NATION

WORLD

Courage Under Fire

In a defining moment, Ehud Barak makes good on his promise to withdraw Israeli troops from southern Lebanon

SCIENCE

Music on the Brain

Experts still don't know how and why tunes tickle our fancy--but new research offers intriguing clues

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Happiness Is...A Pill?: The Science: The Lure Of Ecstasy (Ecstasy / Happiness Is...A Pill?)

THE ELIXIR BEST KNOWN FOR POWERING RAVES IS AN 80-YEAR-OLD ILLEGAL DRUG. BUT IT'S SHOWING UP OUTSIDE CLUBS TOO, AND ADVOCATES CLAIM IT EVEN HAS THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS. JUST HOW DANGEROUS IS IT?

Happiness Is...A Pill?: Rave New World (Ecstasy / Happiness Is...A Pill?)

IT'S MORE THAN JUST ECSTASY. THE YOUTH CULTURE IS IN THRALL TO DEEJAYS AND FLOATS ON THE RELENTLESS BEAT OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC

RELIGION

The Day God Took Over

When a public school was swept by a full-blown religious revival, should teachers have stopped it?

BRIEFING

Electrics (Notebook)

Clean-Car Fans Fuel Combustion

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Looks Can Be Deceiving

Estee Lauder gives the online beauty market a glossy makeover--but the wrinkles aren't all gone

A New Credit-Card Scam

The latest handheld skimmers let crooks use your charge card even as you return it to your wallet

EDUCATION

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Art: The Stuff Modernism Overthrew (The Arts / Art)

In a fascinating exhibit, the fashionable art of the year 1900 doesn't hold up well. But then, how will 2000's favorites look a century from now?

Cinema: At Home on the Range (The Arts / Cinema)

Jackie Chan kicks up a rousing good time in the multicultural east meets western Shanghai Noon

Books: In Small Packages (The Arts / Books)

Weary of big, burly biographies? The Penguin Lives are lively, informative and refreshingly brief

M.Y.O.B. (The Arts / Short Takes)

NBC, Tuesdays, 9:30 p.m. E.T.

YOUR TIME

A Delicate Subject (Personal Time / Your Family)

How do you tell your aging mom and dad that they're going to have to move out of the house?

Psyched Out (Personal Time / Your Money)

News flash! Irrational behavior can jolt stocks lower too. How to survive a bear-market attack

Joshing Online (Personal Time / Your Technology)

It's now easy to have your own Webcam. But do you really want your daily life seen by the world?

Between the Lines (Personal Time / Your Health)

Too many headlines about cancer cures are overblown--here's how you can evaluate them

PEOPLE

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