Vol. 145 No.
COVER
WORLD
DESPITE NATO BLUSTER, PEACEKEEPING REINFORCEMENTS WON'T CHANGE A THING
KINGPIN CHECKMATE (Colombia)
THE GOVERNMENT BUSTS CALI'S GILBERTO RODRIGUEZ OREJUELA IN A STUNING CRACKDOWN ON THE CARTELS
SCIENCE
UNPRECEDENTED PHOTOS OF STARS BEING BORN SUGGEST THAT PLANETS -- AND POSSIBLY LIFE -- ARE EVERYWHERE
STONE-AGE BOMBSHELL
STUNNING CAVE PAINTINGS TURN OUT TO BE THE OLDEST AS WELL, UPSETTING SOME ASSUMPTIONS OF ART HISTORY
SOCIETY
NO LONGER ABLE TO BUY IMMUNITY, A LEGENDARY FUGITIVE FINANCIER IS ARRRESTED BY HIS HOSTS
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
THE EVIL AT THE DRAGON'S FEET
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THE WEEK
JUNE 4-10
MILESTONES
WINNERS & LOSERS
BUSINESS
IBM LAUNCHES A HOSTILE BID FOR LOTUS IN A MOVE TO SEIZE CONTROL OF THE FUTURE OF DESKTOP COMPUTING
LAW
DID WE NEED O.J. TO REMIND US THAT MONEY MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE -- IN THE TRIAL AND IN THE VERDICT?
CIVIL ASSISTANCE MAY END TOO
ONE DRUG, TWO SENTENCES
THE DIFFERENCE A MILLION MAKES
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
AN EARTHY HOBBY HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A STATUS GAME BY BOOMERS WITH PLENTY OF MONEY TO MULCH
THE DREAM IS AGAIN SWEET FOR THE ROCKETS (The Arts & Media / BASKETBALL)
HOUSTON'S OLAJUWON UPSTAGES ORLANDO'S SHAQ IN THE FINALS
HISTORY AND HUBRIS (The Arts & Media / SHOW BUSINESS)
MICHAEL JACKSON'S ON A MEDIA BLITZ TO SAY HE'S SICK OF HYPE
THE DEAL THAT WASN'T (Hollywood)
WHY DID AGENT MICHAEL OVITZ TURN DOWN A CHANCE TO RUN A SHOW-BIZ EMPIRE? NO ONE LIKES A DEMOTION
SERVING UP ENGLISH SOUL (The Arts & Media / MUSIC)
FROM DES'REE'S PERSONAL AFFIRMATIONS TO TRICKY'S YEARNING HIP-HOP, THE BRITS HAVE BROUGHT A FRESH TWIST TO RHYTHM AND BLUES
PRINCESS OF THE SPIRIT (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
BEYOND THE P.C. DEBATE ON THE DEPICTION OF AMERICAN INDIANS, POCAHONTAS OFFERS A HAUNTING MORALITY MUSICAL ABOUT LOVE LOST
PRIMAL MATTER (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
NO MANNERS OR MAWKISHNESS IN THOM JONES' JOLTING STORIES
RETURN OF THE SPORTSWRITER (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
THE HERO OF RICHARD FORD'S BREAKTHROUGH 1986 NOVEL NOW LIVES IN NEW JERSEY, SELLING HOUSES AND COPING WITH THE PAST
KEEPING UP TRIBAL LINKS (The Arts & Media / GOLF)
THE SITE OF THE U.S. OPEN IS STILL SHINNECOCK INDIAN TURF
PEOPLE
MEXICO'S PRESIDENT TALKS TOUGH ABOUT DRUG TRAFFIC