NATION
A Marine's Mysterious Death
Why was a lance corporal left behind in the desert?
Los Angeles: Monumental Folly (American Notes)
Monumental Folly
New Jersey: Teamster Shuffle (American Notes)
Teamster Shuffle
New York: Rent Me Shelter (American Notes)
Rent Me Shelter
Space: The $6 Million Stumble (American Notes)
The $6 Million Stumble
The Navy: Failure to Communicate (American Notes)
Failure to Communicate
The Gorbachev Challenge
He came, he spoke, he conquered. But his enticing call for a kinder, gentler world provides an opportunity for Bush: to recapture the initiative by offering an American vision for ending the cold war
Crunching Gorbachev's Numbers
His plans for reducing Soviet forces will still leave NATO at a disadvantage
Fresh Faces: Bush's Cabinet
There aren't many in Bush's emerging Cabinet
I'll Take Manhattan: How to do New York in a day, in a 45-car caravan
How to do New York in a day, in a 45-car caravan
The Presidency: A Full-Dress Finale
A Full-Dress Finale
WORLD
Canada Divided Opinion
The question: What really killed the Screaming Eagles?
Hanging It Out in Public: Papandreou's peccadilloes
Papandreou's peccadilloes may bring his downfall
Middle East Arafat Says Yes (Maybe)
The P.L.O. puts on a charm offensive
Soviet Union When the Earth Shook
A killer quake devastates Armenia, and the West responds with unprecedented aid
Sri Lanka
On the Island of Fear and Death As elections approach, the tide of blood surges
North Africa: Death in the Desert (World Notes)
Death in the Desert
Refugees: Pawns in a Deadly Game (World Notes)
Pawns in a Deadly Game
South Africa: Still a Prisoner (World Notes)
Still a Prisoner
West Germany: Plunge from The Skies (World Notes)
Plunge from The Skies
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Health: Drinking Yourself Skinny (Health)
Liquid diets are back in vogue, but are they safe?
SOCIETY
Living: A New Guru of American Taste? (Living)
Hostess Martha Stewart brings her message to the masses
Memphis The Mansion Music Made (American Scene)
There's still good rockin' at Elvis Presley's Graceland
PRESS
Press: Gannett, Aiming Beyond White Readers
Gannett weaves minority voices into the news
RELIGION
Religion: Jim Bakker's Crumbling World
The founding father of PTL is charged with fraud, and more
Religion: Search, And Ye Shall Find
When Protestants hunt for pastors, secrecy and prayer abound
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page December 19, 1988 Vol. 132 No. 5 (Contents)
Vol. 132 No. 5
Time Magazine Masthead Dec.19, 1988 Vol. 132 No. 25 (Masthead)
Vol. 132 No. 25
BUSINESS
Bitter Standoff in Montreal: Hopes for a GATT Agreement Fade
Hopes for a GATT agreement fade over farm subsidies
Advertising: But Will Lois Lane Buy It?
But Will Lois Lane Buy It?
NUCLEAR POWER: Shoreham's Growing Woes
Shoreham's Growing Woes
PRODUCTS: A Bad Year For Toys
A Bad Year For Toys
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Ma Bell Gets a Call
Ma Bell Gets a Call
WALL STREET: Raider, Raider Go Away
Raider, Raider Go Away
Pet-Set Snobbery
The Literacy Gap
To close it -- and to open the eyes of millions of workers -- U.S. companies are spending hundreds of millions every year as educators of last resort
EDUCATION
Education: The Spin Doctors of Admissions
Education: Welcome To Madison Avenue
U. Students turn on the hype to win at the college-entrance game
LAW
Law: An End to Chinese Inscrutability,the country's legal code goes public
After years of secrecy, the country's legal code goes public
Law: High Gear The bike-helmet battle
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Books: A Holiday Hamper Of Glowing Gift Titles (Books)
From Durer to Daffy Duck, the season's selection abounds in the opulent and the offbeat
Critics' Choice: Dec. 19, 1988 (Critics' Choice)
Theater: Media Mates EMERALD CITY (Theater)
by David Williamson
Show Business: Notes From The Singing Detective (Show Business)
Dennis Potter makes beautiful music from painful lives
Theater: Speaking The Plain Truth OUR TOWN (Theater)
by Thornton Wilder
Music: Trouble Along the Nile (Music)
An overblown new Aida puts the Met's woes on display
Cinema: Two Out of Five Ain't Bad (Cinema)
A pair of romantic comedies works nicely, while a trio of ambitious dramas misfires
SPECIAL SECTION
Travel: An Ocean Cruise in Manhattan (Travel)
Attack chairs and hidden bars glitz up an old hotel
PEOPLE
The Protean Penman (Profile)
To ISAAC ASIMOV, prolific author, futurologist, historian and incurable explainaholic, the unexamined life is a life that is not worth loving