Vol. 150 No. 15

NATION

FORECAST: HEAT WAVE
NO MATTER WHAT THEY DECIDE ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING, CLINTON AND GORE WILL MAKE LOTS OF PEOPLE MAD

FINDING TRAUMA NEXT DOOR
A CHILD'S MURDER REVEALS A SEPARATE TRAGEDY: A VICTIM TURNED VICTIMIZER

THE HEIST AND THE HUNT
SUPPOSEDLY AUTHENTIC PHOTOS OF STOLEN ART TREASURES SHOWED UP LAST WEEK ON PAGE ONE AND TV SCREENS

LET'S GO TO THE VIDEOTAPE
AS RENO SHARPENS HER FOCUS ON GORE, SENATE DONORGATE INVESTIGATORS RECEIVE A SURPRISE PACKAGE: RECORDINGS OF THE CONTROVERSIAL WHITE HOUSE COFFEES

A NEW WITNESS TO THE TEAMSTER CASH-SWAP PLAN

ARMAGEDDON'S ECHOES
A NEW BOOK LETS US LISTEN IN AS A CRISIS ALMOST BLOWS UP THE PLANET

AMERICA'S FAST LANE
IN MONTANA, THE LACK OF A SPEED LIMIT IS GIVING SOME CITIZENS PAUSE. BUT PROBABLY NOT FOR LONG

WORLD

THE DOSSIER ON DIANA'S CRASH (A TIME INVESTIGATION)

TYRANNY OF THE TALIBAN
A VISIT TO THE CAPITAL OF AFGHANISTAN'S EXTREMIST REGIME REVEALS A HARSH WORLD OF SUPPRESSION AND DESPAIR

A HIT GONE WRONG
ISRAEL TRIES TO WHACK A HAMAS LEADER BUT WINDS UP THE LOSER

SCIENCE

IN PRAISE OF SNAKES
LOOK BEYOND THEIR FORKED TONGUES AND LETHAL FANGS, SAYS A NEW BOOK. THEY HAVE A SPECIAL BEAUTY AND MYSTIQUE--AND AN INTERESTING SEX LIFE TOO

HEALTH & MEDICINE

FOOL A COLD (Medicine)
ACHOO! SCIENTISTS TEST A NEW DECOY DRUG THAT RELIEVES-- BUT DOESN'T CURE--THE SNIFFLES

SOCIETY

YOUNG, SINGLE AND OUT OF CONTROL (Behavior)
RHINOS ARE BEING MURDERED, AND THE KILLERS ARE JUVENILE DELINQUENTS OF THE ELEPHANTINE KIND

RELIGION

BUDDHISM IN AMERICA
AN ANCIENT RELIGION GROWS EVER STRONGER ROOTS IN A NEW WORLD, WITH THE HELP OF THE MOVIES, POP CULTURE AND THE POLITICS OF REPRESSED TIBET

ZEN AND THE ART OF MOVIEMAKING
IN SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, WESTERN FILMMAKERS TURN EAST (AND SOUTH TO ARGENTINA) TO TELL A STORY OF PERSONAL ENLIGHTENMENT

A CONVERSATION RUNS THROUGH IT
BRAD PITT ON BUDDHISM, FAME AND ARGENTINE GIRLS

NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK

PRIME TIME (THE SCOOP)
NOTHING SACRED, NOTHING DOING

WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN?

AS THE WORLDWIDE WEB TURNS (TECHWATCH)

MILESTONES (MILESTONES)

DRUG POLICY (THE SCOOP)
WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH, GO AFTER THE GENERAL

TRADING WITH IRAN (THE SCOOP)
THE WHITE HOUSE VS. THE STATE DEPARTMENT

CAMPAIGN FUND RAISING (THE SCOOP)
FOR THE LOVE OF LIDDY, DON'T TOUCH YOUR WALLET

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

THE AGE OF ELEGANCE
AGNES AND GLADYS AND PINK DRAPES AND DEEP PURPLE

BUSINESS

BERNIE'S DEAL
WORLDCOM MAKES A BOLD $30 BILLION STOCK OFFER FOR MCI IN WHAT COULD BE THE BIGGEST TAKEOVER EVER AND ESTABLISH THE UPSTART AS A RIVAL TO AT&T

LEAVE YOUR CASH AT HOME
MONEY ON A CHIP DEBUTS IN NEW YORK CITY, IN A CRITICAL TEST OF THE WIRED MARKETPLACE

SEXISM WILL BE SERVED
IN SETTLING A SEX-DISCRIMINATION CASE, THE HOOTERS RESTAURANT CHAIN PROTECTS ITS JIGGLY HIRING PRACTICES

TOUGH GUYS IN THE TOY DEPT.
THE FTC SLAPS TOYS "R" US FOR TRYING TO PREVENT ITS RIVALS FROM GETTING GOODS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

COOKING UP A HIT (The Arts / CINEMA)
SOUL FOOD HAS A NEW RECIPE--BUT IS HOLLYWOOD REALLY HUNGRY FOR A BROADER RANGE OF BLACK FILMS?

POP'S MOST POPULAR (The Arts / APPRECIATION)
WITH HUMOR AND STYLE, ROY LICHTENSTEIN MADE BEAUTY OUT OF "TRASH"

GETTING DOWN TO FAMILY MATTERS (The Arts / CINEMA)

HIS OWN SWEET TIME (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)
TWO DECADES AFTER HIS LAST FILM, TERRENCE MALICK, THE MOVIES' GREAT RECLUSE, RETURNS WITH A WAR EPIC

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

LETTERS

LETTERS