Vol. 150 No. 8
NATION
FORGET THE BUDGET CONSENSUS. NOW CLINTON WANTS TO KEEP REPUBLICANS OFF GUARD BY BEING NICE TO KIDS
BORDER SKIRMISH
A TEEN'S DEATH FORCES THE MILITARY TO QUESTION ITS ROLE IN FIGHTING DRUGS
A BEATING IN BROOKLYN
NEW YORK'S FINEST COME UNDER FIRE AFTER A HAITIAN MAN IS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, ALLEGEDLY BY COPS
INVASION OF PRIVACY
OUR RIGHT TO BE LEFT ALONE HAS DISAPPEARED, BIT BY BIT, IN LITTLE BROTHERLY STEPS. STILL, WE'VE GOT SOMETHING IN RETURN--AND IT'S NOT ALL BAD
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION AT WARP SPEED
A HEART IN HER HAND
THE AUTOPSY REPORT ON JONBENET RAMSEY IS FINALLY RELEASED, AS HER PARENTS INVESTIGATE THEIR OWN LEADS
FEEDING THE FLOCK
ENABLED BY A NEW LAW, CHURCHES STEP INTO THE GAP LEFT BY THE FAILURE OF TRADITIONAL WELFARE
WORLD
MILLIONS IN NORTH KOREA FACE STARVATION. BUT EVERYONE INSISTS ON PLAYING CYNICAL GAMES WITH THEIR LIVES
A VISIT TO THE LAND OF THE VANISHING LAKE
HEALTH & MEDICINE
THE A.M.A. PUTS ITS SEAL ON SUNBEAM PRODUCTS, BUT THE CONTROVERSIAL DEAL PRODUCES A RASH OF PROTEST
SOCIETY
A STUDY INDICATES A HALT TO SPANKING COULD REDUCE THE NATIONAL LEVEL OF VIOLENCE; CRITICS ARE DOUBTFUL
BONFIRE OF THE TECHIES
HORDES OF PLAYFUL DIGERATI ASSEMBLE FOR A HALLOWED ANNUAL RITE
NOTEBOOK
PAULA JONES (THE SCOOP)
IT'S ALWAYS A BATTLE BETWEEN LOVE AND MONEY
AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT MY OWN
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
TERRORISM (THE SCOOP)
PUTTING AMERICA'S BEST FACE FORWARD
SWISS FINANCE (THE SCOOP)
LIKE, SAY, BANKING FOR CHOCOLATE?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
IN DETROIT, ONE NEIGHBORHOOD IS GETTING MIGHTY ORNERY ABOUT ART
WHAT A CUTE UNIVERSE YOU HAVE!
OUR DESIRE TO MAKE THE AWESOME ADORABLE IS SPOILING THE MYSTERIES OF LIFE
BUSINESS
AFTER YEARS OF BEING LOCKED OUT OF THE ISLAND, U.S. HOTELIERS LINK UP WITH THOSE WHO HAVE THE KEYS
GOING TO BAT AGAINST ITT
TWO HEAVY HITTERS PLAY HARDBALL. IS THIS FAIR?
ELDERSCAM
REACH OUT AND BILK SOMEONE OVERLY TRUSTING SENIORS ARE FALLING VICTIM TO A SOPHISTICATED INDUSTRY OF SLICK-TALKING FLIMFLAM ARTISTS TO THE TUNE OF NEARLY $40 BILLION A YEAR
EDUCATION
SUDDENLY, MATH BECOMES FUN AND GAMES. BUT ARE THE KIDS REALLY LEARNING ANYTHING?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
ONCE HOLLYWOOD'S FEISTIEST BAD BOY, SEAN PENN IS NOW A STERN, LOVING DAD. BUT AS SHE'S SO LOVELY PROVES, HE'S STILL A TERRIFIC ACTOR
IF JOHN COULD SEE THEM NOW... (The Arts / CINEMA)
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE (The Arts / CINEMA)
CAN WOMEN HAVE FULL MILITARY EQUALITY WITH MEN? CAN DEMI MOORE MAKE A GOOD MOVIE?
TEARS OF A DEMAGOGUE (The Arts / TELEVISION)
TNT'S WALLACE SHOWS A DEVIOUS, RACIST--AND EVENTUALLY REPENTANT--ALABAMA GOVERNOR
LOST IN SPACE (The Arts / MUSIC)
SCI-FI ART-POP FROM THE BRITISH BAND RADIOHEAD
IT'S THE SAME OLD STORY (The Arts / MUSIC)
OASIS, THE BEATLES-APING BAND FROM BRITAIN, IS BACK. BUT ISN'T IT TIME IT DID ITS OWN THING?
A CHARMING MONSTER (The Arts / BOOKS)
JONATHAN YARDLEY TELLS THE STORY OF FREDERICK EXLEY, A VERY GOOD WRITER BUT A VEXING MAN
REALLY BUGGED (The Arts / CINEMA)
IN MIMIC, GIANT ROACHES INVADE NEW YORK CITY
FULLY EXPOSED (The Arts / CINEMA)
A SWEET COMEDY THAT BARES ITS SOUL AND MORE