NATION
Divorce, Kennedy-Style
A NEW BOOK AND ANOTHER SCANDAL MAY FINALLY HIT THE KENNEDYS WHERE IT WOULD HURT--IN THE BALLOT BOX
SHOULD ANNULMENTS BE SO EASY?
BREAKING THEIR SILENCE
THE RAMSEYS SPEAK TO THE POLICE AT LAST--BUT PROVIDE THE PRESS WITH LITTLE MORE THAN AN INFOMERCIAL
THE DIGNITY OF DENIAL
F.D.R. NEVER MADE A DISPLAY OF HIS SUFFERING. WE CAN LEARN FROM THAT
WASHINGTON WINDFALL
A BOOMING ECONOMY HELPS CONGRESS AND CLINTON GLIDE TO A HISTORIC BUDGET-BALANCING DEAL. BUT A TRICKY DETAIL REMAINS: TAX CUTS
A DEFICIT OF THEIR VERY OWN
MANNA FROM HONG KONG
MORE EVIDENCE EMERGES TO SHOW THAT THE REPUBLICANS ALSO TOOK ASIAN CAMPAIGN MONEY
REMEMBER THE TEXAS EMBASSY?
IT WASN'T THE ALAMO, BUT THE END OF THE LATEST MILITIA SIEGE DISPELS WACO MEMORIES
WORLD
ZAIRE'S NEW ORDER
HIS TROOPS INFLAMED THE REFUGEE PROBLEM, BUT REBEL KABILA REPRESENTS A FRESH BREED OF LEADER
THE MORAL OF THE STORY
TONY BLAIR PROMISED MODEST CHANGE, MORE SPIRITUALITY--AND WON BY A LANDSLIDE
SCIENCE
TIME TO JUMP SHIP? (Space)
A SERIES OF MISHAPS AND BREAKDOWNS COULD SPELL THE END FOR RUSSIA'S CRUMBLING SPACE STATION MIR
GREAT BEAMS OF ANTIMATTER
A VAST PLUME OF EXOTIC PARTICLES IS SHOOTING OUT FROM THE CENTER OF THE MILKY WAY. WHAT'S IT DOING THERE?
MIGHTY MOUSE
MUSCLE-BOUND MUTANTS COULD POINT THE WAY TO BEEFIER COWS AND HUMANS
HEALTH & MEDICINE
DR. ANDREW WEIL: MR. NATURAL (Health)
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS SWEAR BY THE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE OF DR. ANDREW WEIL. BUT IS ANYBODY REALLY GETTING BETTER?
MY FIRST TWO WEEKS ON DR. WEIL'S HEALTH REGIMEN (Health)
THE SELF-MEDICATION GENERATION (Health)
NOW A WORD FROM OUR DOCTORS (Health)
BRIEFING
Notebook: May 12, 1997 (Notebook)
MY RESUME IS ENCLOSED (Notebook)
Milestones May 12, 1997 (Notebook / MILESTONES)
DON'T STEP ON MY WEEKEND (Notebook / HOLLYWOOD NOTES)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
LIVINGSTON, MONTANA: NOBODY ASKED HER (American Scene)
A VERY HUMAN, VERY STUBBORN GLITCH IN THE YELLOWSTONE GOLD-MINING DEAL
Contributors: May 12, 1997
STUDYING STUDENTS (Essay)
A COLLEGE WRITING EXERCISE TOUCHES THE SOUL OF EDUCATION
BUSINESS
LARRY ELLISON: THE PRINCE OF SAN MATEO
LARRY ELLISON, SOFTWARE'S SECOND RICHEST MAN, RULES HIS $28 BILLION EMPIRE WITH CUNNING AND CAPRICE. HIS NEXT TARGET: MICROSOFT
A DEVILISHLY GOOD DEAL FOR THE FAMILY CHANNEL
PAT ROBERTSON USED TO RAIL AT RUPERT MURDOCH'S PROGRAMMING. NOW THE TWO MAY BECOME PARTNERS
THE HACKER'S REVENGE
THE $300 BILLION QUESTION
HOW MUCH CAN TOBACCO COMPANIES REALLY AFFORD?
BIZ WATCH: May 12, 1997 (BIZ WATCH)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
CARTOONS ARE NO LAUGHING MATTER (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)
AN AVALANCHE OF ANIMATION BOOKS REVEALS THE HARD TIMES OF SOME VERY FUNNY MEN
TELEVISION: FORGET CLIFFS NOTES (The Arts / TELEVISION)
MINI-SERIES KING ROBERT HALMI IS NOW BRINGING THE ODYSSEY TO TV. WHAT NEXT? THE INFERNO?
TELEVISION: TOUGH LOVE (The Arts / TELEVISION)
FAMILY TROUBLE ABOUNDS IN CBS' THE LAST DON
BOOKS: CLOSING ARGUMENT? (The Arts / BOOKS)
NO, JUST A BELATED ONE, AS MARCIA CLARK'S MEMOIR REVEALS (SURPRISE!) AN EMBATTLED PROSECUTOR
MUSIC: JONI MITCHELL'S DAUGHTERS (The Arts / MUSIC)
NEW RELEASES BY INDIGO GIRLS AND NEWCOMER LAURA LOVE KEEP THE POP-FOLK TRADITION ALIVE
BOOKS: THIS EARTHY ISLAND (The Arts / BOOKS)
AN EXTRAORDINARY NEW NOVEL DOES JUSTICE TO THE CUBA OF HISTORY AS WELL AS THE CUBA OF IMAGINATION
BOOKS: BULL SESSION? (The Arts / BOOKS)
HINT: NOT A GOOD FATHER'S DAY GIFT FOR JOHN GOTTI
BOOKS: THE BODY ECLECTIC (The Arts / BOOKS)
DR. SHERWIN B. NULAND, AUTHOR OF HOW WE DIE, IS BACK WITH AN AWE-INSPIRING ANATOMY LESSON
MUSIC: MAMA AFRICA (The Arts / MUSIC)
ZAP MAMA GIVES WORLD MUSIC A HIP-HOP EDGE