THE MARKER WE'VE BEEN...WAITING FOR (SPECIAL REPORT)
THE INCREDIBLE SAGA OF HOW A CHARISMATIC FORMER MUSIC TEACHER AND 38 ANDROGYNOUS FOLLOWERS KILLED THEMSELVES IN ORDER TO HOOK UP WITH A UFO

MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH... (SPECIAL REPORT)

THE LURE OF THE CULT (SPECIAL REPORT)
OUT WHERE RELIGION AND JUNK CULTURE MEET, SOME WEIRD NEW OFFSPRING ARE RISING

NEWT IN THE CROSSHAIRS
G.O.P. SNIPERS HAVE TAKEN AIM AT THE SPEAKER, BUT NO ONE HAS FIGURED OUT HOW TO GOVERN WITH A BIG AGENDA AND A TINY MAJORITY

BUSH'S FINAL SALUTE
THE EX-PRESIDENT CLOSES THE BOOK ON A TERRIFYING WORLD WAR II EXPERIENCE

LIFE AND DEATH ON THE WEB (SPECIAL REPORT)

IMPRISONED BY HIS OWN PASSIONS: Marshall Herff Applewhite (SPECIAL REPORT)
PENALIZED FOR HIS SEXUALITY, THE FUTURE GURU EMBARKED ON A QUEST FOR SEXLESS DEVOTION AND AN ANTISEPTIC HEAVEN

WITH BO AND PEEP, A CHORE EVERY 12 BEEPS (SPECIAL REPORT)

A STAR TREK INTO THE X-FILES (SPECIAL REPORT)

CHICAGO'S LAST HOPE
WILL A SAVAGE CRIME HELP THE CITY FACE ITS HATE?

FAMILY FORGIVENESS
MARTIN LUTHER KING'S SON MEETS HIS FATHER'S CONVICTED KILLER, GIVING NEW LIFE TO WILD THEORIES

STATIC ON PUBLIC RADIO
SEVEN DISCRIMINATION CASES IN TWO YEARS HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL ON NPR'S WARM-AND-FUZZY IMAGE


MAMMOGRAM TWO-STEP (Health)
PERFORMING A BRISK ABOUT-FACE, THE GOVERNMENT BACKS REGULAR SCREENINGS FOR WOMEN IN THEIR 40S


Notebook: Apr. 7, 1997

STENOGRAPHER TO TAKE THE NOTES AND RUN

REICH'S KISS-AND-SHRUG

Milestones Apr. 7, 1997 (MILESTONES)

STEVEN SPIELBERG'S WINNING DIRECTION: CALL TAILS

A CUT ABOVE THE REST


Contributors: Apr. 7, 1997

OUR DAYS OF JUDGMENT (Essay)
THE HEAVEN'S GATE TRAGEDY ASKS US, WHEN DOES A CULT BECOME A FAITH?

AN OVERTAXED IRS
ITS KLUTZY COMPUTER SYSTEM COSTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT $150 BILLION A YEAR IN UNCOLLECTED TAXES AND MAKES THE AGENCY AN EASY MARK FOR CHEATS

SOUR GRAPES
KENDALL-JACKSON IS CHARGING IN COURT THAT GALLO COPIED ITS WINE-BOTTLE DESIGN, THEREBY SIPHONING SALES. THE RESULT: TWO ANGRY VINTNERS, NOT MUCH RESERVE

Techwatch: Apr. 7, 1997 (TECHWATCH)


MIRACLE ON 42ND ST. (The Arts / SHOW BIZ)
TALK ABOUT TURNAROUND: IT USED TO BE NEW YORK'S SLEAZIEST BLOCK. NOW, WITH DISNEY'S GLORIOUS NEW THEATER, IT GLITTERS

CINEMA: A SAINT GOES MARCHING ON (The Arts / CINEMA)
METICULOUS CRAFTSMAN? METHOD MONSTER? EITHER WAY, VAL KILMER'S A STAR

CINEMA: YOUNG AND RESTLESS (The Arts / CINEMA)
DIFFERING VIEWS OF LOVE IN THE '50S AND IN THE '90S, SHAPED BY HOW EACH DEFINES INNOCENCE

TELEVISION: DOES THE EYE HAVE IT? (The Arts / TELEVISION)
CBS MAKES A LONG-BELATED ENTRY INTO CABLE, BUT EYE ON PEOPLE WILL HAVE TROUBLE FINDING A NICHE

MUSIC: RASTA REBEL (The Arts / MUSIC)
SINGER LUCIANO MOVES REGGAE BACK TO ITS ROOTS

BOOKS: DECONSTRUCTING THE DUKE (The Arts / BOOKS)
GARRY WILLS FAILS TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF AN ICON

BOOKS: NO MERCY (The Arts / BOOKS)
STORIES THAT FOCUS ON THE STRUGGLES OF LOST SOULS

BOOKS: FACT VS. FAITH (The Arts / BOOKS)
A REPORTER INVESTIGATES THE HOT DEBATE OVER JESUS


People: Apr. 7, 1997


Letters: Apr. 7, 1997