Vol. 148 No. 29
NATION
A FRIEND IN NEED
AN OLD CLINTON PAL AND ENERGETIC DONOR MAY HAVE TRIED TOO HARD TO BE HELPFUL
THE APOLOGY STRATEGY
AS NERVOUS COLLEAGUES PONDER HIS RE-ELECTION, GINGRICH ADMITS VIOLATING HOUSE ETHICS RULES
WORLD
GALA AT GUNPOINT
PERU'S PRESIDENT FUJIMORI CONFRONTS A HOSTAGE CRISIS CREATED BY A BAND OF REBELS HE THOUGHT HE HAD DEFEATED
SOCIETY
AWAY TO DADDY'S HOUSE
AS O.J. SIMPSON IS GRANTED FULL CUSTODY OF HIS CHILDREN, THEIR GRANDPARENTS PREPARE TO APPEAL
NOTEBOOK
NOTEBOOK
THE REAL CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
CHILD'S PLAY
MILESTONES
(MILESTONES)
A YEAR WITHOUT MUTTER
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
TO OUR READERS
IMPERFECT, IRRESISTIBLE
(Appreciation)
MARCELLO MASTROIANNI: 1924-1996
BUSINESS
BULL BONUS BONANZA
WALL STREET NEVER UNDERPAYS ITSELF. BUT THIS YEAR'S BOUNTY MAKES THE GREEDY 1980S LOOK VIRTUOUS
RULING OUT "JUNK SCIENCE"
THE EVIDENCE THAT BREAST IMPLANTS CAUSE SERIOUS ILLNESS ISN'T WORTH CONSIDERING, SAYS A FEDERAL JUDGE
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A RICH FILM FEAST
(Cinema)
MAD FOR EVITA
(Cinema)
YOU'VE HEARD THE MUSIC, SEEN THE CLOTHES, READ THE HYPE. BUT CAN THIS MOVIE REVIVE MADONNA'S CAREER?
SPECIAL SECTION
IMAGES
(The Year In Review)
TURNING THE TIDE
(Man Of The Year)
THE DISEASE DETECTIVE
(Man Of The Year)
AS THE AIDS EPIDEMIC UNFOLDED, DR. DAVID HO HAD A KNACK FOR ASKING JUST THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
THE TAO OF HO
(Man Of The Year)
HIS TENACITY AND LEGENDARY TRANQUILLITY BOTH SPRING FROM THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE
A TEAM EFFORT
(Man Of The Year)
HO IS ONE OF DOZENS OF RESEARCHERS WHO DESERVE RECOGNITION FOR THEIR HEROIC AND GROUNDBREAKING WORK BATTLING THE AIDS EPIDEMIC. HERE ARE JUST A FEW
THE GLOBAL EPIDEMIC
(Man Of The Year)
AIDS IS TIGHTENING ITS GRIP ON THE DEVELOPING WORLD-- WHERE THE COSTLY NEW DRUGS WON'T DO MUCH GOOD AT ALL
HOPE WITH AN ASTERISK
(Man Of The Year)
FIFTEEN YEARS INTO THE AIDS EPIDEMIC, OPTIMISM IS A FOREIGN STATE. SHOULD WE LET THE NEW DRUGS TAKE US THERE?
NOW IT'S AIDS INC.
(Man Of The Year)
THE PASSAGE OF TIME AND THE GROWTH OF AWARENESS HAVE TURNED THE DISEASE INTO AN INDUSTRY. WILL THE POST-PLAGUE YEARS SOON BEGIN?
TO BE OR NOT TO BE...WHATEVER
(The Year In Review)
IN A YEAR MAINLY STARRING FOOLS, KNAVES AND DOLTS, HAMLET'S ENTRANCE WAS BEAUTIFULLY TIMED
SECOND ACTS
(The Year In Review)
INTEREST IN MOST NEWS STORIES (O.J. EXCEPTED) FADES AFTER A WEEK OR TWO. BUT LIVES, CASES AND ISSUES KEEP UNFOLDING. WE REVISIT SOME OF 1996'S MOST INTRIGUING STORIES
PEOPLE
PEOPLE
LETTERS
LETTERS