Vol. 149 No. 20
NATION
LARRY HOOVER IS CONVICTED OF RUNNING THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST STREET GANG--FROM PRISON
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?
BY ALMOST ANY MEASURE, LIFE IS SWELL IN THE U.S. WHAT WENT RIGHT?
WHY THE GOOD TIMES MIGHT LAST
THE AGONY OF ECSTASY
WITH ALL THIS GOOD NEWS, WHAT'S A PESSIMIST TO DO?
WARMING TO SUCCESS
CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, IS QUIETLY PROSPERING. SHOPPERS ARE TRADING UP TO FANCY LAWN FURNITURE AT WAL-MART. BUT FEW CAN YET BELIEVE THEIR GOOD FORTUNE
WORLD
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO WORRY ABOUT ARMAGEDDON ANYMORE. BUT WHO'S SAFE WHEN THE RUSSIANS ARE LOSING CONTROL OVER THEIR ARSENAL?
HUNT FOR A MOLE
IS A SENIOR U.S. OFFICIAL IN WASHINGTON PASSING INTELLIGENCE TO ISRAEL?
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A BIOTECH LAB RACES TO PERFECT A NEW TREATMENT FOR CANCER JUST IN TIME TO SAVE ITS DYING CEO
SOCIETY
ONE MAN, STILL AT LARGE, MAY BE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BRUTAL KILLINGS IN THREE DIFFERENT STATES
MENTAL ADJUSTMENT
HOW FAR SHOULD EMPLOYERS GO TO HELP SOMEONE WITH A PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS STAY ON THE JOB?
SPORT
RICK PITINO LEAVES KENTUCKY TO TAKE OVER IN BOSTON AND BECOME THE HIGHEST-PAID COACH IN ALL OF SPORTS
TECHNOLOGY
TIM BERNERS-LEE STARTED A REVOLUTION, BUT IT DIDN'T GO EXACTLY AS PLANNED
NOTEBOOK
RENO'S UNTOUCHABLES
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
PAYBACK TIME?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
EVEN IF DEEP BLUE COULD BEAT KASPAROV EVERY TIME, IT WOULD STILL BE THE SAME BIG ZERO INSIDE
TO OUR READERS
EDWARD R. MURROW SLEPT HERE
A NEW MUSEUM DEDICATED TO JOURNALISM IS NOTHING BUT A CRY FOR HELP
BUSINESS
DEEP IN AN INDONESIAN JUNGLE WAS THE MOTHER LODE, A GRAND STRIKE THAT PROMISED RICHES BEYOND IMAGINING. OR SO IT SEEMED. NOW THE DISCOVERER IS DEAD, THE GOLD-MINING COMPANY IS IN RUINS AND THOUSANDS O
THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
HOW GATEWAY'S BILLIONAIRE FOUNDER DECIDED NOT TO CASH IN WITH COMPAQ
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
FOR 20 YEARS, HE HAD HOLLYWOOD'S MOST PROFOUND AND PROFITABLE CASE OF ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. BUT THE BOY OF JAWS HAS BECOME THE MAN OF SCHINDLER'S LIST. THE LONELY, PRECOCIOUS SON OF A BROKEN HOME IS T
THE WIZARD OF GRUNGE (The Arts / TELEVISION)
STREET MAGICIAN DAVID BLAINE HAS ENCHANTED BIG STARS; NOW HE'S CONJURED UP A PRIME-TIME SPECIAL
ROCKING THE CRADLE (The Arts / MUSIC)
KIDDIE-POP ACTS LIKE HANSON ARE HITTING THE CHARTS. WHERE'S DR. SPOCK WHEN YOU NEED HIM?
"I WANTED TO SEE A T. REX STOMPING DOWN A STREET" (The Arts / CINEMA)
STILL SINGING THE BLUES (The Arts / MUSIC)
DESPITE A NEW ALBUM AND A NEW WOMAN, JAMES TAYLOR CAN'T AVOID THE LONELINESS OF BEING HUMAN
SONGS IN THE KEY OF GLEE (The Arts / MUSIC)
THE ROCK TRIO SLEATER-KINNEY IS ANGRY AND IN YOUR FACE. BUT THE GROUP IS HAPPY TO HAVE GUITARS
CAPITAL CONNECTIONS (The Arts / BOOKS)
WASHINGTON PROVIDES THE BEGUILING SETTING FOR A WINNING NOVEL ABOUT POWER AND POLITICS
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS (The Arts / BOOKS)
A CLEVER THRILLER ABOUT HONOR AND LOYALTY IN THE SPY GAME, THE NEWS BUSINESS AND AMONG FRIENDS