TIME 100

HEROES AND ICONS

They thrilled us and brought tears to our eyes. And we shaped our lives with the lessons of their fervor and folly, their tragedies and triumphs

Help Yourself

Before "Think Positive" became a cliche, it was a revolution. Four who taught us to rely on ourselves--to heal both body and mind

Uneasy Crowns

You think the Windsors have it bad? Here's how other royals fared

PERSONAL TIME

Change of Life (Personal Time/Your Family)

My dad is weighing a move to a continuing-care facility. So why did he buy a new lawn mower?

Muscle Candy (Personal Time/Your Health)

Think you'll hit like Mark and Sammy if you take androstenedione and creatine? Dream on

Day-Trading Funds (Personal Time/Your Money)

Not yet, but it's inevitable. Here's how to survive an increasingly complex stock-fund world

Life with Palm VII (Personal Time/Your Technology)

After a few weeks with the wireless wonder, I can't find anything wrong with it--except its cost

NATION

Doyenne of the Dollars

She's got connections, and she throws great parties. Can Beth Dozoretz bring Democrats the dough?

Held Back

Eager to toughen the standards in public schools, politicians are calling for an end to "social promotion." But forcing kids to repeat a grade may hurt more than help

Skidding to Disaster

Nine die when Flight 1420 to Little Rock tries to land in a violent storm. What went wrong?

KOSOVO CRISIS

Why He Blinked (Kosovo Crisis/Making A Deal)

Milosevic may have capitulated, but there is little reason for exultation among the alliance

Warfighting 101 (Kosovo Crisis/The Warriors)

The Pentagon is already debating the military lessons of Kosovo. There are some big surprises

BUSINESS

Mutual Fund Meltdown

There are about 600 mutual fund families. Most of them can't beat the market. So why do we need them?

SOCIETY & SCIENCE

Geeks vs. G-Men (Technology)

A virtual shooting war breaks out between hackers and the FBI. Are the kids really worth the trouble?

THE ARTS

Him Tarzan, Him Great (The Arts/Cinema)

Disney's animators triumph by turning the ape-man into a questing kid with a surfer's agility and an identity crisis

Going for Mass Appeal (The Arts/Art)

An abandoned factory becomes a harmonious home for a broad array of contemporary works

In the Name of Evil (The Arts/Books)

The Autobiography of Joseph Stalin is really fine fiction about the life of a really horrible man

Bad Love Is Good News (The Arts/Music)

Randy Newman's first CD in ages is pure bile, and pure brilliance

The Way They Were (The Arts/Television)

It's sex, war and microchips in a nifty movie about the pioneers of the personal computer era

Latecomer (The Arts/Theater)

After four decades, a Sondheim show debuts

Import (The Arts/Short Takes)

The Red Violin (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)

Directed by Francois Girard

Jackie's Back (The Arts/Short Takes/Television)

Lifetime, June 14