Vol. 150 No. 27
NATION
A DEBATE BREWS AFTER A STUDY URGES THE MILITARY TO SEPARATE THE SEXES DURING BASIC TRAINING
A DIFFERENT FATHERS' DAY
NEW JERSEY GAY COUPLES CAN NOW ADOPT JOINTLY. BUT WILL ONE STATE'S MOVE TRIGGER A BACKLASH IN OTHERS?
THE SUFFERING OF A FOOL
A GIFTED COMIC LOSES HIS BATTLE WITH THE DEMONS HE PARODIED: DRUGS, ALCOHOL, OBESITY AND ANXIETY
WORLD
A CHRISTMASTIME LESSON IN PIETY FOR A STRANGER IN AXUM
A DISSIDENT HAS HIS DAY
KOREANS ELECT A LIBERAL POPULIST. NOW HE FACES HIS TOUGHEST ROLE IN TRYING TO FIX THE TROUBLED ECONOMY
SCIENCE
EVEN THE MOST ORDINARY GO OUT IN A BLAZE OF GLORY
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A MYSTERIOUS STRAIN HAS ALREADY KILLED TWO PEOPLE, AND EXPERTS FEAR THE POTENTIAL FOR AN EPIDEMIC
TECHNOLOGY
HE OFFERS A VERSION OF WINDOWS THAT WON'T WORK
NOTEBOOK
WASHINGTON (THE SCOOP)
CLINTON TO GREENSPAN: GET YOURSELF A DOG!
MILESTONES (MILSTONES)
MIR (THE SCOOP)
A RUSSIAN SPACE FIRST: WEIGHTLESS BUREAUCRAT
BAGHDAD (THE SCOOP)
SMILE--YOU'RE ON SADDAM'S CANDID CAMERA
SUPREME COURT (THE SCOOP)
IS THIS THE NEW TEST CASE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
AMISTAD IS IMPORTANT. DISCUSS
IN WHICH A MUCH ANTICIPATED HOLLYWOOD LEARNING KIT GOES INTO WIDE RELEASE
BUSINESS
AFTER AN EPIC WIPEOUT, SKI MOGUL GEORGE GILLETT TACKLES THE SLOPES AGAIN
SANTA MEETS GOLDILOCKS
THE COOL SHAPES FOR SKIING
SPECIAL SECTION
THE MICROCHIP IS THE DYNAMO OF A NEW ECONOMY...DRIVEN BY THE PASSION OF INTEL'S ANDREW GROVE
A SURVIVOR'S TALE (Man Of The Year)
ANOTHER SILICON VALLEY RECESSION? (Man Of The Year)
HOW THE CHIP WORKS (Man Of The Year)
THE UBIQUITOUS CHIP (Man Of The Year)
AS MICROCHIPS GET SMALLER AND FASTER, THEY ARE BEING USED IN PLACES FAR OUTSIDE THE DESKTOP COMPUTER
THE PARADOX OF PROSPERITY (Man Of The Year)
WE'RE CELEBRATING, WE'RE SCARED, WE'RE WIRED, WE'RE TIRED
ALAN GREENSPAN (Man Of The Year / OTHERS WHO SHAPED 1997)
DR. IAN WILMUT...AND DOLLY (Man Of The Year / OTHERS WHO SHAPED 1997)
CHARLES FEENEY (Man Of The Year / OTHERS WHO SHAPED 1997)
PRINCESS DIANA (Man Of The Year / OTHERS WHO SHAPED 1997)
SECOND ACTS (The Year In Review)
THE MEDIA GIVETH, THE MEDIA TAKETH AND, EVENTUALLY, THE MEDIA SIMPLY IGNORETH. SOME QUIETER DEVELOPMENTS IN '97'S BIG STORIES
THE 1997 PEOPLE YEARBOOK (The Best And Worst Of '97)
THE BEST OF 1997 AND THE WORST OF 1997 (The Best And Worst Of '97)
REMEMBER THIS YEAR? WHEN OUR SCIENCES AND ARTS MEMORIALIZED YEARS WE LIKED EVEN BETTER?
THE BEST DESIGN OF 1997 (The Best And Worst Of '97 / DESIGN)
THE BEST CINEMA OF 1997 (The Best And Worst Of '97 / CINEMA)
THE BEST TELEVISION OF 1997 (The Best And Worst Of '97 / TELEVISION)
THE BEST CYBERTECH OF 1997 (The Best And Worst Of '97 / CYBERTECH)
THE BEST ADVERTISEMENTS OF 1997 (The Best And Worst Of '97 / ADS)
THE BEST MUSIC OF 1997 (The Best And Worst Of '97 / MUSIC)
THE BEST THEATER OF 1997 (The Best And Worst Of '97 / THEATER)
THE BEST BOOKS OF 1997 (The Best And Worst Of '97 / BOOKS)
THE TOP SCIENCE OF 1997 (The Best And Worst Of '97 / SCIENCE)
THE TOP SPORTS OF 1997 (The Best And Worst Of '97 / SPORTS)
PUTTING A FACE ON HISTORY (Man Of The Year)