NATION
Now That We're In, We Have to Win
The cost of failure is much greater than the price of victory
The First Big Test
Sooner than expected, the candidates have to commit to a vision for America's role in the world
WORLD
Red Star
Zhu Rongji is ready for a cool welcome in the U.S. this week. But if he can't reform China, who can?
WAR & TERRORISM
The Road To Hell (Kosovo Crisis / The Way Forward)
...was paved with good intentions--but muddled planning. Now what?
Terrain Of Terror (Kosovo Crisis / The Refugees)
As thousands of refugees pour out of Kosovo, the world confronts the awful cost of hate
The Pentagon's Plan (Kosovo Crisis / The Intelligence)
Sticking to the air, planners are marshaling more and nastier weapons to hit Milosevic
My Tea with Arkan the Henchman (Kosovo Crisis / The Intelligence)
The Balkans' Heritage of Hatred (Kosovo Crisis / The Refugees)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Genes and Money (Medicine)
The growing sensitivity--and falling cost--of DNA technology creates a boom market for paternity tests
Her Breast Lost in Vain (Medicine)
Jury awards $2.2 million for a famous mastectomy
What If My Test-Tube Babies Were Swapped in the Lab? (Medicine / First Person)
SPORT
A Masters Clash?
Steadily spectacular David Duval and fragile but fearsome Tiger Woods could be a great rivalry
TECHNOLOGY
How They Caught Him
Tracking the hacker who hatched the Melissa virus
BRIEFING
Still @ Large (Notebook)
Notebook: Apr. 12, 1999 (Notebook)
Strategic Defense (Notebook)
A Really Fun Way to Spend New Year's Eve
The Bottom 10 (Notebook)
On the Road with Hillary and Chelsea (Notebook)
Milestones Apr. 12, 1999 (Notebook / Milestones)
Six Degrees of Kenneth Bacon (Notebook)
Maybe It Was Going To Bloomie's (Notebook)
Eulogy: Joe Williams (Notebook)
Wish You Were Here (Notebook)
Nation of Islam (Notebook)
Who Will Take Over From Farrakhan?
Numbers: Apr. 12, 1999 (Notebook)
News Quiz Apr. 12, 1999 (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
All Wrapped Up with Nowhere to Go (American Scene)
It's more than dilettantism when the Tonight Show host's wife takes on a cause
Paying for Auschwitz (Essay)
BUSINESS
Now It's One Big Market
Buyers, sellers--and investors--are flocking to online auctions. The next bidder: Amazon.com
EDUCATION
Mayors Rule The Schools
In an attempt to reverse the decline in public education, city hall tries its own solutions
Campus Awakening
The sweatshop issue has galvanized college activists. But are students being used by Big Labor?
Look for the Union Grader
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Fashion: America's Next Wave (The Arts / Fashion)
Beyond the racks of megabrands, some fine young designers are coming on strong
Books: The Wizard of Hogwarts (The Arts / Books)
A novice sorcerer's exploits are magical to kids--and adults
Music: Staying Cool Under Fire (The Arts / Music)
Rapper Nas smartly documents his mad world
Cinema: Sex, Drugs and Chicken Soup (The Arts / Cinema)
Diane Lane finds it all in the nostalgic, cliche-filled A Walk on the Moon
Cinema: The Brat Pack Hits Paydirt (The Arts / Cinema)
To be young, gifted and in a good movie--that's the luck of Katie Holmes and colleagues in Go
Cinema: 10 Things About Her (The Arts / Cinema)
Julia Stiles' career is a class in teen stardom
Books: The Handyman By Carolyn See (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Carolyn See
Theater: Hedda Gabler (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Henrik Ibsen
Music: Bartok Violin Concerto No. 2 (The Arts / Short Takes)
Gil Shaham
Cinema: Cookie's Fortune (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Robert Altman
Isn't That...? (The Arts / Short Takes)
Music: You've Come A Long Way, Baby (The Arts / Short Takes)
Fatboy Slim
Strangers With Candy (The Arts / Short Takes)
Comedy Central, Wednesdays
Television: Tokyo Truman (The Arts / Television)
A man emerges from a year of solitary stardom
YOUR TIME
Long-Term Carping (Personal Time / Your Money)
Internet companies are forsaking profit now for the future. So why all the fuss about losses?
Taking an E-Ride (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Electric bikes and scooters are suddenly hitting the streets. Here are two that are worth a look
After the Tumor (Personal Time / Your Health)
What you should know about the new guidelines for monitoring patients with colon cancer
Your Health: Apr. 12, 1999 (Personal Time / Your Health)
Your Money: Apr. 12, 1999 (Personal Time / Your Money)
Ask Anita (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Autobiography: Thanks For The Memoirs (Time Select / Autobiography)
There has never been a better time to write the story of your life