NATION

The New Gay Struggle

THE WYOMING LYNCHING IS ENRAGING, BUT IT HIDES A DEEPER TRUTH. GAY LIFE, AND GAY POLITICS, HAS CHANGED

A Wizard Casts His Spell (The Race For The Senate)

Wily Al D'Amato is fighting for his political life against the strongest opponent he has ever faced

Going for Total Victory

Clinton wants to fight his G.O.P. foes on every aspect of impeachment. But if it drags on, he may get the blame

Meathead's Crusade

Rob Reiner has a star-studded bipartisan cast stumping for his tobacco-tax proposal in California

WORLD

A Knocking at Midnight

In London for medical treatment, Chile's ex-dictator finds himself arrested to face old charges of murder

China's Missing Pieces

Cowed by Asia's economic meltdown and corruption, Beijing's leaders slow their ambitious reforms

Holbrooke's Next Mission

After striking a deal on Kosovo, Holbrooke faces the tough task of getting his U.N. appointment through the Senate

TECHNOLOGY

The Mighty Finn

Hacker, geek and software hero, Linus Torvalds has devised a system that is challenging Windows

BRIEFING

Success Story (Notebook / The Scoop)

Clinton's Pet Program Makes Many Friends

Image (Notebook / The Scoop)

ABC Report: The Mouse Keeps Messes In-House

He Said, She Said (Notebook / The Scoop)

Teacher and Teen Tell Their Story in France

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Slice, Dice and Devour

Papa John's uses sweet-tasting sauce and tangy ads to win market share in the pizza wars. Can anyone stoppa the Papa?

More Power to You

Once meant for hard-core athletes, energy bars are now marketed to everyone. Is that a good thing?

The Hot Shot

An injection helps lower teenage-pregnancy rates

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Television: The Youth Brigade (The Arts / Television)

Dawson, Buffy, Felicity and the rest have transformed the WB frog into a prince of a network

Cinema: Shading the Past (The Arts / Cinema)

The '50s weren't the good old days, says a film. But it still sees them through rose-tinted glasses

Books: A Square-Rigged Saga (The Arts / Books)

Patrick O'Brian launches volume 19 of his historical novels of blood, storms and friendship

Books: Clip Job (The Arts / Books)

King's autobiography tells little about his life

YOUR TIME

The Boss Is Back (Personal Time / Your Money)

In a reversal, insiders are quietly buying their stocks again. Does that mean you should too?

Volks NoteBooks (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Following its popular but pricey ThinkPads, IBM is finally making a laptop for the rest of us

Winter Blues (Personal Time / Your Health)

Studies show that bright light in the morning is an effective treatment for seasonal depression

SPECIAL SECTION

Families: Parenting Books (Time Select / Families)

A Special Section In which a new wave of experts offer oceans of advice to a sea of new moms and dads, who these days might well be just moms, just dads, moms and moms, dads and dads or even grandpare

Families: Teachers' Mart (Time Select / Families)

A growing network of outlets offers free school supplies to teachers who often pay for their own

Frozen In Time (History)

A new collection of World War I-era photos brings an ill-fated Antarctic voyage back to life

PEOPLE

LETTERS