Vol. 155 No. 3
NATION
He's better in debates all over the airwaves, and he's quieted his G.O.P. doubters. But can the front runner go off script?
Meet Forbes, The Great Romancer (Campaign 2000)
Beware the Iowa Surprise (Campaign 2000)
Yes, funny things can happen here--but they don't necessarily matter
The Family Feuds
The fight for Elian gets uglier, but the grandmas may have an answer
Gary Hart Comes Out
The former Senator and ex-presidential candidate reveals that he's thriller writer John Blackthorn
WORLD
The rebels stall the Russian offensive. Do their hit-and-run tactics threaten Putin?
Addressing Africa's Agony
Holbrooke and Gore push the U.N. to combat AIDS as a deadly threat to the world's security
SCIENCE
To the consternation of his rivals, Craig Venter may have the human DNA 100% mapped by summer
PRESS
With a new editor and a fresh attitude, Harper's Bazaar is taking on Vogue
RELIGION
A stray thought sets off talk about a "resignation" and concern about a latent pontifical problem
NOTEBOOK
Middle East
U.S. Getting Fed Up with Playing to the Gallery
Constabulary
Wanted: Police Officers To Wear a Lighter Blue
The Pentagon Capers
Doomed Air Force Drone Was Just Following Orders
I've Been Acquired
If the Twinkie Causes Fits, You Must Acquit
Milestones (Milestones)
Kitschwatch
Gallows Glamour
No Polka?
Shout
Numbers (Numbers)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
What's the secret of life? It may be that our genes are all in the same boat. They sink or swim together
The Merger and Our Journalism
Why Writers Attack Writers
Nothing matches, or comes from, a catfight among the people of letters
News Quiz Crossword (News Quiz Crossword)
Contributors (Contributors)
BUSINESS
The "most transformational event" turns Wall Street on its ear, two giants into one and the future into an alluring promise
A Two-Man Network (AOL-Time Warner Merger)
Jerry loves Camus. Steve loves Toffler. But the two tycoons have some surprising connections
Small Breakthrough
Automakers are going to school to create a hip new generation of cars for echo boomers
Extortion on the Internet
A daring hacker tries to blackmail an e-tailer--and sparks new worries about credit-card cybertheft
Microsoft: Everything's O.K. Now, Right? Wrong (AOL-Time Warner Merger / Changing Landscapes)
Is Big Really Bad? Well, Yes (AOL-Time Warner Merger / You've Got Opinions)
Six Degrees of America Online (AOL-Time Warner Merger / You've Got Opinions)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Steven Bochco's new hospital drama adds color on both sides of the camera
Sundance Sorority (The Arts / Cinema)
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL JANUARY 20-30 2000 The world's top indie film fest strides toward gender equality, with a record 26% of the films made by women. Here are six directors with a shot at auteur sta
Rebel Without a Pause (The Arts / Show Business)
Volatile, outspoken, aggressive--Angelina Jolie is Hollywood's favorite wild child onscreen and off
D'Angelo: Salvation Sex And Voodoo (The Arts / Music)
He worships Marvin and Jimi. He shot a video in the nude. And his new CD is a masterpiece
Looking for Lost America (The Arts / Books)
In his entertaining On the Rez, Ian Frazier recounts the past and present of the Oglala Sioux
A Trick of the Eye (The Arts / Television)
CBS inserts self-promoting digital "billboards" into its news shows. Are they signs of the times?
Just Don't Say Anything (The Arts / Television)
A Drug-Ad Deal Goes Bad
Starr Wars (The Arts / Books)
Jeffrey Toobin revisits the Lewinsky affair
YOUR TIME
Many parents are spending newfound wealth on their children--instead of spending time
Quit Now, Al (Personal Time / Your Money)
The Fed's Greenspan is still on top of interest rates, but his legacy is headed for trouble
Blackberry Jam (Personal Time / Your Technology)
A popular pager-size e-mail device finally gets some competition. But the price remains high
Don't Be Flued (Personal Time / Your Health)
Those new influenza remedies have great TV commercials, but they won't cure what ails you
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Online shopping scored big during the holidays, but lots of individual e-tailers fumbled. What they did wrong--and how they can fix it
First E-marketing, Now E-research (Time Select / Business)
Publish Thyself (Time Select / Business)
More and more, book authors are using the Web--without editorial middlemen--to reach readers
Banking On Sperm (Time Select / Business)
Europe's patchwork of rules for sperm donation has allowed a Danish firm to rule the market
Want to Take On the World? Take a Pils (Time Select / Business)
After snapping up a premier Czech label, South African Breweries aims at the global marketplace