Vol. 138 No. 5
NATION
In the Pipeline (Grapevine)
Sorry, You've Reached Your Credit Limit (Grapevine)
The Celebrity Action Squad (Grapevine)
The Glasnost-Bottom Boat (Grapevine)
The Palm Beach Rape Case: Then There Were Three
The prosecution raises the ante by unveiling a trio of new accusers who say William Kennedy Smith assaulted them
The Summit Goodfellas
How Mikhail Gorbachev and George Bush developed one of the most extraordinary yet subtle collaborations in history, using their personal rapport to facilitate the Soviet Union's capitulation in the co
Vox Pop (Grapevine)
We Like You Right Where You Are (Grapevine)
WORLD
Saddam wins time to come clean on his killer arsenal, but the U.S. rejects his plea to lift sanctions
Kuwait: Back to the Past
Man in The Middle
Middle East: What Are These Two Up To?
With Assad now willing to attend a regional peace conference, Shamir faces heavy pressure, especially from the U.S., to go along
South Africa: Crisis of Confidence
A scandal engulfs De Klerk, and raises the question: Are he and his National Party sincere about sharing power?
Soviet Union: Hard Times for the Hard-Liners
For Alexei Sergeyev and other devout communists, Gorbachev's reforms spell the end of the party
World Notes Britain
Old Regiments Just Fade Away
World Notes Italy
Tax Cheats' Hall of Shame
World Notes Southeast Asia
Tempest in A Soap Dish
World Notes Turkey
Foiling a Deadly Plot
SCIENCE
How three astronomers timing radio waves may have finally found a planet outside our solar system
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Americans are amazingly tolerant of the noise that engulfs them at work and play. They shouldn't be. The din causes millions to lose their hearing, slowly but surely.
The Doctors Take On Bush (Medicine)
Once loyal, the medical establishment is fuming over issues ranging from the abortion gag rule to fetal research
SOCIETY
In a saga recalling The Silence of the Lambs, a Milwaukee man is seized in a den of preserved heads and mutilated body parts
PRESS
Press bashing, once just a spectator sport, has become a full-time profession for a growing cadre on both the left and right
RELIGION
American Protestants are turning to one-stop spiritual shopping
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Cheap Gas -- For Now
Law Enforcement (American Notes)
Such Sweet Sorrow
Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 138 No. 5 AUGUST 5, 1991
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 138 No. 5 AUGUST 5, 1991
Visions (American Notes)
Miraculous Perception
Washington No Sex, We're Republicans (American Notes)
BUSINESS
For Whom the Bells Toll
Business Notes Economy
Looking at a Rocky Recovery
Business Notes Marketing
Hot As A Pistol
Business Notes Media
Network Savings Time
Business Notes Soviet Union
A Lada Capitalism
Corruption: Feeling the Heat
As new B.C.C.I. disclosures feed the flames, governments scurry to control the world's first truly global scandal
Insurance: A Lack of Assurance
Seizures, lowered investor ratings, and mergers signal mounting financial uncertainty in a troubled business
Oh, Herbie, Don't Be Ridiculous (Money Angles)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Apartheid, He Wrote (Books)
In his mystery series about a white South African detective and his Zulu partner, James McClure digs up the truth about a racially divided society
Critics' Voices (Critics' Voices)
Neck-Deep in The (Show Business)
Culture In books, films and TV, John Sayles wins acclaim by championing his own kind: underdogs and outsiders
The Last Teller of Tales (Books)
Isaac Bashevis Singer: 1904-1991
Why Can't A Woman Be a Man? (Cinema)
This summer's films feature more female roles, but are they strong women or just macho guys in drag?
SPECIAL SECTION
The new National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is a classic jumble of laudable intentions and bad taste