Vol. 155 No. 25
WORLD
Assad's demise suddenly leaves Syria--and the Middle East--without a stable dictator
The Doctor Will Lead You Now (Hafez Assad 1930-2000)
SCIENCE
Probing a Sea Puzzle (Archaeology)
The recovery of a pioneering Confederate sub may reveal why it sank minutes after its great triumph
SOCIETY
Police in Kansas go after a financial con man suspected of murderous prowling on the Internet
The Boy Who Loved Me (Crime)
A child molester and his ex-lover try an ill-fated escape. Did a controversial law drive them to it?
Twice As Nice (Living)
No longer merely a quick visit to the city hall, the second wedding is getting to be just as extravagant as the first
Ear Candling (Trend Alert)
PRESS
Tina yanks a book on the private lives of Bill's foes
Writing By Numbers
Do we want journalists to be rated like sitcoms?
SPORT
He's too large for this photo. He's too strong for the NBA. Is the rapping, Aristotle-quoting Shaquille O'Neal big enough to replace M.J. in our hoop dreams?
One for the Team (Sydney 2000)
Teresa Edwards has taken a solitary approach to her pursuit of another basketball gold medal
NOTEBOOK
Como Se Dice 'Vote for Me' en Espanol?
Campaign Pledge Drive: Week Two
The Week In: Poor Communication
Ask Dr. Notebook
Notebook
Politics
I'll Take Repetitive Advertising for $500
I Spent Two Years Researching This Column
Jump Ball
Milestones (Milestones)
Numbers
Desperate Measures
News Quiz
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Do voters really care if a millionaire spends his own money to win?
Visions 21: Technology and You
Worlds Of Our Fathers
Children love and hate to fight with the old man
In Rwanda, Help Arrives (Update)
The Mother and Baby Project, reported in TIME, begins saving lives in the small African nation
News Quiz Crossword (News Quiz Crossword)
BUSINESS
The trial of the 21st century now moves to higher courts, where anything could happen
Connecting Flights
United's union with US Airways sets off a frenzy of merger maneuvering
A Major Website
EDUCATION
Is That Your Final Answer?
Those tougher tests that were supposed to inspire sagging schools have spurred parents, students and teachers to rebel against the exams' harmful side effects
Dumb Questions for Bright Kids? (Academic Decathlon)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Martin Amis assesses the ups and downs of his famous literary pedigree
Run, Chicken Run! (The Arts / Show Business)
The inmates of Hut 17 are planning a great escape. Viewers will get one in this high, wild and hen-some stop-motion adventure
The Belle Epoque (The Arts / Music)
A quirky Scottish band's throwback pop is making adults swoon
It's A Cool, Cool Summer (The Arts / Music)
Cowgirl? Pop chanteuse? Smoky siren? Will the real ever stand up? At last, she does
Honk If You Love Jerry (The Arts / Cinema)
In the slick, silly Gone in 60 Seconds, Bruckheimer limns an ode to fast cars and the men who steal them
Echoes of Rap (The Arts / Theater)
A hip-hop musical hits the stage at the Apollo
The Age of Innocence (The Arts / Books)
An assured first novel evokes an old-fashioned childhood in which all seems strange and magical
The Fine Green Line (The Arts / Short Takes)
By John Paul Newport
David Sedaris (The Arts / Q&A)
The Marines Of Autumn (The Arts / Short Takes)
By James Brady
L'Humanite (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Bruno Dumont
Defiled (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Lee Kalcheim
Late for the Future (The Arts / Short Takes)
Galactic
The Remains of Tom Lehrer (The Arts / Short Takes)
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (The Arts / Short Takes)
(Comedy Central, Tuesdays, 10 p.m. E.T.)
Star-toon Time (The Arts / Cinema)
The galactic graphics are spectacular in Titan A.E.
