NATION
Kinder, Gentler--And In The Lead
After a family crisis and religious conversion, Jeb Bush is back in the running for Governor of Florida
The Conscience of a Curmudgeon: BARRY GOLDWATER (1909-1998) (Appreciation)
BARRY GOLDWATER: 1909-1998
The Man Behind Prop. 227
Meet Ron Unz, the tycoon who waged a campaign to all but outlaw bilingual education in California
Fight To The Finish
Clinton and Starr are plotting their endgames, each trying to move the battle onto his favorite turf
Smaller Pond: Jerry Brown is back with a downsized ambition
Jerry Brown is back with a downsized ambition
WORLD
Enemies Go Nuclear
Pakistan answers India with its own atomic tests. Now will the two rivals be able to avoid going to the brink?
Economic Meltdown
If investors continue to take the money and run, all of Yeltsin's hard-earned stability could collapse
SCIENCE
Weird World: Hubble snaps the first photo of a distant planet (Space)
Hubble snaps the first photo of a distant planet
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The Ticks Are Back (Medicine)
And thanks to El Nino, there may be more than ever. The good news: that new vaccine works
SOCIETY
The Most Happy Fella (Crime)
Phil Hartman's career was at a peak, then home life erupted violently
A River Of Chicken Soup
An uplifting tale: two guys get very rich serving uplifting tales to an endless stream of readers
BRIEFING
Notebook: Jun. 8, 1998 (Notebook)
Indonesia (Notebook / The Scoop)
Army Helps Habibie Avert a Nascent Coup
Now Isn't THAT the Truth? (Notebook)
Milestones Jun. 8, 1998 (Notebook / Milestones)
Job Bank (Notebook / The Scoop)
Which Heavyweight Does Albright Prefer?
Japan: A Humdrum Sex Scandal? No, Espionage Too (Notebook / The Scoop)
A Humdrum Sex Scandal? No, Espionage Too
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Our Second 20: This installment of the TIME 100 was harder (To Our Readers)
This installment of the TIME 100 was harder
Letter To A Bride-To-Be (Essay)
Guarding The Dream (American Scene)
Thirty years later, Juan Romero honors R.F.K.
YOUR TIME
The Stock Market: Your Crash Plan (Personal Time: Your Money)
Here's how to protect your profits, and get ready for new bargains, if the stock market slides
It's A Tough Job... (Personal Time: Your Technology)
But somebody had to test-drive the new computer games. Here are the ones I liked best
Unchain My Heart (Personal Time: Your Health)
Millions of healthy people could benefit from an anticholesterol medicine. Are you one?
Your Health: Jun. 8, 1998 (Personal Time)
Your Money: Jun. 8, 1998 (Personal Time)
Your Technology Jun. 8, 1998 (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Amid The Mass-Market Noise, These Writers Made Themselves Heard (Time 100 / Most Influential Writer)
Cool Cats, Hot Music And All That's Jazz (Time 100 / Most Influential Jazz Musician)
Milestones Of The Century (Time 100 / The Arts)
The Long And Winding Roads (Time 100)
Remembering Presleymania (Time 100 / Most Influential Rock Musicians)
100 Years of Fashion: The Century's Style File (Time 100 / Most Influential Designer)
Right Before Our Eyes (Time 100)
Technology shaped the show as the 20th century transformed old arts and created an array of new ones
The Artist PABLO PICASSO (Time 100 / Most Influential Artist)
Famous as no artist ever had been, he was a pioneer, a master and a protean monster, with a hand in every art movement of the century
Myriad Visions (Time 100)
Camera Ready (Time 100)
The Architect LE CORBUSIER (Time 100 / Most Influential Architect)
He was convinced that the bold new industrial age required an equally audacious style of architecture. And who better to design it than him?
