STAR TRACKS 6
In different ways, on different continents, Mel Gibson and the Queen Mother see red. The X-Files' Gillian Anderson enjoys a monster mash
UP FRONT
46 A year after the bombing in Oklahoma City, the brave young survivors heal, and the families of the dead still grapple with their loss
52 Hillary Rodham Clinton and First Daughter Chelsea escape the political heat back home and savor a most excellent adventure abroad
CRIME 61
After nearly 18 years, three deaths and 23 injuries, federal agents have found the man they believe is the Unabomber—Montana loner Theodore Kaczynski
FAREWELL 69
Commerce Secretary Ron Brown always seemed to beat the odds, until a plane crash in the Balkans claimed his life
SCENE 72
Fashion Week's flashiest accessories—stars like Lisa Marie Presley and Uma Thurman—witness Seventh Avenue's flashback to the '70s
PUCKER UP 75
Small-town entrepreneur Ben Shepherd is the talk of the candy industry after saving wax lips from extinction
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 79
With his Black Panther days behind him, a tamer Eldridge Cleaver still aims to change the world—but this time with help from God
INTRODUCING 85
Her ER castmates love to rag on Kristen Minter about her character's flashy, trashy clothes
CONTROVERSY 89
Star high school swimmer Chad Ganden hits a barrier on his way to college: NCAA rules that don't allow for his learning disability
OUT OF THE PAST 93
The anguished relatives and friends of four GIs who defected to North Korea more than 30 years ago remain haunted by one question: Why?
EXCERPT 101
In her new memoir, Noa Ben Artzi-Pelossof, the granddaughter whose tears moved the world at Yitzhak Rabin's funeral, recalls the night her Saba was assassinated
COUPLES 106
Married couple Thomas and Melinda Wilde—who are running for the same office—prove that strange bedfellows make for politics
JOCKS 109
Already a winner in his rookie year, straight-arrow golfer Tim "Lumpy" Herron prepares to take a powerful swing at the Masters
WEDDING 111
The sometimes tangled love life of 65-year-old Clint Eastwood continues: He has a new bride, TV anchorwoman Dina Ruiz, who is 35 years his junior
COVER 116
Almost a year after the riding accident that nearly killed him, actor Christopher Reeve has turned his tragedy into a triumph of the spirit
BIO 141
Tony Blair, leader of Britain's Labour opposition, has emerged as the life of the party
ANGELS 148
A cancer-stricken Bolivian girl gets an assist from an unusual source: Marlo Thomas
HEIRS 153
John Fixx, son of one of running's great gurus, couldn't pass up the 100th Boston Marathon
TRAGEDY 154
Popular umpire John McSherry made it to the big leagues but lost his battle with heart disease when he fell dead on Opening Day in Cincinnati
SCREEN 156
After she won an Oscar at age 11 for her role in The Piano, Anna Paquin found that being a normal teenager was her most challenging role
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 15
THE INSIDER 45
PASSAGES 115
STYLE WATCH 139
PUZZLER 150
CHATTER 160
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