THE NEW AGE OF ANXIETY
THE REAL ISSUE THIS YEAR IS WHICH CANDIDATE HAS THE CHARACTER TO HELP US DEAL WITH

YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN (CAMPAIGN '96)
AT LEAST IF HOME IS RUSSELL, KANSAS, THE STRUGGLING TOWN THAT'S HAPPY TO CALL BOB DOLE ITS FAVORITE SON

NO DICE
THE BACKLASH AGAINST GAMBLING CASH-STRAPPED TOWNS EMBRACED CASINOS AS SALVATION. BUT WITH THEM COME ECONOMIC DISLOCATION AND BROKEN LIVES. NOW GAMING INITIATIVES ARE MEETING RESISTANCE NATIONWIDE

EAST ST. LOUIS PLACES ITS BET

THE TEACHER'S LAST SHOCKING LESSON
A REMARKABLE WOMAN REASONS WITH HER KILLER--AND TAPES IT

SCHOOL'S OUT?
A HOUSE BILL WOULD DENY EDUCATION TO ILLEGAL ALIENS


ONE FAMILY'S OR DEAL
DURING THE WAR, SERBS SAVED THESE MUSLIMS. AS SARAJEVO VIOLENTLY REUNIFIES, THEY RETURN THE FAVOR

TAIWAN'S SECOND MIRACLE
AFTER 4,000 YEARS, THE CHINESE FOR THE FIRST TIME DIRECTLY ELECT A PRESIDENT

TARGET GADDAFI, AGAIN
HE'S BUILDING A HUGE PLANT TO MAKE NERVE GAS, AND THE CIA IS TRYING TO STOP IT. AN EXCLUSIVE REPORT

MAD COWS AND ENGLISHMEN
EUROPE PANICS OVER POSSIBLY DEADLY BRITISH BEEF


HEAVENLY VAGABOND (Space)
A COMET OUT OF NOWHERE IS THE BRIGHTEST IN YEARS


THE MAN'S CANCER (Medicine)
PROSTATE CANCER IS REACHING EPIDEMIC LEVELS IN THE U.S. THIS IS NO TIME FOR SQUEAMISHNESS

THE POLITICS OF BOB DOLE'S PROSTATE CANCER (Medicine)


WAY WRONG NUMBER
HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A CITY COUNCILMAN PORNED


WHERE CANDIDATES FEAR TO TREAD
SOCIAL SECURITY NEEDS RADICAL FIXES, BUT DON'T EXPECT CLINTON OR DOLE TO TAKE THE RISK

CONTRIBUTORS (Contributors)

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SPRING BREAK, HERE WE COME
A WORLD WITHOUT SEASONS IS AS UNNATURAL AS A PERSON WITHOUT MOODS

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THEY'RE SHOCKED, SHOCKED!

YOU CAN'T BLAME KANSAS

MILESTONES

BITTER ADS TO SWALLOW
A WAR OF HEADACHE HEAVYWEIGHTS CONFUSES CONSUMERS AND PAINS THE INDUSTRY

THE BAGEL RACE IS ON
AN ETHNIC FOOD GOES NATIONAL, SETTING OFF A SHOP-BUILDING FRENZY

SMOKING GUNS
ALLEGATIONS BY IAN UYDESS AND TWO OTHER WHISTLE BLOWERS MAKE IT HARDER STILL FOR BIG TOBACCO TO HANG TOUGH


UNDOING DIVERSITY
A BOMBSHELL COURT RULING CURTAILS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION


YOUR SHOW OF SHILLS (The Arts / TELEVISION)
THINK THERE ARE TOO MANY ADS ON TV? THE NETWORKS DON'T, SO THEY'RE STICKING THEM IN PROGRAMS TOO

LOOK, MA, NO TABOOS (The Arts / CINEMA)
DIRECTOR DAVID O. RUSSELL IS YOUNG, SMART AND VERY OBSESSIVE--JUST LIKE HIS DARK, SCREWBALL COMEDIES

BELLE OF THE BRAWL (The Arts / SPORT)
COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER CHRISTY MARTIN KNOCKS BOXING FANS FOR A LOOP WITH A BRAVURA PERFORMANCE THAT UPSTAGES THE BIG BOYS

WHAT DID THEY KNOW? (The Arts / BOOKS)
AND WHEN DID THEY KNOW IT? A FIERCE NEW BOOK ARGUES THAT ORDINARY GERMANS WERE DEEPLY COMPLICIT IN THE HOLOCAUST

HITTING THE HIGH NOTES (The Arts / MUSIC)
EX-WUNDERKIND MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS RETURNS TO THE U.S., REVITALIZING HIMSELF AS WELL AS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY

IT MIGHT AS WELL BE STING! (The Arts / MUSIC)
HIS NEW ALBUM IS A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY, A LITTLE BIT CELTIC...

POST-IT MODERNISM (The Arts / CINEMA)