Table of ContentsEYEWITNESSES TO JESUS? A GERMAN SCHOLAR ARGUES THAT THREE BITS OF PAPYRUS ARE THE OLDEST FRAGMENTS OF ST. MATTHEW'S GOSPELNEW PARTY BOSSES CLASS OF '96 WHO REALLY CONTROLS POLITICS? MEET THE POWER BROKERS WHO WILL HELP DECIDE THIS YEAR'S CONTESTMAKING A SPLASH REM KOOLHAAS SHOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN A VISIONARY FINALLY GETS TO PUT UP A BUILDING OR TWOTHE UNDEAD RED RUSSIA'S COMMUNIST PARTY HAS RISEN AGAIN AND THREATENS TO TAKE POWERGHOST HUNTERS PHYSICISTS SET OUT TO TRAP THE MOST ELUSIVE PARTICLE IN THE UNIVERSETHE GOSPEL TRUTH? THE ICONOCLASTIC AND PROVOCATIVE JESUS SEMINAR ARGUES THAT NOT MUCH OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CAN BE TRUSTED. IF SO, WHAT ARE CHRISTIANS TO BELIEVE?WHITEWASH? AL SHARPTON WANTS US TO SEE HIM AS THE NEW DR. KINGA NO-WIN WAR BETWEEN THE STATES POLITICIANS ARE HANDING OUT FATTER TAX BREAKS THAN EVER TO LURE JOBS TO THEIR AREAS. THEY MAY BE DEVASTATING U.S. CITIES IN THE PROCESSDAMN THE TUXEDOS!DEBATING STANDARDS POLITICIANS AND BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AGAIN TRY TO FIX PUBLIC EDUCATIONHERE'S THE REAL BEST PICTURE NICK PARK'S ANIMATED DELIGHTS EARN THEIR THIRD ACADEMY AWARDHER STRONG SUIT AFTER ALL RANDOM HOUSE SAID HER FICTION WAS UNPRINTABLE. BUT JOAN COLLINS' NEW NOVEL PROVES SHE'S NOBODY'S LITERARY CABBAGEOLYMPIC MONITORMOTOWN WITH ANGELS' WINGS CISSY HOUSTON TAKES GOSPEL BACK TO ITS ROOTS IN THE BLUESMILESTONESNEW POWER FOR THE PEN HOW PRESIDENTS CAN USE--AND ABUSE--THE LINE-ITEM VETONOTEBOOKJAPAN'S TRILLION-DOLLAR HOLE A BANKING SCANDAL IS MAKING WALL STREET NERVOUSODD COUPLE CAN JAMES EARL JONES ACCEPT ROBERT DUVALL AS HIS BROTHER?YELTSIN'S SECRET REPORT ON HOW TO CALL OFF THE VOTELOOK WHO'S TALKING BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ROBERT SHAPIRO AND CHRISTOPHER DARDEN HAVE LOTS TO SAYCONTRIBUTORSMANNIX LIVES! TV RETURNS TO THE VIRTUES OF KNUCKLE-SANDWICH PROBLEM SOLVINGSUGAR'S SWEETEST DEAL THE LANDMARK FARM BILL LEFT SUGAR SUBSIDIES STANDING. REFORMERS WONDER WHAT WENT WRONGTHE SECRET LIVES OF JESUS CHRISTSTATE OF SIEGE CAN FEDERAL AGENTS CAPTURE MONTANA'S BAND OF HOLED-UP FREEMEN WITHOUT TRIGGERING ANOTHER TRAGIC WACO?THEY STILL DON'T GET ITTHE QE2 GOES ON THE BLOCK BRITAIN'S CUNARD IS CRUISING FOR A NEW OWNERIN DEFENSE OF SPLITTING UP THE GROWING ANTIDIVORCE MOVEMENT IS BLIND TO THE COSTS OF BAD MARRIAGESMANN'S FATE HER SONGS ARE CAPTIVATING, BUT AIMEE MANN IS OVERLOOKEDCover
