LAND MINES: CHEAP, DEADLY AND CRUEL
CAN A SUPERPOWER SAY NO TO THE POOR MAN'S WEAPON? CLINTON AND THE PENTAGON AGREE IT CAN
HEALTH & MEDICINE
FIDEL CASTRO'S MOST IDIOSYNCRATIC VENTURE PAYS OFF: HAVANA IS NOW A LEADING EXPORTER OF BIOTECH PRODUCTS
DIET PILLS ARE COMING BACK (Health)
THE FDA APPROVES THE FIRST ANTIOBESITY DRUG IN 23 YEARS, AND MORE ARE ON THE WAY. BUT ARE THEY A CURE?
TO E OR NOT TO E (Health)
ANOTHER REASON TO EAT VITAMINS, NOT POP THEM
RELIGION
FRANKLIN GRAHAM DID NOT WANT TO BE BILLY'S HEIR AND PLAYED THE PRODIGAL INSTEAD. NOW HE IS POISED TO INHERIT THE FAMILY BUSINESS
SPORT
FENWAY PARK, WITH ITS GREEN MONSTER, IS ONE OF THREE TREASURED BALL PARKS THAT COULD SOON FALL VICTIM TO THE WRECKING BALL OF AVARICE
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
THE U.S. PAYS A HUGE PRICE FOR STILL-TOO-CHEAP GASOLINE. HIGHER FUEL TAXES CAN CLEAN THE AIR AND LOWER THE DEFICIT
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CONTRIBUTORS (Contributors)
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FREE-LUNCH LIBERALISM
REAL LIBERALS TAX AND SPEND; THE NEW BREED ARE JUST PARASITES
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NOTEBOOK
FRIENDS, 12-STEPPERS, FRESHMEN
MILESTONES
STATISTICALLY SCARY
BUSINESS
POLITICIANS ARE JUMPING TO INTERVENE, BUT HIGH PRICES MAY BE THE RESULT OF INCREASING DEMAND
THE WIZARDS OF ID
COMPUTER-GAME FREAKS ARE WATCHING BREATHLESSLY FOR QUAKE, SON OF THE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DOOM
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
IT'S BARELY SPRING AND THE MEGA MOVIES ARE ALREADY HERE--AT LEAST THEIR TRAILERS ARE. A FEARLESS PREVIEW:
STOP THE INANITY! (The Arts / TELEVISION)
MELROSE PLACE, FORMERLY ONE OF TV'S MOST DELIRIOUS HOURS OF COMEDY, HAS DETERIORATED INTO A TEDIOUS, UNWATCHABLE MESS
THE 10% DISSOLUTION (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)
WITH ITS FOUNDERS GONE, HOLLYWOOD'S TOP TALENT AGENCY FACES DAUNTING CHANGE--BUT THEN SO DOES THE REST OF THE BUSINESS
HUMMING THE CLOTHES (The Arts / FASHION)
THE SEXY COSTUMES OF THE NEW HIT MUSICAL RENT GET A FAST TRANSLATION INTO A ZIPPY YOUNG LINE OF SUMMER GEAR
THE SAVIOURS OF SOUL? (The Arts / MUSIC)
A NEW GENERATION OF PERFORMERS IS DIGGING INTO THE ROOTS OF RHYTHM AND BLUES AND RECLAIMING ITS SPIRIT FOR THE '90S
CIVIL PROTESTS (The Arts / MUSIC)
THE CRANBERRIES MOVE FROM THE PERSONAL TO THE POLITICAL
LIVING WITH THE ASHES (The Arts / BOOKS)
IN HIS BEST NOVEL YET, WILLIAM KENNEDY EXPLORES MISPLACED PASSION AND THE POWER OF ART