Vol. 146 No.

COVER

THE EQ FACTOR (Cover Story)
NEW BRAIN RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT EMOTIONS, NOT IQ, MAY BE THE TRUE MEASURE OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

ONE WAY TO TEST YOUR EQ (Cover Story)

SQUARE PEGS IN THE OVAL OFFICE? (Cover Story)

NATION

IT'S MIDDLE-CLASS WARFARE (Congress)
AFTER LOSING ON WELFARE TO THE REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS HOPE ISSUES LIKE MEDICARE WILL LURE BACK A CORE CONSTITUENCY

DRIPPING WITH DECENCY (Campaign '96)
DICK LUGAR, STAID FOREIGN AFFAIRS WONK? AU CONTRAIRE: MEET DICK LUGAR, REPUBLICAN HUNK

STILL WAITING FOR THAT SEVENTH VEIL (Congress)

WORLD

AT THE EDGE OF PEACE (Bosnia)
WITH A NUDGE HERE, A SHOVE THERE, THE BALKANS MOVE TANTALIZINGLY CLOSER TO EMBRACING A DEAL

RAPE OF AN INNOCENT, DISHONOR IN THE RANKS (Japan)
A VICIOUS ATTACK IN OKINAWA STIRS A FUROR AGAINST AN INCREASINGLY UNPOPULAR U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE

SCIENCE

HEADING FOR APOCALYPSE?
A NEW U.N. REPORT SAYS GLOBAL WARMING IS ALREADY UNDER WAY--AND THE EFFECTS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC

TECHNOLOGY

APPLE TURNOVER? (Computers)
THE COMPANY IS PLAGUED BY MARKET WOES, BAD PLANNING AND LAPTOPS THAT BURST INTO FLAMES

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BIRTH OF A SALESMAN

THE BIGOT'S HANDBOOK

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FIFTEEN CHEERS FOR ABSTINENCE

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THE WEEK
SEPTEMBER 17-23

THE FADED SERB MYTH

MILESTONES

WINNERS & LOSERS

BUSINESS

TOO BIG OR NOT TOO BIG?
A MERGER AND A DIVESTITURE STIR THE DEBATE OVER THE RIGHT SIZE OF ALL THINGS

HANDS ACROSS THE CABLE
THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW MEDIA TITANS OVERCAME COMPETITORS AND EGOS TO CREATE A $20 BILLION GIANT

JUST THREE EASY PIECES
RUNNING AGAINST THE TREND OF AMERICAN BUSINESS, AT&T ANNOUNCES THE BIGGEST CORPORATE SPLIT-UP EVER

THE THIRD MAN: JOHN MALONE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WHITE ELEPHANT PARADE (The Arts & Media / MUSEUMS)
IN A REVOLUTIONARY MOVE TO WIN SPACE AND FUNDS, ARTIFACTS GATHERING DUST IN STORAGE ARE PUT UP FOR A GARAGE SALE

THE MILD CARD RACE (The Arts & Media / SPORT)
FOR THE FIRST TIME, SECOND-PLACE TEAMS WILL PLAY IN BASEBALL'S POSTSEASON--BUT FEW FANS CARE

PRIDE OF PLACE (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
DENZEL WASHINGTON TALKS ABOUT HOLLYWOOD, THE ROLES HE GETS--AND THE ONSCREEN ROMANCES HE DOESN'T

VALLEY OF THE DULLS (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
A RANCID SHOW-BIZ TALE WITH LOTS OF NUDITY, SHOWGIRLS GETS AN NC-17 RATING AND FINDS A NEW FOUR-LETTER WORD FOR SEX: YAWN

JOINING THE BOYS' CLUB (The Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
EX-RADIO HOST STEPHANIE MILLER AND PERENNIAL SUPERMODEL LAUREN HUTTON BRING SOME GENDER BALANCE INTO LATE NIGHT

THE DEVIL YOU KNOW (The Arts & Media / MUSIC)
RANDY NEWMAN, WHO HAS IRKED SHORT PEOPLE AND ENLIVENED MOVIE SOUND TRACKS, IS BACK WITH AN AMBITIOUS TAKE ON FAUST

BAD DREAM (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
AFTER THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, A WEIRD NON SEQUITUR

A CASE OF JURISIMPRUDENCE (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
JONATHAN HARR TURNS A LEGAL MORASS INTO RIVETING DRAMA

TRIBAL KILLER (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
A FORCEFUL FIRST NOVEL CASTS A CHILL EYE ON BELFAST VIOLENCE

DOWN THESE MEAN, PALM-LINED STREETS (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)