October 13, 1997 | Vol. 150 No. 15

FORECAST: HEAT WAVE

NO MATTER WHAT THEY DECIDE ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING, CLINTON AND GORE WILL MAKE LOTS OF PEOPLE MAD

FINDING TRAUMA NEXT DOOR

A CHILD'S MURDER REVEALS A SEPARATE TRAGEDY: A VICTIM TURNED VICTIMIZER

THE HEIST AND THE HUNT

SUPPOSEDLY AUTHENTIC PHOTOS OF STOLEN ART TREASURES SHOWED UP LAST WEEK ON PAGE ONE AND TV SCREENS

LET'S GO TO THE VIDEOTAPE

AS RENO SHARPENS HER FOCUS ON GORE, SENATE DONORGATE INVESTIGATORS RECEIVE A SURPRISE PACKAGE: RECORDINGS OF THE CONTROVERSIAL WHITE HOUSE COFFEES

A NEW WITNESS TO THE TEAMSTER CASH-SWAP PLAN

ARMAGEDDON'S ECHOES

A NEW BOOK LETS US LISTEN IN AS A CRISIS ALMOST BLOWS UP THE PLANET

MONTANA: AMERICA'S FAST LANE

IN MONTANA, THE LACK OF A SPEED LIMIT IS GIVING SOME CITIZENS PAUSE. BUT PROBABLY NOT FOR LONG

THE DOSSIER ON PRINCESS DIANA'S CRASH (A TIME INVESTIGATION)

TYRANNY OF THE TALIBAN

A VISIT TO THE CAPITAL OF AFGHANISTAN'S EXTREMIST REGIME REVEALS A HARSH WORLD OF SUPPRESSION AND DESPAIR

A HIT GONE WRONG

ISRAEL TRIES TO WHACK A HAMAS LEADER BUT WINDS UP THE LOSER

IN PRAISE OF SNAKES

LOOK BEYOND THEIR FORKED TONGUES AND LETHAL FANGS, SAYS A NEW BOOK. THEY HAVE A SPECIAL BEAUTY AND MYSTIQUE--AND AN INTERESTING SEX LIFE TOO

FOOL A COLD (Medicine)

ACHOO! SCIENTISTS TEST A NEW DECOY DRUG THAT RELIEVES-- BUT DOESN'T CURE--THE SNIFFLES

YOUNG, SINGLE AND OUT OF CONTROL (Behavior)

RHINOS ARE BEING MURDERED, AND THE KILLERS ARE JUVENILE DELINQUENTS OF THE ELEPHANTINE KIND

BUDDHISM IN AMERICA

AN ANCIENT RELIGION GROWS EVER STRONGER ROOTS IN A NEW WORLD, WITH THE HELP OF THE MOVIES, POP CULTURE AND THE POLITICS OF REPRESSED TIBET

ZEN AND THE ART OF MOVIEMAKING

IN SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, WESTERN FILMMAKERS TURN EAST (AND SOUTH TO ARGENTINA) TO TELL A STORY OF PERSONAL ENLIGHTENMENT

A CONVERSATION RUNS THROUGH IT

BRAD PITT ON BUDDHISM, FAME AND ARGENTINE GIRLS

Notebook: Oct. 13, 1997 (Notebook)

PRIME TIME: NOTHING SACRED, NOTHING DOING (Notebook / THE SCOOP)

NOTHING SACRED, NOTHING DOING

WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN? (Notebook)

AS THE WORLDWIDE WEB TURNS (Notebook / TECHWATCH)

Milestones Oct. 13, 1997 (Notebook / MILESTONES)

DRUG POLICY (Notebook / THE SCOOP)

WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH, GO AFTER THE GENERAL

TRADING WITH IRAN (Notebook / THE SCOOP)

THE WHITE HOUSE VS. THE STATE DEPARTMENT

CAMPAIGN FUND RAISING (Notebook / THE SCOOP)

FOR THE LOVE OF LIDDY, DON'T TOUCH YOUR WALLET

THE AGE OF ELEGANCE (Essay)

AGNES AND GLADYS AND PINK DRAPES AND DEEP PURPLE