Table of ContentsIRON BIRD MORE THAN A THROWBACK, CAL RIPKEN DISPLAYS GRIT, SPIRIT AND SKILL IN HIS RELENTLESS QUEST FOR PERFECTION ON AND OFF THE BASEBALL DIAMONDIS BIGGER BADDER? THE CHEMICAL-CHASE ALLIANCE RAISES CONSUMER ANXIETY ABOUT MERGERSTHE WEEK AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 2SCARRED BY SIEGE, A CITY ALLOWS ITSELF SOME HOPERUNNING UP THE SCORES WITH LITTLE FANFARE, A NEW CROP OF COMPOSERS IS REVITALIZING THE ART OF FILM MUSICTHE CROOKED BLUE LINE THE ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING MARK FUHRMAN HELP FOCUS ATTENTION ON CHARGES OF SEEMINGLY INTRACTABLE CORRUPTION AND BRUTALITY IN AMERICA'S POLICE DEPARTMENTSMINNESOTA'S SENSIBLE PLANAGING DISGRACEFULLY PHILIP ROTH'S LATEST COMPLAINER IS LECHEROUS, MEANSPIRITED, POLITICALLY INCORRECT--AND, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, STILL FUNNYMILESTONESLOUDER THAN WORDS AFTER YEARS OF BLUFFING, NATO RESPONDS TO A SERB ATROCITY WITH FORCE, AND CHANCES FOR A SETTLEMENT IN THE BALKANS SEEM BETTER THAN THEY HAVE SINCE THE WARS THERE BEGANWHERE CALVIN CROSSED THE LINEFINALLY, THE LEADER OF NATO LEADSIT'S A FRIENDLY FALL INSPIRED BY THE NBC HIT FRIENDS, A DOZEN NEW SITCOMS FOCUS ON URBAN DATING LIFE. BUT DRAMAS ARE THE SEASON'S BEST BETSHURRICANE ONSLAUGHT THE WORST STORM SEASON SINCE 1933 COULD BE THE START OF A DANGEROUS TRENDFUHRMAN IS NO SURPRISEATTACK OF THE KILLER D'AMATO THE SENATOR TAKES FUND RAISING TO NEW HEIGHTS--OR DEPTHS. BUT THE RULES OF HIS GAME MAY BE CHANGINGSLIDING PAST SATURN A WORLD AUTHORITY ON MANIC DEPRESSION REVEALS A 30-YEAR STRUGGLE WITH THE ILLNESSOF FRIGHTS AND FLIGHTS TERRORIST ALERTS ADD TO THE ARTHRITIC DELAYS OF AN AIR-TRAFFIC SYSTEM BURDENED WITH OUTDATED TECHNOLOGYTIME WARNER'S HEAD TURNER IN ITS OFFER TO BUY TED'S EMPIRE, THE COMPANY STAKES A CLAIM TO BECOME THE NO. 1 MEDIA GIANT--AGAIN
