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COVER: Why Marry When You Can Stay Single?
Once, women who were still "on the shelf" at 35 resigned themselves
to a life of bleak solitude. For today's young women, staying single seems
not only bearable but increasingly desirable.
Sex
and the City: The hit series, and why men are dogs
Mom
on her own: Deciding to have a child is one thing. Raising one is
another
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THE
PHILIPPINES : Web of Frustration
As one group of hostages nears freedom, a new hostage is taken
CAMBODIA: The Lost World
The isolated Cardamom Mountains are a fertile ecological zone
E
U R O P E
FRANCE:
Jospin's Minefield
Protests and a walkout put the Prime Minister on the defensive
A
F RI C A
SOUTH
AFRICA: A Fistful of Troubles
President Thabo Mbeki discusses the continent's challenges
M
I D D L E E A S T
ISRAEL: Politicians and Other Mystics
The widening power of the ultrareligious Shas Party
S
O C I E T Y & S C I E N C E
RELIGION: Smugglers for God
The latest in adventure tourism: spiriting the Bible into China
TECHNOLOGY:
The Robots Are Coming
They can propagate, but they can't quite rule the world
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S A
A FIRESTONE RECALL: How Safe Are the Tires?
A Time investigation into the beginnings of the biggest consumer panic
since the Tylenol poisoning scare
Nylon Caps: Do tires need them?
CAMPAIGN 2000: Can Dubya Get Serious?
As Gore surges, Bush has to prove he can compete on the issues
PUBLIC EYE: Nice and Tasteful
Margaret Carlson on prissy politiciansr
S
PO R T
ATHLETICS:
Meet Mrs. Jones
America's queen of track and field is ready for her close-up
T
H E A R T S
BOOKS: Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas spins his own
version of the story of Bill and Monica and Ken and Linda
CINEMA: Richard Corliss goes on a film bender
in Toronto
MUSIC: Elastica ends a five-year silence with
The Menace
TRAVELER'S
ADVISORY
NOTEBOOK
MILESTONES
PERSONAL TIME
ESSAY
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