NATION
Will The Secretary Stick To The Script?
Clinton's deposition provides guidance for anyone interested in supporting his story, but Betty Currie steers by the truth, not the stars
Now It's Her Turn
This week Paula Jones' lawyers will offer a peek into their trial strategy. Does she have a chance?
Purloined Papers?
Someone snatched highly classified documents. Was it a bold piece of espionage or just a snafu?
Hizzoner The Hall Monitor
Mayor Giuliani is determined to make New Yorkers more civil. Then he might come after the rest of us
The Nonsense Stops Here
WORLD
Can This Man Fix China?
Premier-designate Zhu Rongji is abrasive, demanding and by all accounts the best man to steer his country through Asia's financial crisis
In Defense Of Asian Values: Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew
In a TIME interview, Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew reflects on China and the Asian economic crisis
SCIENCE
Aliens In A Slushy Sea?
Evidence mounts for life on a wet Jovian moon
DNA Therapy
The new, virus-free way to make genetic repairs
SOCIETY
The Best Of Est?
Werner Erhard's legacy lives on in a kinder, gentler and lucrative version of his self-help seminars
TECHNOLOGY
Mr. Gates Goes To Washington
The software billionaire learns a lesson about money, power and political finesse
Bill Gates Diary
HE MEETS SENATORS, EATS PIZZA, PUTS ON TUX, HOBNOBS WITH STARS, VISITS A SCHOOL, MISSES HIS DAUGHTER--AND HIS E-MAIL
BRIEFING
Notebook: Mar. 16, 1998 (Notebook)
United Nations: Will Annan's Agreement Declaw UNSCOM? (Notebook / The Scoop)
Will Annan's Agreement Declaw UNSCOM?
Health Report: Mar. 16, 1998 (Notebook / Health Report)
Techwatch: Mar. 16, 1998 (Notebook / Techwatch)
Milestones Mar. 16, 1998 (Notebook / Milestones)
Eulogy: Fred Friendly (Notebook / Eulogy)
Red-Light TV (Notebook / The Scoop)
Playboy Finds an Internet Precedent to Hop After
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A Celebration in TIME (To Our Readers)
Beyond The Pale (The Arts / Spectator)
Right-wingers say Barnes & Noble is selling child porn. They have a point
BUSINESS
Palm-To-Palm Combat
The industry smirked at the idea of Palm's scaled-down computer. Now Microsoft, Philips and other giants are piling into the market
Is That You, Al Dunlap?
A famous cost cutter decides to build, not sell
LAW
Harassed Or Hazed?
Why the Supreme Court ruled that men can sue men for sex harassment
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cinema: Tale Of Two Bills (The Arts / Cinema)
Blurring fact and fiction is old hat, but when Travolta and Clinton face off in Primary Colors, the film reflects our times
Cinema: True Colors (The Arts / Cinema)
Mike Nichols gives a controversial novel a vibrant new life on the big screen
Cinema: The People's Choice (The Arts / Cinema)
Since Pulp Fiction, John Travolta has emerged as Hollywood's favorite son
Cinema: All The Presidents' Movies (The Arts / Cinema)
Musclehead or sex fiend--the image of the Chief Executive is no longer a winning ticket
Television: It's Twentysomething (The Arts / Television)
The creators of Party of Five show what they can do for an encore
Music: Heading For The Light (The Arts / Music)
Madonna, her baby on her mind, rejects her old ways and embraces mysticism and electronica
Music: Down In The Groove (The Arts / Music)
Soul-rockers Rebekah and Billie Myers make pop that mixes genres and breaks boundaries
Theater: Three-Finger Exercise (The Arts / Theater)
A trio of friends, a white painting, a pallid play
Books: Once on This Island (The Arts / Books)
Part family saga, part social history, a lush novel explores the fertile landscape of Puerto Rico
PEOPLE
People: Mar. 16, 1998
LETTERS
Letters: Mar. 16, 1998
ESSAY
Stardom? They'd Rather Pass
A former Princeton scrub says the Tigers play the right way, but still want to win