ON THE COVER 106
Who says Mr. Miami Vice ain't so nice? Don Johnson says his ambition doesn't make him a meanie, as TV's most chic cop show begins its second season
UP FRONT 44
Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard and a host of country and rock stars sing for their daily bread at Farm Aid
Freed by his Lebanese captors, Rev. Benjamin Weir tells how he kept sane and survived
The gender question over high school sports continues as five Massachusetts boys suit up for girls' field hockey
Prince William makes history on his first day of school
CONTROVERSY 57
California educator Bill Honig stands up for quality by sending student textbooks back to the drawing boards
SCREEN 65
Jewel in the Crown heartthrob Charles Dance makes it veddy big as Meryl Streep's leading man in Plenty
TO THE TOP 74
Ladies and gentlemen, from Downer's Grove, Ill., please welcome Emo Philips, comedy's crown prince of the bizarre
VOICES 83
Chesapeake Bay waterman Alex Kellam proves he always knows which way the wind is blowing
ON THE MOVE 89
San Francisco's favorite nun in drag, Sister Boom Boom, announces his engagement—to a woman, no less
HEIRS 91
Vanessa Redgrave's daughters, actresses Natasha and Joely Richardson, carry on the family tradition
TROUBLE 96
As scandal rocks the land of discos, free love and Rolls-Royces (yes, the ashram of the guru Rajneesh—where else?), "Mom" becomes a four-letter word
ARTS 113
Want to buy a Picasso? A Renoir? Jacques Harvey will paint one for you wholesale
COPING 119
Chicago fireman Sam Lasco survives an inferno but finds much of his life left in the ashes
FOOD 131
A tiny food shop called the Silver Palate turns into big business for Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso
SCENE 137
Two women find strength and sorrow in the wake of Mexico City's disastrous earthquake
MAIL 5
PICKS & PANS 13
TAKE ONE 43
STAR TRACKS 69
CHATTER 148
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