A Legal Bank Robbery
While an S & L was looted, the federal watchdog stood by

A 14-State Barrage of Twisters
After Hugo and the quake, a deadly autumn brings tornadoes

Abortion: A Bishop Says No (American Notes)
A Bishop Says No

Congress: The Crash of Air Force Three (American Notes)
The Crash of Air Force Three

Seattle: Stop Busing - Some Day (American Notes)
Stop Busing -- Some Day

The Arts: Compromising Position (American Notes)
Compromising Position

Washington: Getting Nasty With Noriega (American Notes)
Getting Nasty With Noriega

Casualties Of Peace
The Navy checks its safety and finds some faulty gear

From Polonia with Love

Give A Little, Get a Little
Congress finally finds a way to hand itself a raise

In Search Of Vision
The U.S. needs -- but so far lacks -- an idea of how to foster more democracy in Eastern Europe

Keeping Lockerbie Alive
Questions still burn for relatives of the Pan Am 103 victims


A State, Not a Nation: East Germans
East Germans may be Germans, but the psychological wall built during four decades of separation complicates the reunification question

American Abroad: Freedom's Ugly Underside
Freedom's Ugly Underside

An Irresistible Tide
With Moscow's apparent acquiescence, reformers in Bulgaria and protesters in Czechoslovakia follow East Germany in pressing for democracy

Brazil Outsiders Are In

El Salvador The Battle for San Salvador
In the worst bloodletting of the decade-long war, the fighting kills hundreds, drives tens of thousands from their homes -- and brutally takes the lives of six Jesuit priests

In Cold Blood

Leipzig: Hotbed of Protest

Namibia The Doves Win
SWAPO succeeds at the polls, but not by too much

New Zealand: Lange's Little Fantasy Thing
Lange's Little Fantasy Thing

South Africa Equality at Water's Edge
Equality at Water's Edge

Technology: Fax It To 'Em
Fax It To 'Em

Sri Lanka: Curious Death Of a Rebel (World Notes)
Curious Death Of a Rebel


Nature: An Uneasy Dip with the Dolphins (Nature)
Swimming with Flipper is fun, but is it unwarranted exploitation?

Science: Great Bubbles in the Cosmos
A celestial map reveals clues to the Big Bang and invisible matter


Medicine: An Early-Warning System (Medicine)
Researchers can now identify genetic defects before conception

Medicine: Brain Defender (Medicine)
A new drug slows the progress of Parkinson's disease

Medicine: Coffee Alert (Medicine)
Decaf brews raise cholesterol


Press: Yellow-Peril Journalism
Is latent racism coloring business coverage of Japan?


Religion: AIDS Ruckus In the Vatican
A tense meeting also produces a papal pronouncement


Time Magazine Contents Page Vol.134, No. 22 NOVEMBER 27, 1989 (Contents)
Vol.134, No. 22 NOVEMBER 27, 1989

Time Magazine Masthead Vol.134, No. 22 NOVEMBER 27, 1989 (Masthead)
Vol.134, No. 22 NOVEMBER 27, 1989

Ideas: Wolfe Among the Pigeons (Ideas)
A new "literary manifesto" ruffles some feathers

AVIATION: Taking Care of Business
Taking Care of Business

ENTERTAINMENT: Tuning in To Europe
Tuning in To Europe

FASHION: Sorry for the Inconvenience
Sorry for the Inconvenience

LITIGATION: Block That Antitrust Suit
Block That Antitrust Suit

TOYS: Fuzz Busters Not Included
Fuzz Busters Not Included

Case of The Purloined Pix

Making Up, Hollywood Style
Sony and Warner Bros. settle a billion-dollar talent war

TV News: The Sky's the Limit
Using satellites and other technology, local television news operations are boosting profits and bypassing the networks


Bookends: Nov. 27, 1989 (Books)

Critics' Voices: Nov. 27, 1989 (Critics' Voices)

Theater: Marine Life (Theater)

Cinema: Murphy's One-Man Band (Cinema)

Sold! The Art Market: Goes Crazy (Art)
It went crazy, it stays crazy, but don't ask what the art market is doing to museums and the public

Art: The Anatomy of a Deal (Art)
How Alan Bond bought a $53.9 million painting, with more than a little help

Books: The Celebs' Golden Mouthpiece: William Novak (Books)
William Novak spins best sellers out of other people's stories

Theater: Warmed Over and Not So Hot (Theater)
Broadway musicals freely filch, so why not from the best?


Interview: On Drugs, Debt and Poverty: Venezuela's CARLOS ANDRES PEREZ (Interview)
Venezuela's CARLOS ANDRES PEREZ sees the Third World as a revolution in the making unless richer nations come to the rescue

The Fella Expects To Win: Notre Dame coach LOU HOLTZ (Profile)
Notre Dame coach LOU HOLTZ brings Irish football back to the top with a salesman's touch, iron will, and players who like to knock heads


From the Publisher: Nov 27 1989 (From The Publisher)


Essay: Why We've Failed to Ruin Thanksgiving