IS FORBES FOR REAL? (CAMPAIGN '96)
IT'S NOT JUST THE TV COMMERCIALS, OR THE FLAT TAX MESSAGE. VOTERS ARE ACTUALLY DRAWN TO THE MESSENGER HIMSELF

WHO IS SWITCHING TO FORBES AND WHY (TIME-CNN ELECTION MONITOR)
WANT TO RUN? START OUTSIDE WASHINGTON. SHOUT "FLAT TAX," WHISPER "PRO-CHOICE." OUR POLL SAYS VOTERS LIKE WHAT THEY HEAR

CHEMICAL TIME BOMBS
THE RACE IS ON TO DESTROY DECAYING WEAPONS FILLED WITH DEADLY TOXINS--BEFORE THEY DESTROY US

BORN TO BE MILD: A RIDE ON THE FORBES BUS

THE LIDDY FIX
MRS. DOLE FELL SHORT IN HER GIVING, SO SHE'S PAYING UP

ROTTING ROCKETS


TODAY HONG KONG, TOMORROW TAIWAN
FOR THE RULERS OF CHINA, REUNIFICATION OF THE MOTHERLAND IS A MATTER OF NATIONAL PRIDE AND IRONCLAD POLICY. THEY HOPE TO DO IT PEACEFULLY, BUT, IF NECESSARY, WILL FIGHT TO REALIZE THEIR GOAL

IT'S A BRAND-NEW CENTURY
THE REDESIGNED $100 BILL WILL SOON BE HOT OFF THE PRESSES. BUT WHY ARE SO MANY RUSSIANS IN A TIZZY?

DESPITE ALL THE SNIPING, IT'S STILL BUSINESS AS USUAL


FOREVER AMBER
ART, SCIENCE AND HISTORIC LORE INTERSECT EXQUISITELY IN GEMS OF ANCIENT RESIN


AS IF BY MAGIC (Health)
AFTER YEARS OF EXILE, MAGIC JOHNSON IS BACK TO SHOW THE WORLD HOW TO LIVE WITH THE AIDS VIRUS

BATTLING THE AIDS VIRUS (Health)
THERE'S STILL NO CURE, BUT SCIENTISTS AND SURVIVORS MAKE STRIKING PROGRESS

ARE SOME PEOPLE IMMUNE? (Health)


A FRIEND IN NEED
UNDER THE NEW ETHICS RULES, A CLOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BIC AND MONTBLANC

TO OUR READERS

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WHITE SOCKS AND LOAFERS
GENE KELLY 1912-1996

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THE UNSEEN KILLERS
AN AMERICAN SOLDIER BLOWN UP BY A BOSNIAN MINE JOINS THE GROWING LIST OF PEACEKEEPING CASUALTIES

GRADING EXPECTATIONS
A READER'S GUIDE TO PRIMARIES: WHY THE CANDIDATE WITH THE MOST VOTES ISN'T ALWAYS THE WINNER

MILESTONES

OLYMPIC MONITOR

A CASE OF THE GIGGLES

WINNERS & LOSERS/THE PRIMARY COLORS WHODUNIT

THE MONETARY MINUET
CLINTON NEEDS GROWTH IN AN ELECTION YEAR. THE FED TICKLES INTEREST RATES TO PROVIDE IT. IS THAT ENOUGH?

WE'RE ALL CONNECTED
THE LONG-AWAITED TELECOMMUNICATIONS BILL SWEEPS AWAY OLD BOUNDARIES. GET READY FOR A FREE-FOR-ALL

QUAKES IN CUPERTINO
THE CEO IS OUT, AND A TURNAROUND ARTIST IS IN. DOES THIS MEAN THAT APPLE IS AGAIN TRYING TO SURVIVE SOLO?

WHERE THERE'S SMOKE...
JEFFREY WIGAND IS MAKING INCENDIARY CHARGES ABOUT THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, WHICH IS OUT TO BURN HIM

O.K., ROLL 'EM
TIRED OF YOUR OLD CAMERA? FIVE PHOTO GIANTS HOPE SO


THE BATTLE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT (The Arts / TELEVISION)
COMEDY ISN'T PRETTY, AND SNL IS LOSING ITS OUTRAGEOUS EDGE TO A HOT NEW RIVAL ON FOX

WATERLOGGED (The Arts / CINEMA)
THE BOYS MAY BE SEAWORTHY, BUT WHITE SQUALL JUST SINKS

THE SHADOWS KNOW (The Arts / PHOTOGRAPHY)
AT MOMA, A RETROSPECTIVE FOR ROY DECARAVA, CHRONICLER OF HARLEM AND JAZZMEN, STREET LYRICIST AND SEEKER IN THE DARK

FINDING THE THERE THERE (The Arts / OPERA)
IN HOUSTON, ROBERT WILSON BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO THE ONCE-UPON-A-TIME AVANT-GARDE SENSATION FOUR SAINTS IN THREE ACTS

MOUNTAINS OF TROUBLE (The Arts / BOOKS)
IN HIS FINE NEW NOVEL, MARIO VARGAS LLOSA RETURNS TO THE LITERARY LANDSCAPE WHERE REALITY AND SURREALITY ENTWINE

BALLOON STORY (The Arts / CINEMA)
A SWEET, DISARMING FILM ABOUT KIDS--AND FROM IRAN, NO LESS

GARDEN OF GOOD AND TRASHY (The Arts / TELEVISION)
AARON SPELLING'S NEWEST SOAP, SAVANNAH, UNLEASHES SCHEMING SEXPOTS IN A WORLD OF WEALTH, PECAN PIE AND NICE TEETH

NOT YOUR FATHER'S HIP-HOP (The Arts / MUSIC)
AND NOT TUPAC SHAKUR'S EITHER: THE JAPANESE DUO CIBO MATTO AND A HAITIAN GROUP CALLED THE FUGEES FRESHEN UP RAP