YOUR TIME
Daddy's Big Moment (Personal Time / Your Family)
Dads are hot right now and not just on Father's Day. New magazines and websites cater to them and promote a new style of parenting
Sunburned (Personal Time / Your Money)
Wall Street loves to talk about the summer rally. Don't get suckered--it doesn't exist
Tips For Travelers (Personal Time / Your Health)
Trips abroad expand the mind but also expose you to health risks. Here's how to protect yourself
Personal Time/Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
Calling All Passengers (Personal Time / Your Money)
SPECIAL SECTION
But will the business letdown be soft, hard-soft or hard? TIME's Board of Economists is divided, yet sees no chance of a recession
Heavyweight Champ (Time Select / Global Business)
For investors, the U.S. is where the action is. So money pours in and the dollar rules--but for how long?
Testing Time for the VCs (Time Select / Global Business)
Seduced by soaring IPOs, VC wannabes are flooding the market. But as veterans are learning, the days of easy money are over
Mrs. Big's Big Deals (Time Select / Americans Abroad)
An audacious U.S. businesswoman has helped remake Poland's business culture, as well as one of its flagship firms
Help Wanted For Europe (Time Select / Global Business)
While 15 million are registered as unemployed in the European Union, millions of jobs go begging for lack of qualified applicants
Admire Our Busy Signal (Time Select / Global Business)
Scandinavia's MeritaNordbanken is making up for its size by setting a world-class pace for Internet and mobile-phone banking
Armani Looks Ahead (Time Select)
The designer has high hopes for the new millennium, but key defections are raising concerns about his company's future
The Golden Diaspora (Time Select / Global Business)
Indian immigrants to the U.S. are one of the newest elements of the American melting pot--and the most spectacular success story
Our Technology (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Gordon Moore Q&A (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Steven Lutvak (People To Watch)
Will We Still Turn Pages? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Will society go the way of the book, the way of the screen or, via the miracle of e-ink, both ways at once?
Will Cyber Criminals Run The World? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
World dominance isn't so easily won, but that hasn't stopped the spies and the nerds from waging a bitter war over encryption technology
Will Cybersex Be Better Than Real Sex? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
That depends on what lights your diodes. But judging by the quality of today's "teledildonics," some things (hooray!) will never change
Will Smell-O-Vision Replace Television? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Don't hold your breath, or your nose. But broadband and new gadgets promise to widen the pipeline to your set (and your wallet)
Will Tiny Robots Build Diamonds One Atom At A Time? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
That's just for starters. Nanobots will also make ships, shoes, steaks--and more nanobots. The trick is getting them to stop
What Will Replace Silicon? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Eventually the doubling and redoubling of computer power that has driven the information age will cease. Then what?
Will My PC Be Smarter Than I Am? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Once we learn how to map the brain and make computers fast enough to simulate it, all bets are off
Will We Plug Chips Into Our Brains? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
The writer who coined the word cyberspace contemplates a future stranger than his science fiction
Will Everything Be Digital? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
What happens in a world in which atoms are replaced by bits? In which everything that was wired becomes wireless, and vice versa?
What Will Replace The Internet? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
First it will become wireless and ubiquitous, crawling into the woodwork and perhaps even under our skin. Eventually, it will disappear
Will We Still Drive Our Cars (Or Will Our Cars Drive Us)? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Tighten your fan belts, drivers, because the automotive future has tomorrow written all over it!
Will AOL Own Everything? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
America Online could do in the early 21st century what Microsoft did at the end of the 20th: control the flow of key technologies
Will Frankenfood Feed The World? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Genetically modified food has met fierce opposition among well-fed Europeans, but it's the poor and the hungry who need it most
Will I Still Be Addicted To Video Games? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
As technology gets more advanced, so does playtime. Prepare to plug in your bioport and enter a universe that's better than real ife
Is Technology Moving Too Fast? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Self-accelerating technologies--computers that make faster computers, for example--may have a destabilizing effect on society
What Will We Drive? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Invited to conjure up the future, designers at GM, Ford, Chrysler and Nissan produced these 21st century dream machines
What Is Nanotechnology? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Will We Close The Book On Books? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Will Low Tech Replace High Tech? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)
Will Robots Rise Up And Demand Their Rights? (Visions 21 / Our Technology)