NATION
Election 2000: May It Please The Court (Election 2000)
The Justices brought reason to the chaos, if only for a moment. But how will their ruling affect the outcome?
Election 2000: The Long and Winding Road (Election 2000)
Election 2000: Man In Charge (Election 2000)
While Bush lies low and Gore spins madly, Dick Cheney is the most presidential guy around
Cabinet: Jumping Ship? (Election 2000)
Election 2000: No Toms Need Apply (Election 2000)
Why Bush needs independent blacks in his Cabinet
Election 2000: He Ain't Heavy. He's My Brother (Election 2000)
To save George W., will Jeb have to sacrifice his own political future?
Election 2000: The Ball's In Sauls' Court (Election 2000)
Election 2000: Firecracker--or Bomb? (Election 2000)
WORLD
Acid Test
Wu Fang was horribly scarred by her irate husband. But China's corrupt courts haven't delivered justice
Coke Floats
Located midway between the U.S. and Colombia, Haiti has become a post office for coke dealers
Happy in His Hotel Exile
Ex-leader Fujimori has left Peru behind. That's not keeping him down
Ask the World
SCIENCE
Hybrid Power (Environment)
Honda's Insight and Toyota's Prius are quiet, efficient and the first in a new green wave
In Arizona: Natural-Gas Sticker Shock (Environment / In Arizona)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Downey's Downfall (Medicine)
The actor's latest arrest supports the idea that drugs rewire the brain
SPORT
The NFL's Incredible Passing Hulk
Daunte Culpepper is the best of a new class of quarterbacks who give as good as they get
BRIEFING
Notebook: Dec. 11, 2000 (Notebook)
Israel: Enemies Before Him, Enemies Behind Him (Notebook / Israel)
Signs O' the Time (Notebook)
Decision 2000: Canada Has Its Day (Notebook)
Milestones Dec. 11, 2000 (Notebook / Milestones)
Flagging Enthusiasm (Notebook)
Theories of Relativity (Notebook)
Numbers: Dec. 11, 2000 (Notebook / Numbers)
A Poke in the Eye For Five Bucks? (Notebook)
News Quiz Dec. 11, 2000 (Notebook)
Space: Coming Soon to the Skies Near You (Notebook / Space)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Sometimes It's a Wonderful Life (Essay)
The movie at the center of the season is about not being alone
Verbal Judo for Beginners (Steve Lopez's America)
Bobby Knight critic gets pointers on self-defense
BUSINESS
Checkout Time?
Christmas could kill some stand-alone e-tailers now that big retailers have their websites humming
Remaking Wu
The Diggs brothers are part of a famous rap group. But they'd rather run a profitable conglomerate
GE's Talent Agency
The company is deep in top execs, but not the rest of corporate America. Here come the Welch wannabes
E-Shopping: Can You Really Trust Those Bots? (E-Shopping)
Searching for the Perfect Beat (Review: The W)
EDUCATION
The Male Minority (Special Report)
As men slip to 44% of undergrads, some colleges actively recruit them
The New Case for Latin (Special Report)
Some schools find that kids learn more about English by studying the language of ancient Rome
Quick Study (Special Report)
For Women Only?: More Go Coed (Special Report)
LAW
After the Exoneration
DNA evidence is freeing more innocent people, but few are compensated for those years in prison
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cinema: A Softer Side of Mel (The Arts / Cinema)
He's been mad. He's been lethal. And he's had a helluva summer. Now, hoping for a holiday hit, he learns to get mushy in What Women Want
Music: Evoking the Golden Age (The Arts / Music)
At 85, Earl Wild is our last link to the Romantic tradition and a performer with true, lasting power
Cinema: Better Than Tabloid Tattle (The Arts / Cinema)
Forget about the illicit tryst on the set of Proof of Life--just see the crackling movie they created there
Art: A Flawed Ex-Paradise (The Arts / Art)
Promised land or hell of black insecurity? A vast exhibit evokes California's saga of innocence lost
Books: Lost in the Translation (The Arts / Books)
Soul Mountain, a novel by the new Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian, makes a rocky debut in English
Disappearing Acts (The Arts / Short Takes)
HBO Dec. 9, 9 p.m. E.T.
Bill O'Reilly (The Arts / Q&A)
Books: The Journey Home By Olaf Olafsson (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Olaf Olafsson
Cinema: La Buche (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Daniele Thompson
Theater: Comic Potential (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Alan Ayckbourn
Music: Sound Loaded (The Arts / Short Takes)
Ricky Martin
Cinema: Free Fall (The Arts / Cinema)
Vertical Limit begins with a bang but drops off fast
YOUR TIME
Minding Manners (Personal Time / Your Family)
It's the holiday season. Time for a crash course in the use of many-pronged stabbing instruments
Bubble Trouble (Personal Time / Your Money)
Banking on a recovery in tech stocks? Get real. It will take years, but don't give up on equities
Sleuthing Fares (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Finding bargain airline tickets online is a breeze--once you learn the tricks of the trade
In Brief: Dec. 11, 2000 (Personal Time / Your Family)
In Brief: Dec. 11, 2000 (Personal Time / Your Money)
In Brief: Dec. 11, 2000 (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Retirement: Life With A View (Time Select / Retirement)
Americans are retiring abroad to places they'd like to live, not just visit
New lights of the spirit (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Retirement: Belen, Costa Rica (Time Select / Retirement)
It's Civilized, and It's Wild
If Jesus Had Been Born in San Antonio (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Retirement: Viens, France: Pleasures of Provence (Time Select / Retirement)
Pleasures of Provence
Retirement: Montisi, Italy: Buon Giorno, Tuscany (Time Select / Retirement)
Buon Giorno, Tuscany
Pentecostalism: Bishop Unbound (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
New Age: Four Questions to Inner Peace (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Retirement: Lake Chapala, Mexico (Time Select / Retirement)
Land of Eternal Spring