Stopping Cancer in Its Tracks (SCIENCE)
New discoveries about wayward genes and misbehaving proteins show how cells become malignant -- and perhaps how to bring them under control


Art for Al's Sake (Chronicles)

Chronicles (Chronicles)

Health Report: Apr. 25, 1994 (Chronicles)

Informed Sources: Apr. 25, 1994 (Chronicles)

Inside Washington: Apr. 25, 1994 (Chronicles)

Name That Musical Cliche (Chronicles)

No Man Above the Law -- Or Something (Chronicles)

That Revision Thing (Whitewater)
To the frustration of aides, each day seems to bring a new explanation

The Week April 10-16 (Chronicles)

They All Laughed -- Not (Chronicles)

Winners & Losers: Apr. 25, 1994 (Chronicles)

Russia: Vladimir Zhirinovsky Beat (Chronicles)
Russia's top ultranationalist, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, enjoyed a springtime visit to France ...


A Little Bombing Is a Dangerous Thing (Bosnia)
Despite NATO raids, the Serbs tighten their vise around Gorazde, confounding Clinton and his allies

Deadly Mistaken Identity (Iraq)
How could American warplanes shoot down two U.S. helicopters?

Streets of Slaughter (Rwanda)
Tribal bloodlust and political rivalry turn the country into an unimaginable hell of killing, looting and anarchy


The Man From Outer Space (Behavior)
Harvard psychiatrist John Mack claims that tales of UFO abductions are real. But experts and former patients say his research is shoddy.


Time Contents Page April 25, 1994 Vol. 143 No. 17 (Contents)

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
APRIL 25, 1994 VOL. 143 NO. 17

Confounded By the Chinese Puzzle (Trade)
A prospective arms sale leaves Beijing -- and much of Washington -- mystified about U.S. policy

Recovery for Whom? (The Economy)
A split-level surge combines new hiring with heavy layoffs, and many incomes stagnate too

Workers Who Fight Firing with Fire (The Economy)
Not a month goes by without an outburst of violence in the workplace -- now even in flower nurseries, pizza parlors and law offices


One Person, Seven Votes
In Alabama a radical electoral system helps minorities. But is the system fair?


DESIGN: A Tell-All About Calvin (The Arts & Media / DESIGN)

Fashion's Fall (The Arts & Media / DESIGN)
If you think clothes have become more silly over the past few seasons, wait until autumn: they'll be worse

MUSIC: Nailism (The Arts & Media / MUSIC)
Nine Inch Nails has a fine -- if knee-jerk nihilistic -- new CD

Not Just Another Pretty Face (Cinema)
On screen and off, Hugh Grant drips charm, but he has a wicked side too

THEATER: Now This Is a Comeback (The Arts & Media / THEATER)
Who's the hottest playwright all over America today? Pierre de Carlet Chamblain de Marivaux, of course, who died in 1763.

THEATER: Serial Mom (The Arts & Media / THEATER)
Diana Rigg finds the quiet within murderous Medea

She Mastered the Art of Losing (Books)
Elizabeth Bishop was a great American poet whose work was polished and humane; her letters reveal a life that was less serene


Invincible Man: Ralph Ellison 1914-1994 (Obituary)


To Our Readers: Apr. 25, 1994