Table of ContentsWhy The Midterms Matter Impeachment isn't the godsend the G.O.P. hoped for, but the election outlook is still bleak for DemocratsAiming for the HeartTomahawk Diplomacy It's a brilliant little machine, but it can't hit everything, and it doesn't do politicsChange Of Heart SyndicatedBefore Columbus Destroyed almost overnight by Spanish invaders, the culture of the gentle Taino is finally coming to lightNotebookSleight of Hand An ex-con cons his way into getting a new limbPeopleNureyev: His Life Diane SolwayAlabama Song Allison MoorerYour TechnologyYour MoneyEnviro-Politics Greens Cause Democrats Big Fat HeadachesCasanova In Love Andrew MillerNext Stop, Home Depot With a record of converting the corporate, the Rainforest Action Network eyes its biggest quarryGreedheads of Basketball Never mind Jordan. Will anyone play this year? NBA owners and players are too rich to careCoverAfricans In America PBS Oct. 19-22The Right Connection Did the noisy world of Clinton haters find a willing ear in Starr's office?Pumping Iron It's not just for men anymore; in fact, women benefit more by developing stronger bonesMean Unlean Machine Sammo Hung may not look like a TV star, but then he never looked like an action star eitherA Celestial Architect? Piety may not be enough to canonize Antoni GaudiLettersTurmoil in Toyland America's No. 1 toy store isn't having much fun these days as kids grow up faster and competitors abound. Will yet another new concept lure holiday shoppers back to Toys "R" Us?Speaking for the American People... How come we always seem to agree with whoever's doing the talking for us?Steel-Drivin' Man Richard Serra's massive new sculptures, as big as houses, create a wholly original spatial dramaPsst...Buy Bonds With inflation dead and the economy weak, interest rates will fall further than you thinkHow To Make A Better StudentWarming Up To Fur Recently the most reviled of materials, fur is the fashion set's newest plaything60 Minutes More After 30 years and fierce objections from its creator, the show too good to clone...is about to get clonedA Poet in the Pokey Slam, lauded at Sundance and Cannes, tells the gritty story of a man torn between vice and verseLighten Up, Folks Are you piping Mozart into the crib and reading Dr. Seuss around the clock? Relax: to develop a baby's brain, more input isn't always betterThe Deplorable Down and DirtyDoll with a PastThe Voyage Of The Narwhal Andrea BarrettA Martyr--but Whose? Edith Stein died at Auschwitz. Pope John Paul II has made her a saint. But did she perish as a Jew?Down In History Whatever the ultimate verdict, the House vote to launch an unlimited impeachment inquiry hurts Clinton where he lives--in the history booksWatch for Huddling Spiders Helen Lane gets ready to pass on a lifetime of weather loreBrass Attitude Maynard FergusonYet Another Shoe To Drop?Shipwreck Inc. At Least Travolta Won't Have to Put On WeightHoly Man Directed by Stephen HerekHard Truths About SoftwareNext Up: The Touchy SubjectsCuriosityMilestonesBen StillerPhone Free Lots of folks make cheap long-distance calls over the Net. Here's a way to do it without a PCSeven Kinds Of Smart A hot concept aims to identify your child's hidden talents. Is it valid? We look at what's solid--and what's shakySin in the Global Village How to live in an age of electronic footprints? For starters, tread carefullyRookies Under Siege Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf were big stars in college, but it's another story in the NFLGates in the Dock Can the Justice Department cut Microsoft down to size? Get set for the trial of the 21st centuryThat's Not a Scarecrow A brutal assault in Wyoming and a rise in gay bashing fuel the debate over sexual orientationRight Turn for Peace? Before a Middle East summit, Netanyahu names an old opponent, Ariel Sharon, as his Foreign MinisterBeyond The Gender Myths First girls, then boys had "special needs." The better way: treat them all as individualsTo Our ReadersIndecent Proposal Larry Flynt, who knows smut when he sees it, throws his money into the messPhish Story Vermont's best-kept secret edges up to fameTheir Eight Secrets of SuccessThe Birth of a Poet Frieda Hughes' Wooroloo dares comparisons with the works of her llustrious parentsYour HealthHollywood Celebrities Weigh In Against the Taliban
