Vol. 152 No. 12
NATION
We, The Jury (The Starr Report / We, The Jury)
Starr has forced Americans to reckon with him, their President and their values. No one knows how the conversation will end
The Chattering Class Should Just Let Go (The Starr Report)
High Crimes? Or Just A Sex Cover-Up? (The Starr Report / Just A Sex Cover-Up?)
Starr shows all the ways Clinton tried to keep Monica quiet. It's not Watergate
Enough To Impeach? (The Starr Report)
Starr's report lays out in immense detail the charges against the President. But it's not over yet
What Makes Clinton A Survivor? (The Starr Report)
He's a narcissist who thrives in a crisis and can't stand to lose
The Feminist Lothario (The Starr Report)
The Shadow Of Her Smile (The Starr Report)
An Affair Of State (The Starr Report / Excerpts)
At the heart of Kenneth Starr's explicit but coldly clinical report is a furtive sex drama
In Defense Of Clinton (The Starr Report)
What The Guys Think: Clinton's A Screw-Up (The Starr Report)
WORLD
Facing chaos, Yeltsin and his opponents agree on Yevgeni Primakov. But can this diplomat govern Russia?
Is China Next?
Worries rise about the pressure of competitive devaluations
Call Me A Heretic If You Like
Malaysia is not going to prostrate itself to the dogmas of global capitalism
A Russian's Lament
Democracy must mean much more than sausage
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Picking a baby's sex won't lead to disaster
Boy? Girl? Up To You (Medicine)
The long-sought ability to choose a baby's gender may finally be a reality
SPORT
Mark McGwire willed an ordinary line drive over the wall to set the home-run record
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
The Pentagon (The Scoop)
Good for Whales, But Not for Warriors
Bunny Troubles
Milestones (Milestones)
Tobacco Wars (The Scoop)
Cowboys Meet Political Correctness in Montana
The Global Village (The Scoop)
Drew Bids for Viewers, Goes Out for Chinese
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Clinton's survival may depend on a combination of forgiveness and boredom
The Bulge And The Beautiful
The Million Pound March doesn't exactly have a cadence, but it is rad
Contributors (Contributors)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
John Kennedy called it "a long, twilight struggle." Now an extraordinary documentary traces the arc of our terrible, hopeful age
Love In Bloom (The Arts / Music)
America's most controversial rocker proves she's also one of the best
Abstractly Expressive (The Arts / Cinema)
If action movies are like action paintings--and we think they are--Ronin is a sly masterpiece
The Once Favored Son (The Arts / Books)
Flying solo across the Atlantic made Charles Lindbergh a hero. The turbulence hit soon after
The Mysteries Of Loss (The Arts / Books)
William Trevor's artful novel Death in Summer traces the aftermaths of a random accident
Rounders (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by John Dahl
Classics Updated (The Arts)
Why should death have the last word on an artist?
Acheson (The Arts / Short Takes)
James Chace
Bathhouse Betty (The Arts / Short Takes)
Bette Midler
Is That...? (The Arts / Short Takes)
Hootie & The Blowfish (The Arts / Short Takes)
Musical Chairs
The Montreux Jazz Festival (The Arts / Short Takes)
Various Artists
NICOLE RENEE (The Arts / Short Takes)
Nicole Renee
The Revisionist (The Arts / Short Takes)
Helen Schulman
Rush Hour (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Brett Ratner
N.C. Wyeth (The Arts / Short Takes)
David Michaelis
True Grace (The Arts / Cinema)
A family tries to accept an approaching death
YOUR TIME
Hearts may heal from ravages of two weight-loss drugs, now banned, but the drugs are still unsafe
Don't Buy The S&P (Personal Time / Your Money)
Small stocks with strong earnings are cheaper. You can even buy them through an index fund
Free Music Online (Personal Time / Your Technology)
A hot format makes CD-quality tunes available on the Net. Is the record industry doomed?
Your Money (Personal Time / Your Money)
Your Technology (Personal Time / Your Technology)