WAR & TERRORISM

As Kosovo Burns (Kosovo Crisis / The Human Cost)

Life inside the province continues to be hellish, and the view from the outside suggests it may get worse

SCIENCE

HEALTH & MEDICINE

SOCIETY

Genealogy: Roots Mania (Family)

Spurred by new resources on the Internet, the ranks of amateur genealogists are growing, and millions of family trees are flourishing

PRESS

Preach It, Caveman!

Like a lot of cartoonists, Johnny Hart, the creator of B.C., is Christian. But God forbid he put his beliefs in his strip

BRIEFING

Logos.com (Notebook)

A Little Guy Takes On the Big Mouse Ears in Court

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

The Selfish Meme (Ideas)

A quarter-century after he launched an infectious idea, a scientist tracks its spread through the culture

BUSINESS

The Big Pension Swap

Accounts that yield benefits sooner are replacing traditional plans, but older workers are crying foul

EDUCATION

Classrooms for Sale

Schools need money. Big Business has it. The twain now meet, but are our kids paying the price?

LAW

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cinema: Popular Metaphysics (The Arts / Cinema)

In The Matrix, the Wachowskis make a hit film out of the Bible, cyberpunk and higher math

Cinema: Family Values (The Arts / Cinema)

Who needs sex, drugs or rock 'n' roll when you can have Emily Watson?

Cinema: Life (The Arts / Short Takes)

Directed by Ted Demme

YOUR TIME

My Netmares (Personal Time / Your Money)

After four years of soaring Internet IPOs, Wall Street is a believer. Take heart, but take care

The Web Office (Personal Time / Your Technology)

The millennial version of Microsoft's blockbuster business suite is arriving. Is Office 2000 for you?

The End of Lyme? (Personal Time / Your Health)

A new vaccine provides pretty good protection. But you still have to watch out for those ticks!

SPECIAL SECTION

The Takeover Cowboys (Time Select / Business)

A posse of hard-nosed, American-style capitalists is leading a stampede of mergers across Europe

Booting Up Your Business (Time Select / Business)

If the time has come for you to play the e-commerce game, you need to know how to get up and online. Here are the key steps

Korea Thinks Small (Time Select / Business)

With giant conglomerates cutting back in Asia, one of its ailing major economies struggles to build a culture of small, upstart entrepreneurs

PEOPLE

LETTERS