A Guest Who Wore Out His Welcome

Alaska: Redoubt Blows Its Top (American Notes)
Redoubt Blows Its Top

Births: Bringing Out Baby (American Notes)
Bringing Out Baby

California: Demise of a Novel Theory (American Notes)
Demise of a Novel Theory

Ideas: The Mysterious Mr.-or Ms.-Z (American Notes)
The Mysterious Mr.-or Ms.-"Z"

The White House: Therapy for Sore Eyes (American Notes)
Therapy for Sore Eyes

Panama: Cashing A Check

Fire When Ready, Ma'am
The invasion reopens the debate on women in combat

Hero, Suspect, Suicide
A bizarre murder inflames racial tension in Boston

Noriega On Ice
The chase over, will he now try to put heat on George Bush?

The Devil They Knew
How Noriega was transformed from CIA asset to public enemy

The Presidency: A $650 Million Flying Palace
A $650 Million Flying Palace


Argentina Run for The Money
A fight to save the economy -- and the government

Disasters Close Shave off Morocco
An Iranian tanker spills nearly twice as much oil as the Exxon Valdez, but the immediate impact is far less dire

Eastern Europe Now, the Hangover
As the celebrations of freedom die down, the countries of Eastern Europe grapple with the sobering task of rebuilding their societies

Nicaragua Dangerous Highways
Did the contras attack church workers and kill two nuns?

Soviet Union Breaking Up Is Hard to Stop
Violence in the south and separatism in the north make nationalism Gorbachev's most pressing problem

The Philippines Cory, Coups and Corruption
Allegations of graft fuel resentment against Aquino

Albania: Revolution By Balloon (World Notes)
Revolution By Balloon

Colombia: Drug Thugs' Revenge (World Notes)
Drug Thugs' Revenge

Iraq: Lonesome in Baghdad (World Notes)
Lonesome in Baghdad

Israel: On the Firing Line (World Notes)
On the Firing Line

South Korea: Exercise in Exorcism (World Notes)
Exercise in Exorcism


Environment: Antarctica (Environment)
Once inaccessible and pristine, the white continent is now threatened by spreading pollution, budding tourism and the world's thirst for oil


Amherst, Massachusetts (American Scene)
Preserving the Printed Word Aaron Lansky's mission is to collect Yiddish literature


Sport: An Unpopular Vote
The pollsters pass up Notre Dame


Design: Hip Styles for Blue Chips (Design)
Scott Strasser brings austere elegance to corporate America


Time Magazine Contents Page: Jan. 15, 1990 (Contents)
Vol. 135, No. 3 JANUARY 15, 1990

A Taste Of Thistle
Trendy sip: single-malt Scotch

Boom And Gloom
How is the U.S. economy doing? That depends on where you live

AUTOS: Look, Ma, No Fumes!
Look, Ma, No Fumes!

LABOR: Fresh Air in The Mine Shaft
Fresh Air in The Mine Shaft

LANDSCAPING: That'll Cost a Lot of Coconuts
That'll Cost a Lot of Coconuts

LITIGATION: Stubbed, but Not Out
Stubbed, but Not Out

REAL ESTATE: Bomb, Bomb On the Range
Bomb, Bomb On the Range

Penetrating The World of Dango
How Navy agents cracked a Japanese bid-rigging scheme


Education: Get Me a Ladder at The Library
Books are still king, but now there is so much more


Law: Prayers in The Schoolhouse?
The court weighs the constitutionality of student religious groups


Music: Everybody's Wild About Harry (Music)
The age's "new" Sinatra hits his snazzy stride

Cinema: Shades Of Gray (Cinema)

Books: Shadowy Presence (Books)

Books: The Spores of Paranoia (Books)

Video: When The Pot Overflowed (Video)


History: The Master Spy Who Failed (History)
Surprising new facts emerge about the making of the H-bomb


Ins And Outs of the Celebrity Shuffle

LADY ANTONIA FRASER: Not Quite Your Usual Historian (Profile)
Champion of imprisoned writers, chronicler of monarchs, LADY ANTONIA FRASER stirs controversy without even trying


From the Publisher: Jan 15 1990 (From The Publisher)


Essay: Dissent, Dogma and Darwin's Dog