Vol. 149 No. 19
NATION
A NEW BOOK AND ANOTHER SCANDAL MAY FINALLY HIT THE KENNEDYS WHERE IT WOULD HURT--IN THE BALLOT BOX
SHOULD ANNULMENTS BE SO EASY?
BREAKING THEIR SILENCE
THE RAMSEYS SPEAK TO THE POLICE AT LAST--BUT PROVIDE THE PRESS WITH LITTLE MORE THAN AN INFOMERCIAL
THE DIGNITY OF DENIAL
F.D.R. NEVER MADE A DISPLAY OF HIS SUFFERING. WE CAN LEARN FROM THAT
WASHINGTON WINDFALL
A BOOMING ECONOMY HELPS CONGRESS AND CLINTON GLIDE TO A HISTORIC BUDGET-BALANCING DEAL. BUT A TRICKY DETAIL REMAINS: TAX CUTS
A DEFICIT OF THEIR VERY OWN
MANNA FROM HONG KONG
MORE EVIDENCE EMERGES TO SHOW THAT THE REPUBLICANS ALSO TOOK ASIAN CAMPAIGN MONEY
REMEMBER THE TEXAS EMBASSY?
IT WASN'T THE ALAMO, BUT THE END OF THE LATEST MILITIA SIEGE DISPELS WACO MEMORIES
WORLD
HIS TROOPS INFLAMED THE REFUGEE PROBLEM, BUT REBEL KABILA REPRESENTS A FRESH BREED OF LEADER
THE MORAL OF THE STORY
TONY BLAIR PROMISED MODEST CHANGE, MORE SPIRITUALITY--AND WON BY A LANDSLIDE
SCIENCE
A SERIES OF MISHAPS AND BREAKDOWNS COULD SPELL THE END FOR RUSSIA'S CRUMBLING SPACE STATION MIR
GREAT BEAMS OF ANTIMATTER
A VAST PLUME OF EXOTIC PARTICLES IS SHOOTING OUT FROM THE CENTER OF THE MILKY WAY. WHAT'S IT DOING THERE?
MIGHTY MOUSE
MUSCLE-BOUND MUTANTS COULD POINT THE WAY TO BEEFIER COWS AND HUMANS
HEALTH & MEDICINE
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS SWEAR BY THE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE OF DR. ANDREW WEIL. BUT IS ANYBODY REALLY GETTING BETTER?
MY FIRST TWO WEEKS ON DR. WEIL'S HEALTH REGIMEN (Health)
THE SELF-MEDICATION GENERATION (Health)
NOW A WORD FROM OUR DOCTORS (Health)
NOTEBOOK
MY RESUME IS ENCLOSED
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
DON'T STEP ON MY WEEKEND (HOLLYWOOD NOTES)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A VERY HUMAN, VERY STUBBORN GLITCH IN THE YELLOWSTONE GOLD-MINING DEAL
CONTRIBUTORS (Contributors)
STUDYING STUDENTS
A COLLEGE WRITING EXERCISE TOUCHES THE SOUL OF EDUCATION
BUSINESS
LARRY ELLISON, SOFTWARE'S SECOND RICHEST MAN, RULES HIS $28 BILLION EMPIRE WITH CUNNING AND CAPRICE. HIS NEXT TARGET: MICROSOFT
A DEVILISHLY GOOD DEAL FOR THE FAMILY CHANNEL
PAT ROBERTSON USED TO RAIL AT RUPERT MURDOCH'S PROGRAMMING. NOW THE TWO MAY BECOME PARTNERS
THE HACKER'S REVENGE
THE $300 BILLION QUESTION
HOW MUCH CAN TOBACCO COMPANIES REALLY AFFORD?
BIZ WATCH (BIZ WATCH)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
AN AVALANCHE OF ANIMATION BOOKS REVEALS THE HARD TIMES OF SOME VERY FUNNY MEN
FORGET CLIFFS NOTES (The Arts / TELEVISION)
MINI-SERIES KING ROBERT HALMI IS NOW BRINGING THE ODYSSEY TO TV. WHAT NEXT? THE INFERNO?
TOUGH LOVE (The Arts / TELEVISION)
FAMILY TROUBLE ABOUNDS IN CBS' THE LAST DON
CLOSING ARGUMENT? (The Arts / BOOKS)
NO, JUST A BELATED ONE, AS MARCIA CLARK'S MEMOIR REVEALS (SURPRISE!) AN EMBATTLED PROSECUTOR
JONI MITCHELL'S DAUGHTERS (The Arts / MUSIC)
NEW RELEASES BY INDIGO GIRLS AND NEWCOMER LAURA LOVE KEEP THE POP-FOLK TRADITION ALIVE
THIS EARTHY ISLAND (The Arts / BOOKS)
AN EXTRAORDINARY NEW NOVEL DOES JUSTICE TO THE CUBA OF HISTORY AS WELL AS THE CUBA OF IMAGINATION
BULL SESSION? (The Arts / BOOKS)
HINT: NOT A GOOD FATHER'S DAY GIFT FOR JOHN GOTTI
THE BODY ECLECTIC (The Arts / BOOKS)
DR. SHERWIN B. NULAND, AUTHOR OF HOW WE DIE, IS BACK WITH AN AWE-INSPIRING ANATOMY LESSON
MAMA AFRICA (The Arts / MUSIC)
ZAP MAMA GIVES WORLD MUSIC A HIP-HOP EDGE