Table of ContentsLettersStudent for a DayShaking up the Beeb A new director-general at the venerable British Broadcasting Corp. vows to slash bureaucracy and foster creativityReviving Artificial Hearts Clark's travail gave the technology a bad name--but researchers are ready to try againLives of the Unsinkable Liz Carrying the old stars into the new millenniumVideo Playground New studies link violent video games to violent behavior. So check out these cool alternativesStudy in Living Colors In the engaging Half a Heart, Rosellen Brown reunites a mother with the daughter she gave upEeew, Wisconsin!There They Go AgainAn Invasion of Paradise How a mass abduction at an exclusive resort played into jungle warfare across a pirate-filled seaThe Case For The Breakup INTERVIEW: JOEL KLEIN, THE GATES CRASHERThe Ghost of Marion Barry Washington's ongoing woes haunt the new mayorThe Real Thing By Tom StoppardNumbersThe Empire Strikes Back Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott breathe vibrant new life into the Roman-history filmBlue Collar No More They're versatile, stylish and flying off the racks. The lowly T shirt enjoys a high-fashion momentWhat Mother Nature Teaches Us About MotherhoodParched Earth Politics and drought plunge the vast Horn of Africa into catastrophe, threatening mass famine once againGet Rich Quick! Europe's executives are finally following the lead of their U.S. counterparts and making a bundle on stock-option bonusesThe Pentagon Capers Crashing from the Air--And on the GroundNews Quiz CrosswordGiuliani's Choices New York City's mayor has several options for his prostate cancer. The odds for a cure are goodIntelligence State Department E-Mail: Anyone Seen a Laptop?In BriefHeads of StateTo Work We Go New people--immigrants, mothers, the old and the young--are entering the labor force and keeping the U.S. economy hummingPocketbook Issues The 2000 election brings some of small business's biggest issues to the forefront--from affordable health care to dotcom taxesYour HealthMore SprayingUp At The Villa Directed by Philip HaasGeppetto ABC, May 7Of Roots and Family Trees A young first novelist writes a "big book" about the rules we live byPortrait of the Young Diva Mya was a star before she was an adult. On her latest album, she's looking to take more controlAsk Dr. NotebookGermany's Glass Ceiling Women managers are still rare in corporate Germany, but they are chipping away at the prevailing culture of old-boy prefermentShield Of Dreams G.O.P. hawks and the Pentagon want to build a missile-defense system. But will it trigger a new cold war?Barefoot, Pregnant and Ready to FightPeopleThe Unremovable Stain Philip Roth's new book offers a bleak look beneath the surface of a self-satisfied nationWhen the Disease Is Also a CureThe Raid In Replay As Elian settles in with Dad, both sides argue over four key questionsRiesling's Revenge The misunderstood wine finally gets a place at the tableThe Amazing Vikings They earned their brutal reputation--but the Norse were also craftsmen, explorers and believers in democracyPCs? Forget 'Em! Handheld computers are the hottest thing going these days. So which one should you buy?Voices from Laramie A troupe of actors became reporters to create a unique play about the killing of Matthew ShepardNotebookChatting with the Enemy Katherine Tarbox logged on to America Online looking for a friend. Instead, she met a pedophileCreature Comforts For business travelers who appreciate the fine things, a growing list of understated bastions of elegance define downtown luxuryIn BriefLatin America Logs On In just a couple of years, the sprawling region has become the Internet world's next big thingIn BriefOf Mad Max and Madder Maximus The New Machismo Has An AccentIndicatorsCoverSongs Of Ned Rorem Susan GrahamThe Food-Stamp G.I.? Politicians love to rail about our poor, hungry soldiers. The truth, as usual, is more complicatedCarving Up Gates What the proposed split of Microsoft means for the company, its rivals, the market--and youBubble-Free French doctors score a gene-therapy triumphPrison Cells, Tourists And One-Liners McCain's return to Vietnam is complete with solemnity and his usual blunt talkTiny Epics Shogun: Total War puts Kurosawa on your PCA Legal Beating Microsoft is a tobacco stock--not. So use its courtroom woes to pick up shares cheapMilestonesMiriam NelsonEulogyThe Tale Of Two Cities Beijing and Shanghai are on a cultural spending spree to decide which metropolis will be the cultural capital of the new ChinaVice-Presidential Stakes Cross Powell's Name Off Bush's Dance CardLess PrayingWhere The Heart Is Directed by Matt Williams
