Vol. 145 No.
COVER
A MAMMOTH MAUSOLEUM UNCOVERED IN EGYPT MAY HOLD UP TO 50 SONS OF THE GREATEST OF THE PHARAOHS
NATION
THE N.R.A. SUFFERS A PUBLIC BACKLASH FOR ITS EXTREMISM, BUT THAT IS PRECISELY THE SOURCE OF ITS NEWFOUND STRENGTH
THE SOLDIER SPIES (Intelligence)
LITTLE-KNOWN AND BARELY SUPERVISED, THE PENTAGON'S SECRET AGENTS ARE BEING RETOOLED, CARE OF THE CIA
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE (Scandal)
BIG-TIME PHILANTHROPIC INVESTORS WERE SUCKERED WHEN THEY PUT FAITH, HOPE IN JOHN BENNETT'S CHARITY
WHY THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS A LOSER IN COURT (The N.R.A.)
A RARE VISIT WITH THE REBEL OF RUBY RIDGE (The N.R.A.)
WORLD
TWO MONTHS AFTER THE INCIDENT, POLICE SEIZE THE ALLEGED MASTERMIND OF THE SUBWAY GAS ATTACK
WAR & TERRORISM
A CONFIDENTIAL REPORT DETAILS THE AIR FORCE'S CONTROVERSIAL RECORD IN FLIGHT SAFETY AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
SCIENCE
A BIOLOGIST CLAIMS TO HAVE REVIVED MICROBES THAT HAVE LAIN DORMANT FOR TENS OF MILLIONS OF YEARS
HEALTH & MEDICINE
AT THE CENTER OF THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN ZAIRE, RELIEF WORKERS DISCOVER THE DANGER IS FAR FROM OVER
MOURNING THE ANGELS OF MERCY (Medicine)
SOCIETY
THE DESERT ROADS THAT TIM MCVEIGH TRAVELED ARE LITTERED WITH DRIFTERS AND DOWN-AND-OUTERS
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
MEXICAN TRAFFICKERS ARE WORKING FOR CALI, CORRUPTING THEIR NATION AND SMUGGLING 70% OF THE COCAINE THAT COMES INTO THE U.S.
SEX SCANDALS WILT LIKE FLOWERS
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THE WEEK
MAY 14-20
MILESTONES
THAT WAS NO APOLOGY
WINNERS & LOSERS
BUSINESS
THE U.S. LEVIES DUTIES THAT WOULD DOUBLE THE PRICE OF JAPANESE LUXURY CARS AND SET OFF A TRADE WAR
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
PETER ACKROYD FUZZES THE LINE BETWEEN FACT AND FICTION, AS HE RETURNS TO VICTORIAN LONDON FOR A HEADY WHODUNNIT
WEST SIDE GLORY (The Arts & Media / DANCE)
JEROME ROBBINS RETURNS WITH HIS LANDMARK ;MUSICAL, RESTAGED AS AN EXHILARATING BALLET SUITE
SOAP OPERAS: THE OLD AND THE DESPERATE (The Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
CHALLENGED BY TALK SHOWS AND THE REAL-LIFE DRAMA OF O.J., DAYTIME SERIALS STRUGGLE TO RECOUP THEIR RATINGS
ANOTHER HIGHLAND FLING (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
MEL GIBSON FOLLOWS LIAM NEESON INTO THE RECESSES OF SCOTTISH HISTORY. DO WE REALLY NEED TO SEE A SECOND MOVIE STAR IN KILTS?
FRESH OFF THE BOATLIFT (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
MARISA TOMEI, AS A HURRICANE OF ENERGY FROM CUBA, HELPS MAKE THE PEREZ FAMILY A DELIGHTFUL, UNEXPECTED TREAT
POLITICAL TO A FAULT (The Arts & Media / OPERA)
AN EARTHQUAKE ROCKS LOS ANGELES IN THE LATEST JOHN ADAMS- PETER SELLARS COLLABORATION, BUT THELIBRETTO IS WHAT CRASHES
RED MEAT (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
THE LATEST DIE HARD IS AN ORGY OF THINGS THAT GO BOOM
PIT OF DESPAIR (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
KATHRYN HARRISON MAROONS US IN THE SPANISH INQUISITION
GRAND TOUR (The Arts & Media / THEATER)
A SPIRITUALQUEST BECOMES A DAZZLING JOURNEY TO THE WEST