Vol. 149 No. 14
NATION
THE INCREDIBLE SAGA OF HOW A CHARISMATIC FORMER MUSIC TEACHER AND 38 ANDROGYNOUS FOLLOWERS KILLED THEMSELVES IN ORDER TO HOOK UP WITH A UFO
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH... (SPECIAL REPORT)
THE LURE OF THE CULT (SPECIAL REPORT)
OUT WHERE RELIGION AND JUNK CULTURE MEET, SOME WEIRD NEW OFFSPRING ARE RISING
NEWT IN THE CROSSHAIRS
G.O.P. SNIPERS HAVE TAKEN AIM AT THE SPEAKER, BUT NO ONE HAS FIGURED OUT HOW TO GOVERN WITH A BIG AGENDA AND A TINY MAJORITY
BUSH'S FINAL SALUTE
THE EX-PRESIDENT CLOSES THE BOOK ON A TERRIFYING WORLD WAR II EXPERIENCE
LIFE AND DEATH ON THE WEB (SPECIAL REPORT)
IMPRISONED BY HIS OWN PASSIONS (SPECIAL REPORT)
PENALIZED FOR HIS SEXUALITY, THE FUTURE GURU EMBARKED ON A QUEST FOR SEXLESS DEVOTION AND AN ANTISEPTIC HEAVEN
WITH BO AND PEEP, A CHORE EVERY 12 BEEPS (SPECIAL REPORT)
A STAR TREK INTO THE X-FILES (SPECIAL REPORT)
CHICAGO'S LAST HOPE
WILL A SAVAGE CRIME HELP THE CITY FACE ITS HATE?
FAMILY FORGIVENESS
MARTIN LUTHER KING'S SON MEETS HIS FATHER'S CONVICTED KILLER, GIVING NEW LIFE TO WILD THEORIES
STATIC ON PUBLIC RADIO
SEVEN DISCRIMINATION CASES IN TWO YEARS HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL ON NPR'S WARM-AND-FUZZY IMAGE
HEALTH & MEDICINE
PERFORMING A BRISK ABOUT-FACE, THE GOVERNMENT BACKS REGULAR SCREENINGS FOR WOMEN IN THEIR 40S
NOTEBOOK
STENOGRAPHER TO TAKE THE NOTES AND RUN
REICH'S KISS-AND-SHRUG
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
STEVEN SPIELBERG'S WINNING DIRECTION: CALL "TAILS"
A CUT ABOVE THE REST
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
OUR DAYS OF JUDGMENT
THE HEAVEN'S GATE TRAGEDY ASKS US, WHEN DOES A "CULT" BECOME A FAITH?
BUSINESS
ITS KLUTZY COMPUTER SYSTEM COSTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT $150 BILLION A YEAR IN UNCOLLECTED TAXES AND MAKES THE AGENCY AN EASY MARK FOR CHEATS
SOUR GRAPES
KENDALL-JACKSON IS CHARGING IN COURT THAT GALLO COPIED ITS WINE-BOTTLE DESIGN, THEREBY SIPHONING SALES. THE RESULT: TWO ANGRY VINTNERS, NOT MUCH RESERVE
TECHWATCH (TECHWATCH)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TALK ABOUT TURNAROUND: IT USED TO BE NEW YORK'S SLEAZIEST BLOCK. NOW, WITH DISNEY'S GLORIOUS "NEW" THEATER, IT GLITTERS
A SAINT GOES MARCHING ON (The Arts / CINEMA)
METICULOUS CRAFTSMAN? METHOD MONSTER? EITHER WAY, VAL KILMER'S A STAR
YOUNG AND RESTLESS (The Arts / CINEMA)
DIFFERING VIEWS OF LOVE IN THE '50S AND IN THE '90S, SHAPED BY HOW EACH DEFINES INNOCENCE
DOES THE EYE HAVE IT? (The Arts / TELEVISION)
CBS MAKES A LONG-BELATED ENTRY INTO CABLE, BUT EYE ON PEOPLE WILL HAVE TROUBLE FINDING A NICHE
RASTA REBEL (The Arts / MUSIC)
SINGER LUCIANO MOVES REGGAE BACK TO ITS ROOTS
DECONSTRUCTING THE DUKE (The Arts / BOOKS)
GARRY WILLS FAILS TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF AN ICON
NO MERCY (The Arts / BOOKS)
STORIES THAT FOCUS ON THE STRUGGLES OF LOST SOULS
FACT VS. FAITH (The Arts / BOOKS)
A REPORTER INVESTIGATES THE HOT DEBATE OVER JESUS