Vol. 156 No. 24
NATION
The Justices brought reason to the chaos, if only for a moment. But how will their ruling affect the outcome?
The Long and Winding Road (Election 2000)
Man In Charge (Election 2000)
While Bush lies low and Gore spins madly, Dick Cheney is the most presidential guy around
Jumping Ship? (Election 2000)
No Toms Need Apply (Election 2000)
Why Bush needs independent blacks in his Cabinet
He Ain't Heavy. He's My Brother (Election 2000)
To save George W., will Jeb have to sacrifice his own political future?
The Ball's In Sauls' Court (Election 2000)
Firecracker--or Bomb? (Election 2000)
WORLD
Wu Fang was horribly scarred by her irate husband. But China's corrupt courts haven't delivered justice
Coke Floats
Located midway between the U.S. and Colombia, Haiti has become a post office for coke dealers
Happy in His Hotel Exile
Ex-leader Fujimori has left Peru behind. That's not keeping him down
Ask the World
SCIENCE
Honda's Insight and Toyota's Prius are quiet, efficient and the first in a new green wave
Natural-Gas Sticker Shock (Environment / In Arizona)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The actor's latest arrest supports the idea that drugs rewire the brain
SPORT
Daunte Culpepper is the best of a new class of quarterbacks who give as good as they get
NOTEBOOK
Enemies Before Him, Enemies Behind Him (Israel)
Signs O' the Time
Decision 2000: Canada Has Its Day
Milestones (Milestones)
Flagging Enthusiasm
Theories of Relativity
Numbers (Numbers)
A Poke in the Eye For Five Bucks?
News Quiz
Coming Soon to the Skies Near You (Space)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The movie at the center of the season is about not being alone
Verbal Judo for Beginners
Bobby Knight critic gets pointers on self-defense
BUSINESS
Christmas could kill some stand-alone e-tailers now that big retailers have their websites humming
Remaking Wu
The Diggs brothers are part of a famous rap group. But they'd rather run a profitable conglomerate
GE's Talent Agency
The company is deep in top execs, but not the rest of corporate America. Here come the Welch wannabes
Can You Really Trust Those Bots? (E-Shopping)
Searching for the Perfect Beat (Review: The W)
EDUCATION
As men slip to 44% of undergrads, some colleges actively recruit them
The New Case for Latin (Special Report)
Some schools find that kids learn more about English by studying the language of ancient Rome
Quick Study (Special Report)
More Go Coed (Special Report)
LAW
DNA evidence is freeing more innocent people, but few are compensated for those years in prison
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
He's been mad. He's been lethal. And he's had a helluva summer. Now, hoping for a holiday hit, he learns to get mushy in What Women Want
Evoking the Golden Age (The Arts / Music)
At 85, Earl Wild is our last link to the Romantic tradition and a performer with true, lasting power
Better Than Tabloid Tattle (The Arts / Cinema)
Forget about the illicit tryst on the set of Proof of Life--just see the crackling movie they created there
A Flawed Ex-Paradise (The Arts / Art)
Promised land or hell of black insecurity? A vast exhibit evokes California's saga of innocence lost
Lost in the Translation (The Arts / Books)
Soul Mountain, a novel by the new Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian, makes a rocky debut in English
Disappearing Acts (The Arts / Short Takes)
HBO Dec. 9, 9 p.m. E.T.
Bill O'Reilly (The Arts / Q&A)
The Journey Home (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Olaf Olafsson
La Buche (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Daniele Thompson
Comic Potential (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Alan Ayckbourn
Sound Loaded (The Arts / Short Takes)
Ricky Martin
Free Fall (The Arts / Cinema)
Vertical Limit begins with a bang but drops off fast
YOUR TIME
It's the holiday season. Time for a crash course in the use of many-pronged stabbing instruments
Bubble Trouble (Personal Time / Your Money)
Banking on a recovery in tech stocks? Get real. It will take years, but don't give up on equities
Sleuthing Fares (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Finding bargain airline tickets online is a breeze--once you learn the tricks of the trade
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Americans are retiring abroad to places they'd like to live, not just visit
New lights of the spirit (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Belen, Costa Rica (Time Select / Retirement)
It's Civilized, and It's Wild
If Jesus Had Been Born in San Antonio (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Viens, France (Time Select / Retirement)
Pleasures of Provence
Montisi, Italy (Time Select / Retirement)
Buon Giorno, Tuscany
Bishop Unbound (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Four Questions to Inner Peace (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Lake Chapala, Mexico (Time Select / Retirement)
Land of Eternal Spring
Trying to Bridge A Great Divide (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
(Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Of Color and The Cushion (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)