Five Buildings For The Ages (Time 100)
The Designer COCO CHANEL (Time 100 / Most Influential Designer)
She was shrewd, chic and on the cutting edge. The clothes she created changed the way women looked and how they looked at themselves
The Writer JAMES JOYCE (Time 100 / Most Influential Writer)
His Ulysses baffled readers and challenged aspiring writers; it also revolutionized 20th century fiction
Required Reading: Nonfiction Books (Time 100)
The very word nonfiction defines some literature by what it is not. But often such books, including these 10, changed minds and lives
The Poet T.S. ELIOT (Time 100 / Most Influential Poet)
Serious poetry was about to be eclipsed by fiction. He provided the stark salvation of The Waste Land
POETS: Other Voices (Time 100)
The Comedian CHARLIE CHAPLIN (Time 100 / Most Influential Comedian)
The endearing figure of his Little Tramp was instantly recognizable around the globe and brought laughter to millions. Still is. Still does
The Moviemaker STEVEN SPIELBERG (Time 100 / Most Influential Moviemaker)
No director or producer has ever put together a more popular body of work. That's why the movies we're now seeing are made in his image
The Actor MARLON BRANDO (Time 100 / Most Influential Actor)
Brooding, raw, honest, he was unlike anyone audiences had seen before. Now the mark of his style is in descendants from De Niro to DiCaprio
The Classical Musician IGOR STRAVINSKY (Time 100 / Most Influential Classical Musician)
His Rite of Spring heralded the century. After that, he never stopped reinventing himself--or modern music
The Rock Musicians THE BEATLES (Time 100 / Most Influential Rock Musicians)
Irrepressible and irresistible, they were--and remain--the world's most astonishing rock-'n'-roll band
The Folk Musician (Time 100 / Most Influential Folk Musician)
BOB DYLAN Master poet, caustic social critic and intrepid, guiding spirit of the counterculture generation
The Soul Musician ARETHA FRANKLIN (Time 100 / Most Influential Soul Musician)
The Queen of Soul reigns supreme with a heavenly voice and terrestrial passion
Blues Music: Back To The Roots (Time 100)
Long before Aretha demanded respect, black female vocalists discovered liberation in the blues
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: The Jazz Musician (Time 100 / Most Influential Jazz Musician)
With dazzling virtuosity on the trumpet and an innovative singing style, Satchmo was the fountainhead of a thoroughly original American sound
FRANK SINATRA: The Singer (Time 100 / Most Influential Singer)
He loved, he brawled, he had style, he had guts, he could even act. And, oh yeah, he defined American pop
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN :The Showmen (Time 100 / Most Influential Showmen)
Each had already made his mark--but as collaborators they created musical theater that enchanted audiences and redefined the art form
LUCILLE BALL: The TV Star (Time 100 / Most Influential TV Star)
The first lady of comedy brought us laughter as well as emotional truth. No wonder everybody loved Lucy
JIM HENSON: The TV Creator (Time 100 / Most Influential TV Creator)
Hundreds of millions of kids--and adults--have been entranced by the Muppetmaster
OPRAH WINFREY: The TV Host (Time 100 / Most Influential TV Host)
She didn't create the talk-show format. But the compassion and intimacy she put into it have created a new way for us to talk to one another
The Dancer MARTHA GRAHAM (Time 100 / Most Influential Dancer)
Her fierce choreography sometimes amazed and sometimes horrified, but in it she embodied modern dance--arrogantly and spectacularly
The Cartoon Character BART SIMPSON (Time 100)
Talk about arrested development--this kid has been 10 for 11 years! And we hope he stays there. Deplorable, adorable, Bart is a brat for the ages
Q&A: TIME Writer Bruce Handy
TIME's Bruce Handy discusses the commonalities between Bart Simpson and T.S. Eliot, two of the most important cultural figures of the century
Pop Culture: High And Low (Time 100)
Pop culture once aspired upward. Now it's all downward. Blame Brando
The Unknown CRANFORD GLIMP (Time 100)
Painter, writer, composer, chef. How did such an unbelievably versatile artist get left off our list?
Technology: Future Shocks (Time 100)
Move over, couch potato. New technology is making room for the armchair creator