Table of ContentsIn BriefAll Grown Up And Home AloneFallout From A Midnight Ride An old arrest for driving under the influence revives the issue of Bush's "irresponsible youth"Unleash the Newshound!Napster Meister Bertelsmann boss Thomas Middelhoff pulls off a shocking deal. And he's just warming upFifteen Years in Foster HellSort of Like Spying, But with Lunch Thrown InIn BriefNews QuizSmackdown! It's WWF Vs. WWF On The WWWSomething to Sneeze At A flu remedy called Oscillococcinum is anything butIs Adoption the Solution?Force of Habit A probing look at the lives of contemporary nunsIn BriefFallen Angels The stars try to soar, but the plot clips their wingsJustice in the Blood The O.J. Simpson saga's genes connect a disturbing mini-series and the DNA-sleuthing flatfoots of CSIThe Crisis Of Foster CarePictures From An Exhibitionist Elton John has put together a big, brainy collection. Now Atlanta, his adopted city, is showing it offFor Whom The Bell Tolls Lloyd's of London has won its landmark legal battle with investors. Now it must rebuild its fortunesPay It Forward PayPal and Billpoint show how we'll pay bills in the future--online and, eventually, wirelesslyBambi's Got A Little Secret Poachers may find this venison tough to swallowBill MaherThe Last Goodbye When both parents die, middle-aged children must adjust to a new stage of life in which they become adult orphansThe Retro Vroom With new models inspired by old designs, automakers are banking on the lure of the cool--plus remembrance of drives pastThe Goddess Of Go-GurtAt The Speed Of Hate A car bomb threatens an already fragile attempt to establish a cease-fire in the Middle EastOn Her Trail While covering the campaign, I kept crossing the tracks of my late mother, a pioneering TV news correspondentA Spoonful of Sugar? BewareHow to Survive a Crash The Singapore Airlines disaster focuses attention on cabin safety--and why instructions are importantCoverExploring Espanol The scenic delights of Ecuador--and its reasonable prices-- beckon students eager for adventures in a new languageWhat I Learned A sojourn in politics showed me why the press is so often lazy and why telling the truth is not always the best policyWelcome to the Labyrinth of the Catalan ChefMax Taylor on WinningWhat Bombay Needs Now Is a Lot More VulturesCooking Up SurprisesMilestonesWilliam O'SheaEulogyNumbersA Rich Circularity The public and personal sides of historian Arthur Schlesinger's life meet in his spirited autobiographyThe King Of GARP In a year of hedge-fund blowups, Jeff Vinik scores with plain stock picking--and retiresSome More Good Men The plot's predictable, the characters are cliches. Yet this naval drama sails through with flying colorsNotebookAre You Ready For Some Football? The new XFL is touted as a wilder game, but let's really get physicalSade Art & Soul With her first CD in eight years, the sultry singer shows that she's still a smooth operatorChanging Courts It's back to class for Venus and Serena Williams, who have designs on new careers after tennisOn Bended Knee More girls are tearing ligaments in their knees. Here's what they can do to prevent itMake Room For the Food!A Desserter From the DanceNo Patience for a Peace DealPeopleBeyond Hubble A new crop of bigger, sharper, smarter telescopes is revolutionizing astronomyCampaign Ad Nauseam The trouble with the latest political ads isn't that they're negative. It's that most of them are lousy TVPal Power If friends are the gifts we give ourselves, it's good to be greedy. Hold on to the ones you've got--and grab some moreSaddam Turns His Back on GreenbacksYour HealthDaddy's Girl Tina Sinatra's frank memoir of life with FatherEyes Wide Shut Sleep-deprived parents of newborns get advice from two camps. Listen to only one at your perilDon Quixotes, We Salute YouLetters
