The Raid In Replay
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


Parched Earth
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


Archaeology: The Amazing Vikings (Archaeology)
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


Reviving Artificial Hearts (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


Riesling's Revenge (Living)
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: May 8, 2000

The Pentagon Capers
Crashing from the Air--And on the Ground

Ask Dr. Notebook

Student for a Day

Milestones May 8, 2000 (Milestones)

Eulogy: DAVID MERRICK

Heads of State

Less Praying

More Spraying

Numbers: May 8, 2000 (Numbers)

Vice-Presidential Stakes
Cross Powell's Name Off Bush's Dance Card

Intelligence: State Department E-Mail: Anyone Seen a Laptop?
State Department E-Mail: Anyone Seen a Laptop?

Eeew, Wisconsin!


Lives of the Unsinkable Liz (Essay)
Carrying the old stars into the new millennium

Prison Cells, Tourists And One-Liners (Letter from Vietnam)
McCain's return to Vietnam is complete with solemnity and his usual blunt talk

News Quiz Crossword May 8, 2000 (News Quiz Crossword)

Indicators: May 8, 2000 (Indicators)


Theater: Voices from Laramie (The Arts / Theater)
A troupe of actors became reporters to create a unique play about the killing of Matthew Shepard

Cinema: The Empire Strikes Back (The Arts / Cinema)
Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott breathe vibrant new life into the Roman-history film

Authors: The Unremovable Stain (The Arts / Authors)
Philip Roth's new book offers a bleak look beneath the surface of a self-satisfied nation

Books: Of Roots and Family Trees (The Arts / Books)
A young first novelist writes a big book about the rules we live by

Books: 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

Music: 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

Cinema: Of Mad Max and Madder Maximus (The Arts / Cinema)
The New Machismo Has An Accent

Cinema: Up At The Villa (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Philip Haas

Theater: The Real Thing By Tom Stoppard (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Tom Stoppard

Cinema: Where The Heart Is (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Matt Williams

Music: Songs Of Ned Rorem (The Arts / Short Takes)
Susan Graham

Geppetto (The Arts / Short Takes)
ABC, May 7


Video Playground (Personal Time / Your Family)
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: May 8, 2000 (Personal Time / Your Family)

Your Health: May 8, 2000 (Personal Time / Your Health)

In Brief: May 8, 2000 (Personal Time / Your Money)

In Brief: May 8, 2000 (Personal Time / Your Technology)


Miriam Nelson (People To Watch)

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

Beijing and Shanghai: 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


People: May 8, 2000


Letters: May 8, 2000