Vol. 154 No. 26
NATION
Jesse Ventura's mouth is muzzled, and he's focused on running Minnesota
The Terror Countdown
A capture on the U.S.-Canadian border heightens fears of a millennial attack against Americans
A Hex on Your Taxes
Politicians and Web retailers want to keep e-sales levy-free. But others are vexed
WORLD
The Russian generals rely on blunt force to stave off casualties. But a rebel ambush in Grozny proves they have more to learn
SCIENCE
We're obsessed with it, and never seem to have enough. But scientists don't know how to explain it--or even if it really exists
SOCIETY
How to explain evildoers like Harris and Klebold? Some psychologists say there's a diagnosis at hand
Normal, Dull Days? "No!" (Behavior / Columbine)
The End of His Season (Crime)
A football player tries to outrun charges that he conspired to kill his girlfriend--and unborn son
Ending the Whitewash (Race)
The N.A.A.C.P. cried boycott to grab TV's attention on race, but quiet diplomacy may get more results
NOTEBOOK
Defense Mechanisms
Semper Fine! Marines Get the Ride of Their Life
1999 Winners & Losers
They Would Be Speechless
Milestones (Milestones)
Eulogy
Exclusive
Teamsters' New Fight Targets Old Enemies
One of the Best Last Lists of the Century
Are You My Mommy?
Numbers
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Too many black leaders ignore Africa's biggest crisis
Hitchhiker's Cuba (Dispatch)
What the country needs, above all else, is more tourists in rented Subarus
That Man in the Cardboard Box
A Second American Century?
The U.S. stands supreme. The struggle to overthrow it is the story of tomorrow
All Quiet on the Firing Line
William F. Buckley Jr. flicks his tongue and skewers his guests one last time
BUSINESS
EDUCATION
Home schoolers won the right to escape the public system. But should they be able to play on its teams?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Charles Schulz's Peanuts, about to retire after five decades, made loneliness and anxiety funny
Matt Damon Acts Out (The Arts / Cinema)
He's popular, hardworking and sincere. So it might surprise you how much he has in common with the lonely misfit he plays in The Talented Mr. Ripley
Can Matt Play Ripley's Game? (The Arts / Cinema)
He brings feeling to an unfeeling murderer
The Talented Ms. Highsmith (The Arts / Cinema)
RIPLEY'S CREATOR
Spain's Conquistador (The Arts / Art)
Velazquez's paintings raised Iberian art to the level of 17th century Europe's greatest masters
Bah, Humbug (The Arts / Cinema)
Very few sugarplums are dancing through this year's holiday movies. Still, there are a few satisfying treats
Angela's Ashes (The Arts / Cinema)
Bicentennial Man (The Arts / Cinema)
Cradle Will Rock (The Arts / Cinema)
Mr. Death: The Rise And Fall Of Fred A. Leuchter Jr. (The Arts / Cinema)
The Emperor And The Assassin (The Arts / Cinema)
Girl, Interrupted (The Arts / Cinema)
The Hurricane (The Arts / Cinema)
Magnolia (The Arts / Cinema)
Snow Falling On Cedars (The Arts / Cinema)
Any Given Sunday (The Arts / Cinema)
Titus (The Arts / Cinema)
Topsy-Turvy (The Arts / Cinema)
YOUR TIME
As our kids become more skeptical at an earlier age, what should we say about Santa Claus?
Market Rotisserie (Personal Time / Your Money)
Spending too much time picking this week's NFL games? Switch to stocks and learn something
After the Party (Personal Time / Your Health)
The best way to avoid a hangover is to go easy on the grog. But if you don't, try these remedies
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
SPECIAL SECTION
1999 PERSON OF THE YEAR The fast-moving Internet economy has a jungle of competitors... ...and here's the king
An Eye On The Future (Person Of The Year / Jeff Bezos: Bio)
Jeff Bezos merely wants Amazon.com to be Earth's biggest seller of everything
Cruising Inside Amazon (Person Of The Year / Inside the Amazon Culture)
It's like a three-ring circus that adds more rings each day
From Your Mouse To Your House (Person Of The Year / Amazon's System)
What goes on behind the scenes when you place an order at Amazon.com
The Attic Of e (Person Of The Year / The Year Of E-Tailing)
>>FROM YESTERYEAR'S TREASURES TO YESTERDAY'S GARBAGE, THERE'S A PLACE AND A PRICE FOR EVERYTHING. WHAT ARE YOU COLLECTING?
Coffee With Pierre (Person Of The Year / The Year Of E-Tailing)
Creating a Web Community Made Him Singularly Rich
Auction Nation (Person Of The Year / The Year Of E-Tailing)
Town square, community center, social scene--eBay turned into much more than an auction
Clicks And Bricks (Person Of The Year / The Year Of E-Tailing)
E-tailers don't own the world yet. In fact, the real winners may have real stores too
Waiting for Wal-Mart (Person Of The Year / The Year Of E-Tailing)
Coming in Y2K: a brand-new website and a deal with AOL
Food Fight! Food Fight! (Person Of The Year / The Year Of E-Tailing)
Grocery-delivery sites are hungry for your business
Web-Free Shopping (Person Of The Year / The Year Of E-Tailing)
Forget your PC. Let your TV, smart fridge or land blimp make the deal
A Dinner @ Margaret's (Person Of The Year / The Year Of E-Tailing)
Having 30 for supper? Let the Internet stock your pantry (just don't count on having goose)
People Who Mattered (Person Of The Year)
A portrait gallery of those who made a difference in 1999