Vol. 155 No. 26

NATION

Border Clash
Private citizens are deputizing themselves as border patrollers to capture illegal aliens pouring across from Mexico in record numbers

Restarting All Over (Campaign 2000)
Gore was having a good week--until his campaign chairman quit. But that may be good news as well

The Bad Sunday In The Park
A large scale "wilding" may involve police problems, but it has also set New York City circling nervously around the politics of sex, culture and race

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Vice President (Campaign 2000)
Bill Daley expected a higher calling, but he may still be the kingmaker

Send Me Your Wired (High Tech vs. Low Tech)

WORLD

The Remaking of Kim Jong Il
How--and why--the world's scariest dictator made himself into a huggy bear

The Gen Y Revolution
NATO couldn't take out Milosevic. Do some furious and fun-loving college kids have a shot?

The King Of Cool
Hip. Charming. Mod. Mohammed VI is the Beatles of Arabian royalty. And he's coming to the U.S.

Who's Scary Now?
In Search of an Evil Empire

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The Search For Smaller Tumors (Medicine)
Breast-cancer studies could lead to better tests and earlier detection

RELIGION

Battle of the Baptists
Why one church is having two conventions in the same town, with Disney caught in the middle

SPORT

Pedro
The best pitcher in baseball has Boston believing it can break its World Series curse

Suburban Smackdown
Wrestling fans, grab your lawn chairs. Teenage boys are brawling in a backyard near you

TECHNOLOGY

The Infoanarchist
Could this 23-year-old British programmer unravel the Web?

Digital-Music Detente
How to Bring MP3s to the Masses

NOTEBOOK

Notebook

Ask Dr. Notebook

A Smoother Dynasty

Notebook Placemat

Milestones (Milestones)

Cops And Rockers

Spin City: Egypt Buys and Sells a New Crash Tale (Egypt)

A Plotline They Couldn't Refuse

Numbers

Campaign Pledge Drive: Week Three

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Bylines of the Future (Contributors)

A Nonswimmer's 25 Scariest Movies

From Homeless to A Full Scholarship
A special Phoenix school lifts a boy from the streets into college

News Quiz Crossword (News Quiz Crossword)

BUSINESS

J'Adore Content
France's Vivendi reaches for Seagram's rich film and music trove. What drives these deals?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

We Like To Watch (The Arts / Television)
Led by the hit Survivor, voyeurism has become TV's hottest genre. Why the passion for peeping?

The Frank Gehry Experience (The Arts / Architecture)
He has a groovy Seattle museum and buildings coming everywhere. Is he the wave of the future?

A Cheer For Old Glory (The Arts / Cinema)
The Patriot comes out strongly on the winning side

Mr. Wrong Is Mr. Wright (The Arts / Cinema)
A dazzling breakthrough makes for a killer villain

Why We Now Can't Dig Shaft (The Arts / Cinema)
A black knight errant is transformed into a thug

The Joy Of Cooking (The Arts / Show Business)
Revenge is a dish served hot when grill master Bobby Flay faces off against a mighty Iron Chef

Spy Groove, (The Arts / Short Takes)
MTV, Mondays, 10:30 p.m. E.T.

Split Decision (The Arts / Cinema)
Jim Carrey is twice as funny half the time

Looking Online (The Arts / Television)

Has Shaft Been Shafted? (The Arts / Cinema)

Architecture (The Arts / Short Takes)

Gustav Mahler, Vol. 3, Vienna: Triumph And Disillusion (1904-1907) (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Henry-Louis de La Grange

Portrait Of An Artist, As An Old Man (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Joseph Heller

Jesus' Son (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Alison Maclean

Crush (The Arts / Short Takes)
Bon Jovi

Killing Puritans (The Arts / Short Takes)
Armand Van Helden

YOUR TIME

We Love the Boss (Personal Time / Your Family)
Every couple needs a passion for something outside its family. Ours is Bruce Springsteen

Know Your Options (Personal Time / Your Money)
Trading "puts" and "calls" is dangerous, but as a hedge in this rough market, options make sense

La-Z-Boy Surfing (Personal Time / Your Technology)
AOL thinks you want to surf--or at least chat--while you watch TV. For now, it's a tough sell

In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)

In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)

In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)

SPECIAL SECTION

Bikes Are Back......Bigtime (Time Select / Lifestyle)
And the newest models are cushy enough to attract an older generation of riders

The New Centurion (Time Select / Lifestyle)
A TIME reporter finds that a 100-km bicycle journey is both a good road trip and a personal triumph

Making A House Call (Time Select / Health)
Viagra, pumping iron, listening to your body clock--publishers provide plenty of new prescriptions

Oldies But Goodies (Time Select / Nostalgia)
Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller gave us everything from Hound Dog to Stand by Me

PEOPLE

People

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