Vol. 137 No. 16
NATION
. . . and other tales of how Congress wastes money on pork-barrel projects
American Notes
CHILDREN: A Few More First Birthdays
American Notes
ENTOMOLOGY: A Day at The Races
American Notes
RESTAURANTS: Requiem for Horn & Hardart
American Notes
SPACE: Walking on Air
Back To Reality
As Americans focus again on problems at home, Bush's approval rating is falling. But that won't necessarily help Democrats.
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Busy, Busy, Busy, Eh, Senator K.?
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Cleveland Dreamin'
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Finally Ready To Graduate?
Global Warming: A New Warning
A report on the greenhouse effect could prod the White House clique that wants to go slow on protecting the environment
Grapevine (Grapevine)
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Hush-Hush Hospitality
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Onward, Christian Rockers
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Scribble, Scribble, Scribble, Eh, Mrs. T.?
GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
The First-Pitch Scoreboard
WORLD
Beijing's missile and nuclear-reactor deals defy arms-control efforts and imperil relations with Washington
Diplomacy A Superpower at the Abyss
By building bridges to the reformers, a former President argues, the U.S. may be able to induce Gorbachev to end his unholy alliance with the reactionaries
Refugees: Death Every Day
Relief organizations are in a grim race to get aid to the Kurds before the toll from hunger, cold and disease takes a terrible leap -- and so far the helpers are running behind
World Notes
BRITAIN: Is This Zoo Worth Saving?
World Notes
JAPAN: Curtains for Kaifu?
World Notes
MIDDLE EAST: A Few Steps Toward Peace
World Notes
PAKISTAN: Tightening Islam's Grip
SCIENCE
Talk of a mammoth black hole is giving astronomers headaches
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Restaurateurs who operate in both Los Angeles and New York City discover that differences run deeper than just the menu
Watch What You Eat, Kid (Health)
A U.S. panel urges better diets and cholesterol tests for children, but the report draws fire from both sides of the issue
SPORT
At 42, George Foreman is duking it out for the heavyweight boxing crown with a much younger man, and middle-aged wheezers everywhere are following his lead
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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Vol. 137, No. 16 APRIL 22, 1991
BUSINESS
Governments worldwide are selling off state-owned enterprises. The results should be salutary -- but the process can be painful.
A Sizzler Finally Fizzles
In America's largest insurance company collapse, California officials seize control of shaky giant Executive Life
Business Notes
MEDIA: Those Oldies Are Goldies
Business Notes
NEW PRODUCTS: No Butts About It
Business Notes
PHARMACEUTICALS: Thalidomide's Second Chance
Business Notes
REAL ESTATE: Trump Tries Tokyo Prices
The Beauty Part
P&G agrees to buy Max Factor from debt-laden Revlon
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Two films put traveling couples in strange and tantalizing fixes
The First Lady And the Slasher (Books)
A merciless new biography sparks a furious debate. Was Nancy Reagan really a witch? And has author Kitty Kelley gone too far?
BOOKS (Books)
Meeeow! The Saga Of Kitty: The former Lilac Princess has the world on a leash, so don't mess with her
THEATER (Theater)
Memories of A World on Fire: MISS SAIGON Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg
BOOKS (Books)
Pssst! Have You Heard the One About Augustus? Good biographies take bad behavior for granted
ART (Art)
The Rebel Dreams of Oedipus Max: Like a conspiratorial uncle, the Surrealist speaks anew to the subversiveness of youth
SPECIAL SECTION
Pyramids and coral reefs beckon, but the chief attraction of this angler's paradise is stalking the wily tarpon with fly rod and reel
PEOPLE
HENRY LOUIS GATES JR. wants W.E.B. Dubois, Wole Soyinka and Phillis % Wheatley on the nation's reading lists, as well as Western classics like Milton and Shakespeare
TO OUR READERS
ESSAY
Are Men Really So Bad?