Vol. 155 No. 11
NATION
As Gore and Bush face off at last, each sizes up his opponent in a different way. One goes with his gut, the other with his head
All The King's Horses... (Campaign 2000)
Our correspondents James Carney and John F. Dickerson report from inside the Bush-McCain repair effort
Setting Bill Free (Campaign 2000 / Farewell)
Here Comes Pat, Right On Cue (Campaign 2000 / McLean, Virginia)
WORLD
In struggling East Timor, a grass-roots rebel ignites the spirit of nationhood
SCIENCE
Chemical sensing just got sexy. Can't you smell it?
Let Sleeping Flies Lie (Entomology)
A Pencil in His Heart
Nathan King is alive today because his mother was level-headed enough not to try to pull it out
SOCIETY
JonBenet's parents finally answer some questions about her death
RELIGION
Nobody ever said a papal visit to the Holy Land would be simple
SPORT
Phil Jackson's game plan includes Xs and Oms. And he's got the once chaotic Lakers atop the NBA
Revenge of The Jocks
College basketball players are taking on the NCAA
STYLE & DESIGN
High style isn't highbrow. In fact, it's everywhere, for everyone, in everything from can openers to CD racks to cars
NOTEBOOK
Politics
Democrats Fight for Al's Campaign War Chest
And In Closing...
An Excuse to Use My Name 16 Times
Milestones (Milestones)
It's Not Easy Being Green
Label Conscious
Notes From Your Parents
Numbers (Numbers)
Terrorism
The Bin Laden Capture That Never Was
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A California neighborhood is evacuated as police probe a mysterious death
Drinking Aftershave: A Confession
Beware the Internet's power to make old addictions positively deadly
News Quiz Crossword (News Quiz Crossword)
BUSINESS
Microsoft unveils its X-box, made to take on PlayStation. Get ready for a new battle of the consoles
Trouble in Brand City
We love their products. But in a tech-crazed market, we hate their stocks
EDUCATION
Private companies can run public schools, but can they make them pay?
Black Schools Go White
In search of a good deal, more and more white students enroll at historically black colleges
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Thousands of novels are published each year, all telling the same story: girl gets boy. Critics huff, but can tens of millions of female readers be wrong?
The Aliens Have Landed (The Arts / Cinema)
Humans are the invaders in Mission to Mars
Horror Online (The Arts / Publishing)
The new Stephen King tale arrives paper-free
There Be Dragons (The Arts / Books)
Seamus Heaney's stirring translation of Beowulf makes waves on both shores of the Atlantic
The Nearness of Hoagy (The Arts / Music)
For 75 years, Carmichael compositions have set the world singing. Now, at 100, he's back in style
A Titus Fit (The Arts / Television)
At last! A family sitcom about abuse and insanity
Bones Of The Master (The Arts / Short Takes)
By George Crane
Mick Foley (The Arts / Q&A)
Just Beautiful (The Arts / Cinema)
Hearts prevail in an unsentimental Brit flick
Erin Go Bra (The Arts / Cinema)
Julia Roberts brings some uplift to a grating drama
God's Gift (The Arts)
When good (bad) publicity happens to lousy shows
A Slow Burning (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Stanley Pottinger
Beyond The Mat (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Barry W. Blaustein
True West (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Sam Shepard
Comatised (The Arts / Short Takes)
Leona Naess
YOUR TIME
Kids are less likely to use tobacco if they're shown how cigarette companies try to dupe them
Bank on This One (Personal Time / Your Money)
Interest-rate fears have pummeled financial stocks. Count on some great values--soon
Gaga over Google (Personal Time / Your Technology)
After years of searching, I fell in love with the clever little engine everybody's talking about
The Dizzy Mystery (Personal Time / Your Health)
Dizzy spells are a natural consequence of aging, but they can also mean that something is wrong
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
(Personal Time / Your Money)
SPECIAL SECTION
Sometimes being a new mom can spawn new ideas, which just might make someone a small mint
Summer Campus (Time Select / Families)
Colleges offer family programs that range from safaris in East Africa to whale watching in Maine
The Parent Perks (Time Select / Families)
Rant or reason? A new book argues that pro-family policies discriminate against the childless
When Pills Make Sense (Time Select / Families)
Some parents turn too quickly to mood-altering drugs. But often medication is the right choice