BUSINESS
Ma Bell Calls It Splits
Its "bundling" strategy a dud, a financially battered AT&T decides to divide itself into four companies
Blood in the Boardroom
More CEOs are being sacked than ever before, undone by antsy investors and impatient directors
Instantly Growing Up
If they'd only listened to the kids. Business has discovered instant messaging in a big way
WORLD
Israel's Last-Ditch Peace Plan
Exhausted by violence, Israel's politicians consider a radical move. Is it time for economic separation?
Hizballah Returns to a Dangerous Business
The group's plans to go into politics fizzled. Now it's back to doing what it does best: scaring Israel
Israel's Secret Police Weapon
SOCIETY & SCIENCE
Are Statins Right for You? (Medicine)
They're great at lowering cholesterol levels and have saved the lives of countless heart patients. Now doctors consider whether to expand their use
Beyond the Pom-Poms (Living)
It's no longer just a wholesome way to hang with hunky quarterbacks. Cheerleading is serious business
Blacks Need Not Apply (Race)
An incident in Georgia shows how little has changed among segregated college sororities
Mothers In Prison (Law)
Record numbers of mothers and pregnant women are filling our prisons. Should their children be punished along with them?
SPECIAL REPORT
Who's The Education President? (Education Special Report: Voter's Guide)
Here is how Bush's and Gore's ideas are working out in the schools where they have been tried
Learning More, Earlier (Education Special Report: Voter's Guide)
What the candidates would do for preschoolers
Who Deserves Tuition Aid? (Education Special Report: Voter's Guide)
How to Lure Teachers? (Education Special Report: Voter's Guide)
Gore says that he'd spend more to boost their pay, Bush that he'd cut through the bureaucracy
THE ARTS
Postnuclear Explosion (The Arts/Television)
So long, Huxtables and Nelsons. The non-normal family is the norm in the new domestic comedies
State Of The Arts (The Arts/Short Takes/Books)
By Barbara Isenberg
The Fisher King (The Arts/Short Takes/Books)
By Paule Marshall
Lucky Numbers (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)
Directed by Nora Ephron
All That You Can't Leave Behind (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)
U2
The Naked Chef (The Arts/Short Takes/Television)
Food Network, Saturdays, 9:30 p.m. (E.T.)
The Dinner Party (The Arts/Short Takes/Theater)
By Neil Simon
Say It Ain't So, Joe (The Arts/Books)
Was the off-diamond DiMaggio a vain, venal jerk?
Blair Which? (The Arts/Cinema)
A clever thriller idea gets botched in an inane sequel
Buddy, Caddie, Guru (The Arts/Cinema)
Fairway of Dreams? Nah, golf drama The Legend of Bagger Vance is stuck in a sand trap of mysticism
The Phantom of Utopia (The Arts/Ideas)
Geniuses, crackpots and dictators through the ages have pursued the delusion of human perfectibility
Irish Spring (The Arts/Music)
Dublin-born Samantha Mumba leaps to stardom
New York Doll (The Arts/Music)
PJ Harvey finds love in the city that never sleeps
Q&A (The Arts/Q&A)
PAT BUCHANAN
Meet the Substi-Stars (The Arts/Television)
Some long-running series are bringing in new leads. Will their viewers reject the transplants?
Stripped Bare (The Arts/Theater)
A hit film loses something on the way to Broadway
PERSONAL TIME
Teens: A Primer (Personal Time/Your Family)
Forget how it feels to be their age? Let them refresh your memory. But don't interrupt
In Brief (Personal Time/Your Family)
Dangerous Seats? (Personal Time/Your Health)
Crammed into airline economy class, you may be risking blood clots. Here's what you can do
Your Health (Personal Time/Your Health)
Sell These Stocks (Personal Time/Your Money)
Well, lower your expectations, anyway. AT&T and GE are taking opposite routes to Dullsville
In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)
Portable Portraits (Personal Time/Your Technology)
My friend lives 3,000 miles away, but Kodak's Smart Picture Frame makes her feel close again