Vol. 154 No. 14
NATION
He's compassionate, prickly, introspective and shrewd--and his high-minded pitch could grab the nomination from Gore
New York's Art Attack
The culture wars finally hit the culture capital
Mixing Fact and Fiction
Our review of the new Reagan bio: the author's trick of putting himself in the story often captures the subject but loses the reader
The Importance of Being Ernestine (Campaign 2000)
How Gore's Campaign Went Off the Rails (Campaign 2000)
WORLD
Taiwan is slammed by a devastating earthquake that levels cities and may hobble the economy
Inside China's Search For Its Soul (China's Search For Its Soul)
The 50th anniversary of Mao's revolution finds the nation balancing a rotting ideology against a hopeful future
The Spirit Lives In Rock 'n' Roll (China's Search For Its Soul / The Idol)
Answers Found In Ancient Ways (China's Search For Its Soul / The Goddess)
SOCIETY
A Web star faces charges of online pedophilia
Hijacked by Porn (Crime / In Brief)
RELIGION
EXILE Driven from his homeland, Tibet's god-king still dreams of Marxism and reconciliation
SPORT
A rash of injuries is again focusing attention on the safety of artificial turf
NOTEBOOK
Trade
Another "Gotcha!" for China's Trading Hopes?
And the Prize Goes to...
In Defense of Irony
Milestones (Milestones)
Eulogy
The Clinton Voice Index
Joining Up
Numbers
Follow-up
More Sludge Slinging: How Safe Is That Dump?
Lots in Space
Split Image
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
TWINS Splintered for decades by China's violent revolution, a family comes back together
The Case of the Suspect Bios
Edmund Morris is not the only one mixing fiction with biographical fact
The Oldest Rookie
A 35-year-old high school teacher throws 98 m.p.h. and finds himself in the majors
Elegy for a Gone Boy
A father searches for meaning in his son's murder
BUSINESS
Ian Schrager's edgy inns are leading a boutique-hotel boom. But is there room for so many players?
The Pension Revolt
Boomers are challenging a new "cash-balance" plan
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Director David O. Russell set out on a mission to update the standard-issue war movie. He triumphs with the smart, funny and genially bizarre Three Kings
Dirty Doings (The Arts / Cinema)
The sex drama Romance lacks a passion for life
Whitewashing the Farm (The Arts / Television)
A sunny ending mars a strong Orwellian update
A Different Hat (The Arts / Music)
The biggest male star in country music heads off in a new direction--rock 'n' roll
Men on the Edge (The Arts / Books)
Feminist Susan Faludi comes to the defense of the American male
The Best of the Boyos (The Arts / Books)
Roddy Doyle vividly portrays the wild passions of an Irish Everyman in A Star Called Henry
Frank's Ashes (The Arts / Books)
The sequel to a beloved best seller is glum going
Judging Amy (The Arts / Short Takes)
CBS, Tuesdays, 10 p.m. E.T.
Dave Barry (The Arts / Q&A)
Love and Larceny In a Small Town (The Arts / Cinema)
You can find trouble in Happy, Texas--and a delightful time too
Think (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Simon Blackburn
Bud, Not Buddy (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Christopher Paul Curtis
Temperamental (The Arts / Short Takes)
Everything but the Girl
A Rather English Marriage (The Arts / Short Takes)
PBS, Oct. 3
High Scorer (The Arts / Books)
There are no simple answers in The Big Test
Capital Ideas (The Arts / Television)
A speechwriter's--sorry, scriptwriter's--D.C. series
YOUR TIME
Which approach do you take at your parent-teacher conference? Well, here's a better one
The Flood Fiasco (Personal Time / Your Money)
Why and how to get flood insurance--no matter what your wet-behind-the-ears agent says
TV on the Web (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Bored by prime time? Try logging on for some new, and occasionally fun, entertainment
The Colon Checkup (Personal Time / Your Health)
Forget the embarrassment and discomfort. Those tests for cancer can save your life
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
SPECIAL SECTION
A new book speculates about what happened when the great scientist fathered more than relativity
The Economy Of The Future? (Time Select / Business)
TIME's board says the Internet will transform nearly everything, mostly for good. But don't take it for granted
Tales From The E-Commerce Front (Time Select / Business)
The online biz draws players and watchers at every level. Here's how a few are faring
Called To Account (Time Select / Business)
With business eager to show social and environmental sensitivity, accounting firms have a new bottom line
House-Rich (Time Select / Business)
Home-equity loans are the quickest bucks in town. But are they good for consumers?