Vol. 141 No. 6
COVER
With virtual sex, smart drugs and synthetic rock 'n' roll, a new $ counterculture is surfing on the dark edges of the computer age
Surfing Off The Edge (Cover Stories)
NATION
Hillary Clinton must juggle the demands of her new assignment with the traditions of being First Lady
All Shot Up (Grapevine)
Chelsea Morning (The Week: Nation)
Clinton Walks into A Brawl over Gays (The Week: Nation)
A preliminary order eases the ban, but the big fight may lie ahead
Crowded Field in L.A. (The Week: Nation)
First Lady's First Job (The Week: Nation)
Hillary Rodham Clinton gets a tough role -- leading health-care reform
Justice's House Sitter (Grapevine)
Key Pick (The Week: Nation)
L.A.'s Open Wounds (Cities)
Could violence break out again? Nine months after the devastating riots, a fractured Los Angeles braces for the beginning of two racially charged trials
Left Out (Grapevine)
Obstacle Course (The Administration)
By getting snarled in a battle over gays in the military, Clinton has lost valuable momentum. How long will it take him to get back on track?
Second Opinion (The Week: Nation)
Shake, Rattle and Snore (Grapevine)
Southern Comfort (The Week: Nation)
Republicans elect a smooth conciliator as party chairman
Spy Killer (The Week: Nation)
An unknown gunman assaults cars at the entrance to the CIA
The Club (The Week: Nation)
The Kgb Could Take Lessons (Grapevine)
The Trial This Time (The Week: Nation)
U.S. prosecutors add some muscle to Rodney King's civil rights case
WORLD
Another U.S. Marine is killed as Somalia looks more like a war zone
Fingering Tehran (The Week World)
Turks blame a reporter's murder on Iranian fundamentalist hit squads
Guerrilla Democracy (The Week World)
Cambodia sets a date for elections but gains no assurance of peace
Havel Returns (The Week World)
Major Sues (The Week World)
No Surrender (Middle East)
Neither Israel nor the Palestinians want to look like they're compromising. The U.S. is urging a tactical retreat.
Tender Into Tinder (The Week World)
A bank note issued by Zaire's Mobutu touches off military rioting
The Verge of Collapse (The Week World)
Serbs signal the depth of their hatred by sabotaging a Croatian dam
WAR & TERRORISM
For gays and lesbians, life in the armed forces means unflagging vigilance and some tactical deception
SCIENCE
A French team is running ahead of America's lavishly funded genome project -- and on higher moral ground
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A tragic outbreak of food poisoning kills two children
Dialing "P" For Panic (Health)
Can cellular phones cause brain cancer? There's scant evidence but lots of fear.
Money For Red Nukes (The Week Health & Science)
Former enemies start a fund to make old power plants safer
Tarnished Tankers (The Week Health & Science)
European officials call the world's oil fleet an "international disgrace"
SOCIETY
When Sears dropped its famous catalog last week, it closed the books on an era of innocence and optimism
Mais Oui, OSCAR! (Fashion)
The first American to head a Paris couture house, Oscar de la Renta scores in his debut show
No Cap and Gown (The Week: Society)
Sexual-harassment charges help send Berkeley's Naked Guy packing
Speaking In Tongues (The Week: Society)
Puerto Rico now has two official languages: Spanish and English
The Knife in the Book Bag
When two girls decided to kill their English teacher, fellow students bet their lunch money on the outcome
Tightening Noose (The Week: Society)
The court limits death-row appeals based on late claims of innocence
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
BUSINESS
In a fundamental power shift in corporate America, boards of directors, once tame and docile, are turning on their masters
Expressed Out (The Week: Business)
Amex boss Robinson resigns shortly after winning a Pyrrhic victory
Last Hand (The Week: Business)
May Day! May Day! (The Week: Business)
U.S. aircraftmakers join the list of corporate giants eliminating jobs
No Dumping Zone (The Week: Business)
The Iceman Goeth (The Week: Business)
The rapper and his label agree to disagree -- and to split
The Week Business (The Week: Business)
The Week Business (The Week: Business)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Attention Must Be Paid (Reviews Theater)
It Came from Inner Space (Reviews Cinema)
Short Takes (Reviews)
The Princeling Of Kitsch (Reviews Art)