May The Shield Be With You
The Reagan-era Star Wars program lives on and may yet destabilize the new world order

The Rebel's Revenge (Nation/Campaign 2000)
With a victory for campaign-finance reform, McCain is still a force to reckon with in November

Electing the Supreme Court
Think this is about choosing a President? Think again

Missile Impossible?
This week's $100 million test of the space shield is all but fixed. Does the outcome matter?


Unraveling Alzheimer's (Medicine)
Scientists are close to figuring out how the disorder destroys brains. But will their knowledge save lives?

Aids Update: Suffer the Children (Medicine)


Voodoo Science By Robert Park (The Arts/Short Takes/Books)

THE FIVE SENSES (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa

Chasin' The Gypsy, James Carter (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)

Nuremberg, TNT, Sunday-Monday, 8 p.m. E.T. (The Arts/Short Takes/Television)

The Designated Mourner (The Arts/Short Takes/Theater)
By Wallace Shawn

Kissing a Grimy Princess (The Arts/Art)
By turning a power station into a gallery of modern art, London's Tate brilliantly clarifies its collections

Coming of Age in Chaos (The Arts/Books)
In a haunting debut novel, Moses Isegawa looks at his native Uganda through the eyes of a young boy

Einstein Rides Shotgun (The Arts/Books)
Michael Paterniti's road trip with the physicist's brain has plenty of detours, but not much drive

A Flashback to Frostbite Falls (The Arts/Cinema)
Rocky and Bullwinkle are retired. Boris and Natasha are three-dimensional. What is the world coming to?

And a Child Shall Lead Him (The Arts/Cinema)
This time only his soul is dead, but Bruce Willis gets saved by a Kid again

Living Off-Color (The Arts/Cinema)
Taking a stab at horror, Keenen Ivory Wayans makes 'Scary Movie' really funny

Jason Alexander (The Arts/Q&A)

Be Your Own Barcode
Priceline has built a brand by obliterating fixed prices, but some customers have gripes

Peeping Larry
Oracle's unapologetic CEO admits his spies poked through Dumpsters looking for dirt on Microsoft

Lenzner, Through a Darker Lens (Business/The Corporate Spy)


Can One Little Boy Make A Difference? (Letter From Cuba)
With Elian's return, Havana may be learning to see a kinder, gentler Yanqui


Changing Names (Personal Time/Your Family)
What if your child rejects the name you gave her? Tip: if you ignore her, it won't go away

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Family)

Heart Throbs (Personal Time/Your Health)
A third of all patients won't feel any chest pain during a heart attack. Could you be one of them?

Your Health (Personal Time/Your Health)

Stop That 401(k)! (Personal Time/Your Money)
Why a taxable stock-index fund might be your best savings vehicle as retirement approaches

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)

Toys for Techies (Personal Time/Your Technology)
Motorola's latest cell phone and two-way e-mail device are eye catchers, but who needs 'em?

PC Expo Report (Personal Time/Your Technology)