A Catfish That Oinks . . .
. . . and other tales of how Congress wastes money on pork-barrel projects

American Notes
CHILDREN: A Few More First Birthdays

American Notes
ENTOMOLOGY: A Day at The Races

American Notes
RESTAURANTS: Requiem for Horn & Hardart

American Notes
SPACE: Walking on Air

Back To Reality
As Americans focus again on problems at home, Bush's approval rating is falling. But that won't necessarily help Democrats.

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Busy, Busy, Busy, Eh, Senator K.?

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Cleveland Dreamin'

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Finally Ready To Graduate?

Global Warming: A New Warning
A report on the greenhouse effect could prod the White House clique that wants to go slow on protecting the environment

Grapevine (Grapevine)

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Hush-Hush Hospitality

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Onward, Christian Rockers

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Scribble, Scribble, Scribble, Eh, Mrs. T.?

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
The First-Pitch Scoreboard


China For Sale: Tools of Destruction
Beijing's missile and nuclear-reactor deals defy arms-control efforts and imperil relations with Washington

Diplomacy A Superpower at the Abyss
By building bridges to the reformers, a former President argues, the U.S. may be able to induce Gorbachev to end his unholy alliance with the reactionaries

Refugees: Death Every Day
Relief organizations are in a grim race to get aid to the Kurds before the toll from hunger, cold and disease takes a terrible leap -- and so far the helpers are running behind

World Notes
BRITAIN: Is This Zoo Worth Saving?

World Notes
JAPAN: Curtains for Kaifu?

World Notes
MIDDLE EAST: A Few Steps Toward Peace

World Notes
PAKISTAN: Tightening Islam's Grip


Mystery of The Cosmic Monster (Space)
Talk of a mammoth black hole is giving astronomers headaches


The Whims of Bicoastal Dining (Food)
Restaurateurs who operate in both Los Angeles and New York City discover that differences run deeper than just the menu

Watch What You Eat, Kid (Health)
A U.S. panel urges better diets and cholesterol tests for children, but the report draws fire from both sides of the issue


It's Coming Back to Me Now!
At 42, George Foreman is duking it out for the heavyweight boxing crown with a much younger man, and middle-aged wheezers everywhere are following his lead


Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 137, No. 16 APRIL 22, 1991

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 137, No. 16 APRIL 22, 1991

A Global Fire Sale
Governments worldwide are selling off state-owned enterprises. The results should be salutary -- but the process can be painful.

A Sizzler Finally Fizzles
In America's largest insurance company collapse, California officials seize control of shaky giant Executive Life

Business Notes
MEDIA: Those Oldies Are Goldies

Business Notes
NEW PRODUCTS: No Butts About It

Business Notes
PHARMACEUTICALS: Thalidomide's Second Chance

Business Notes
REAL ESTATE: Trump Tries Tokyo Prices

The Beauty Part
P&G agrees to buy Max Factor from debt-laden Revlon


All Stressed Up, No Place to Go (Cinema)
Two films put traveling couples in strange and tantalizing fixes

The First Lady And the Slasher (Books)
A merciless new biography sparks a furious debate. Was Nancy Reagan really a witch? And has author Kitty Kelley gone too far?

BOOKS (Books)
Meeeow! The Saga Of Kitty: The former Lilac Princess has the world on a leash, so don't mess with her

THEATER (Theater)
Memories of A World on Fire: MISS SAIGON Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg

BOOKS (Books)
Pssst! Have You Heard the One About Augustus? Good biographies take bad behavior for granted

ART (Art)
The Rebel Dreams of Oedipus Max: Like a conspiratorial uncle, the Surrealist speaks anew to the subversiveness of youth


Blissing Out in Balmy Belize (Travel)
Pyramids and coral reefs beckon, but the chief attraction of this angler's paradise is stalking the wily tarpon with fly rod and reel


A "Race Man" Argues for a Broader Curriculum (Interview)
HENRY LOUIS GATES JR. wants W.E.B. Dubois, Wole Soyinka and Phillis % Wheatley on the nation's reading lists, as well as Western classics like Milton and Shakespeare


From the Publisher (From The Publisher)


ESSAY
Are Men Really So Bad?