Vol. 155 No. 19
NATION
As Elian settles in with Dad, both sides argue over four key questions
There They Go Again
The Food-Stamp G.I.?
Politicians love to rail about our poor, hungry soldiers. The truth, as usual, is more complicated
When the Disease Is Also a Cure
Carving Up Gates
What the proposed split of Microsoft means for the company, its rivals, the market--and you
The Case For The Breakup
INTERVIEW: JOEL KLEIN, THE GATES CRASHER
WORLD
Politics and drought plunge the vast Horn of Africa into catastrophe, threatening mass famine once again
Shield Of Dreams
G.O.P. hawks and the Pentagon want to build a missile-defense system. But will it trigger a new cold war?
An Invasion of Paradise
How a mass abduction at an exclusive resort played into jungle warfare across a pirate-filled sea
SCIENCE
They earned their brutal reputation--but the Norse were also craftsmen, explorers and believers in democracy
What Mother Nature Teaches Us About Motherhood
Barefoot, Pregnant and Ready to Fight
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Clark's travail gave the technology a bad name--but researchers are ready to try again
Bubble-Free (Medicine)
French doctors score a gene-therapy triumph
SOCIETY
The misunderstood wine finally gets a place at the table
Blue Collar No More (Fashion)
They're versatile, stylish and flying off the racks. The lowly T shirt enjoys a high-fashion moment
The Ghost of Marion Barry
Washington's ongoing woes haunt the new mayor
NOTEBOOK
The Pentagon Capers
Crashing from the Air--And on the Ground
Ask Dr. Notebook
Student for a Day
Milestones (Milestones)
Eulogy
Heads of State
Less Praying
More Spraying
Numbers (Numbers)
Vice-Presidential Stakes
Cross Powell's Name Off Bush's Dance Card
Intelligence
State Department E-Mail: Anyone Seen a Laptop?
Eeew, Wisconsin!
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Carrying the old stars into the new millennium
Prison Cells, Tourists And One-Liners
McCain's return to Vietnam is complete with solemnity and his usual blunt talk
News Quiz Crossword (News Quiz Crossword)
BUSINESS
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A troupe of actors became reporters to create a unique play about the killing of Matthew Shepard
The Empire Strikes Back (The Arts / Cinema)
Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott breathe vibrant new life into the Roman-history film
The Unremovable Stain (The Arts / Authors)
Philip Roth's new book offers a bleak look beneath the surface of a self-satisfied nation
Of Roots and Family Trees (The Arts / Books)
A young first novelist writes a "big book" about the rules we live by
Study in Living Colors (The Arts / Books)
In the engaging Half a Heart, Rosellen Brown reunites a mother with the daughter she gave up
Tiny Epics (The Arts / Video Games)
Shogun: Total War puts Kurosawa on your PC
Chatting with the Enemy (The Arts / Online)
Katherine Tarbox logged on to America Online looking for a friend. Instead, she met a pedophile
Portrait of the Young Diva (The Arts / Music)
Mya was a star before she was an adult. On her latest album, she's looking to take more control
Of Mad Max and Madder Maximus (The Arts / Cinema)
The New Machismo Has An Accent
Up At The Villa (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Philip Haas
The Real Thing (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Tom Stoppard
Where The Heart Is (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Matt Williams
Songs Of Ned Rorem (The Arts / Short Takes)
Susan Graham
Geppetto (The Arts / Short Takes)
ABC, May 7
YOUR TIME
New studies link violent video games to violent behavior. So check out these cool alternatives
A Legal Beating (Personal Time / Your Money)
Microsoft is a tobacco stock--not. So use its courtroom woes to pick up shares cheap
PCs? Forget 'Em! (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Handheld computers are the hottest thing going these days. So which one should you buy?
Giuliani's Choices (Personal Time / Your Health)
New York City's mayor has several options for his prostate cancer. The odds for a cure are good
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Latin America Logs On (Time Select / Global Business)
In just a couple of years, the sprawling region has become the Internet world's next big thing
Get Rich Quick! (Time Select / Global Business)
Europe's executives are finally following the lead of their U.S. counterparts and making a bundle on stock-option bonuses
Germany's Glass Ceiling (Time Select / Global Business)
Women managers are still rare in corporate Germany, but they are chipping away at the prevailing culture of old-boy preferment
Shaking up the Beeb (Time Select / Global Business)
A new director-general at the venerable British Broadcasting Corp. vows to slash bureaucracy and foster creativity
The Tale Of Two Cities (Time Select / Global Business)
Beijing and Shanghai are on a cultural spending spree to decide which metropolis will be the cultural capital of the new China
Creature Comforts (Time Select / Global Business)
For business travelers who appreciate the fine things, a growing list of understated bastions of elegance define downtown luxury
To Work We Go (Time Select / Global Business)
New people--immigrants, mothers, the old and the young--are entering the labor force and keeping the U.S. economy humming
Pocketbook Issues (Time Select / Politics and Small Business)
The 2000 election brings some of small business's biggest issues to the forefront--from affordable health care to dotcom taxes