Time Magazine Contents Page OCTOBER 18, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 16

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COVER: Living Dangerously

In responding to the chaos in the world, is America using its heart but not its head? Powerful images have a tendency to stir people to bursts of indignation that flare briefly and ineffectually.

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How the Somalia Mission Failed

The operation started out looking easy and humane. But once again U.S. troops found themselves in a hornet's nest.

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Photoessay: Red Skies over Moscow

Besieged by hard-line rebels, Russia survives its bloodiest autumn since World War II -- barely

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Russia: Yeltsin's Second Chance

Reformers now have to buckle down and govern

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The Political Interest: Why consistency matters

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ENVIRONMENT: Recycling Gets a Boost

Help for a movement that has stalled curbside

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ENERGY: Let the Sunshine In

Solar power finally seems poised to light up the world

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SCIENCE: Superconductors Get Hotter

Electrons flow freely in new mercury compounds

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LITERATURE: Rooms of Their Own

Novelist Toni Morrison wins the Nobel Prize

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Rita Dove embarks on her poet laureateship

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CINEMA: Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph

The world's most notorious director keeps on shooting

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MUSIC: Marilyn Monroe and Other Sopranos

New American opera is booming three times over

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THEATER: The Return of Edward Albee

The erstwhile avant-garde hero is back in the spotlight

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REVIEWS

CINEMA The explosions in Demolition Man almost drown out the futuristic satire. Fearless transforms a disaster story into a meditation on mortality. BOOKS The J.F.K. presidency gets a cool, fascinating analysis by Richard Reeves. MUSIC Jimmy Webb soars into the '90s with a lush and lyrical album. TELEVISION An adapted David Mamet play shows Jack Lemmon at his best.

PEOPLE

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SPORTS: The Thrill Is Gone

At the top of his game, Michael Jordan calls it quits

Cover: Illustration for TIME by Matt Mahurin. Photograph courtesy CNN.

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