Vol. 155 No. 23
NATION
The Kingmaker
(Campaign 2000)
Terry McAuliffe has reinvented the rules of fund raising and shattered all records, and he has become rich along the way. Is he the poster boy for reform?
Bush Does His Vision Thing on Arms Control
(Campaign 2000)
Something bold, something nuclear: George W. unveils a plan that's got Gore on the defensive
A License to Revisit the Word "Is"
That will be the result if Clinton keeps his right to practice law
A Minister Tops The Bush List
(Campaign 2000)
WORLD
Courage Under Fire
In a defining moment, Ehud Barak makes good on his promise to withdraw Israeli troops from southern Lebanon
Shooting to Seal a Peace
Ethiopia secures a victory that may at last end its long war against neighboring Eritrea
An Iron Fist for the Enemies of Israel
(Making The Call)
SCIENCE
Music on the Brain
Experts still don't know how and why tunes tickle our fancy--but new research offers intriguing clues
Tooting Those Trumpets
Amplifying musical miracles through volunteerism
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The Lure Of Ecstasy
(Ecstasy / Happiness Is...A Pill?)
THE ELIXIR BEST KNOWN FOR POWERING RAVES IS AN 80-YEAR-OLD ILLEGAL DRUG. BUT IT'S SHOWING UP OUTSIDE CLUBS TOO, AND ADVOCATES CLAIM IT EVEN HAS THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS. JUST HOW DANGEROUS IS IT?
Rave New World
(Ecstasy / Happiness Is...A Pill?)
IT'S MORE THAN JUST ECSTASY. THE YOUTH CULTURE IS IN THRALL TO DEEJAYS AND FLOATS ON THE RELENTLESS BEAT OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Ecstasy In Arizona: A Cop and Bull Story
(Ecstasy / Happiness Is...A Pill?)
AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW THE CHASE FOR CRIMINAL PROFITS LED TO THE FALL OF A FABLED MOBSTER
RELIGION
The Day God Took Over
When a public school was swept by a full-blown religious revival, should teachers have stopped it?
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
Electrics
Clean-Car Fans Fuel Combustion
Baby, Be Good Looking
Looking for Something New to Do This Summer?
Milestones
(Milestones)
Billsville, Pt. 1
Billsville, Pt. 2
Coffee Chronicles
Eulogy
(Eulogy)
Israel
Taking the Hard Line
Numbers
(Numbers)
What Happened to Boy Meets Girl?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A Changed Man? No Such Animal
Evolution has made men who they are; mid-life crises don't really transform them
News Quiz Crossword
(News Quiz Crossword)
BUSINESS
Estee Lauder gives the online beauty market a glossy makeover--but the wrinkles aren't all gone
A New Credit-Card Scam
The latest handheld "skimmers" let crooks use your charge card even as you return it to your wallet
Scooting Around in Style
There's nothing pedestrian about these hot wheels
EDUCATION
A Teacher's Last Lesson
Her incurable illness is a powerful classroom tool
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Stuff Modernism Overthrew
(The Arts / Art)
In a fascinating exhibit, the fashionable art of the year 1900 doesn't hold up well. But then, how will 2000's favorites look a century from now?
Anarchy from the U.K.
(The Arts / Television)
A different British invasion is under way as BBC America imports shows that are anything but stuffy
At Home on the Range
(The Arts / Cinema)
Jackie Chan kicks up a rousing good time in the multicultural east meets western Shanghai Noon
Good Night, Sweet Prince
(The Arts / Appreciation)
ARTHUR JOHN GIELGUD: 1904-2000
In Small Packages
(The Arts / Books)
Weary of big, burly biographies? The Penguin Lives are lively, informative and refreshingly brief
M.Y.O.B.
(The Arts / Short Takes)
NBC, Tuesdays, 9:30 p.m. E.T.
Sarah Jessica Parker
(The Arts / Q&A)
The Life And Times Of Hank Greenberg
(The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Aviva Kempner
Beyond
(The Arts / Short Takes)
Joshua Redman
Lucy Pearl
(The Arts / Short Takes)
Lucy Pearl
The Lathe Of Heaven
(The Arts / Short Takes)
PBS, June 1, check local listings
YOUR TIME
A Delicate Subject
(Personal Time / Your Family)
How do you tell your aging mom and dad that they're going to have to move out of the house?
Psyched Out
(Personal Time / Your Money)
News flash! Irrational behavior can jolt stocks lower too. How to survive a bear-market attack
Joshing Online
(Personal Time / Your Technology)
It's now easy to have your own Webcam. But do you really want your daily life seen by the world?
Between the Lines
(Personal Time / Your Health)
Too many headlines about cancer "cures" are overblown--here's how you can evaluate them
In Brief
(Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health
(Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief
(Personal Time / Your Money)
In Brief
(Personal Time / Your Technology)
PEOPLE
People
LETTERS
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