NATION
When The Field Is Level
In California, minority students are cascading out of top schools and into the second tier. Is this good for them?
Who Will Swallow Medicare's Bitter Pills?
The next political battle suddenly swings into sight: covering ever more costly prescription drugs
Campaign 2000: McCain's Next Battle (Campaign 2000)
The Senator could be Bush's big headache. He wants to raise hell about campaign-finance reform
The Cost of Poor Advice
Bush says he's compassionate. So why did he pass up a chance to help the poor get decent legal help?
Help Yourself
Why a defender of affirmative action is quitting
College Prep from Day One
WORLD
Democracy School
Kosovo needs a government. The U.S. is betting on the K.L.A.'s leader. Now he needs to learn how to govern
Israel's New Syrian View
Ehud Barak is plotting a big leap toward peace. The surprise jumping-off point: Damascus
SCIENCE
Last Stand (Environment)
Battling both polluters and conservationists, the Miccosukees aim to save their Everglades home
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Margarine Misgivings (Health)
A once wholesome food sets off new health alarms
Unionizing The E.R. (Medicine)
To combat managed care, doctors want to organize. But it's no magic elixir
Behavior: If It's Tuesday, You Must Be Tarzan (Health / Behavior)
SOCIETY
The Kids Are Alright (Family)
While parents worry, a new poll by Nickelodeon and TIME shows that youngsters find the world a less scary place--and are in no rush to grow up
RELIGION
I Saluted a Witch
An Army base in Texas becomes the hotbed for earth-goddess worshippers called Wiccans
BRIEFING
Notebook: Jul. 5, 1999 (Notebook)
Exclusive: Puffy Puts His Money Where His Fists Were (Notebook)
Puffy Puts His Money Where His Fists Were
Hello Mother, Hello Father (Notebook)
Thou Shalt Make Money (Notebook)
Milestones Jul. 5, 1999 (Notebook / Milestones)
Eulogy: CLIFTON (Kip) FADIMAN (Notebook)
Heads Up (Notebook)
Netspeak (Notebook)
Numbers: Jul. 5, 1999 (Notebook)
Animal Kingdom (Notebook)
Why Washington Needs To Pander to the Chinese
Tobacco Bill (Notebook)
Is There No Joy Left For the Russians?
Sick Chic (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Fella Down a Hole (Dispatch)
You don't know the frontier spirit until you've met Australia's hardy opal miners
Contributors: Jul. 5, 1999
How to Avoid Salinger Syndrome (Essay)
Value your romantic privacy? To start with, don't leave a paper trail
BUSINESS
Has Asia Recovered?
It's certainly on the mend. But a brand new set of problems poses more economic peril ahead
Retraining Your Brain
How one company is using a new neurological theory to ease language and reading problems
Missing: One Man, Many Millions
Short on returns but long on schemes, barred trader Martin Frankel duped 11 insurance companies
No Time For Fun
Students used to kick back when summer came. Now they're too busy beefing up their resumes
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Books: Where's Papa? (The Arts / Books)
He's hard to find in his fifth posthumous work, True at First Light, a so-called fictional memoir
Press: Comic N the Hood (The Arts / Press)
The Boondocks has scored with its brash racial humor, but not everyone's laughing
Cinema: All Eyes On Them (The Arts / Cinema)
The theme is sexual obsession. The stars are Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The director is Stanley Kubrick. Who could look anywhere else?
Cinema: Three Of a Kind (The Arts / Cinema)
Everyone was taking a risk when the celebrated director and the famous movie stars decided to work together. Tom and Nicole tell why it paid off
Cinema: Sick and Inspired (The Arts / Cinema)
The South Park movie has a mean streak--and a song in its heart
Photography: Natural Wonder (The Arts / Photography)
A retrospective looks at Carleton Watkins, who helped invent the West
The Hoop Life (The Arts / Short Takes)
Showtime, Sundays
Donny Osmond (The Arts / Q & A)
Theater: Ally in the Shadows (The Arts / Theater)
Calista Flockhart shows her dark side onstage
Cinema: In Defense of Dirty Movies (The Arts / Cinema)
Cinema: Bronx Bull (The Arts / Cinema)
Machismo stumbles in Spike Lee's inane drama
Cinema: The Lovers On The Bridge (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Leos Carax
Theater: Thwak (The Arts / Short Takes)
The Umbilical Brothers
Music: Significant Other (The Arts / Short Takes)
Limp Bizkit
Music: Party Doll (The Arts / Short Takes)
Mary Chapin Carpenter
The Chimp Channel (The Arts / Short Takes)
TBS, Thursdays
Video: As Time Goes By (The Arts / Short Takes)
BBC Video
YOUR TIME
Stalking a Tiger (Personal Time / Your Money)
Asian and other emerging-markets funds are flying again. But risks abound. Think long term
My Summer Scare (Personal Time / Your Health)
One doctor, reading my breast X ray, ordered a surgical biopsy. I panicked--and I'm glad I did
Photo Finishes (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Which is better for making digital snaps on the cheap--scanners or Kodak's new Picture CD?
Your Money: Jul. 5, 1999 (Personal Time / Your Money)
PC Expo Roundup (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
What A Difference A Day Makes (Time Select / Travel)
If you've got the flexibility to travel off-season, which starts a minute after the prime season ends, there are some nifty bargains to be had
Sports Medicine: A Back-Saving Golf Swing (Time Select / Sports Medicine)
The older you get, the more likely you are to injure your spine on the links. Fortunately, you can adjust