ON THE COVER 70
Following a string of forgettable post-Dirty Dancing roles, Patrick Swayze proves that there's sex after life in the summer's most surprising hit, Ghost
Up Front 34-46
Forty-five years later, some Americans who survived the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki look back on the superweapon that altered their lives
Protesters fight back as the itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, barely-even-there bikini known as the thong is banned on some Florida beaches
President Bush chooses David Souter, a little-known federal judge from New Hampshire, as his first Supreme Court nominee
EARTH 50
With his undercover film exposing the horror of purseseine fishing, Sam LaBudde pressures the American tuna industry to become dolphin-safe
SONG 59
M.C. Hammer dons specs and a suit to take his kinder, gentler rap to the top of the charts
CONTROVERSY 62
When Denise Wells hadda go, she hadda go, but her trip to the men's room may end up in court
INVENTORS 67
After wiping the floor with Ford in a patent case, Robert Kearns goes for a clean sweep, seeking big damages
JOCKS 77
Cyclist Greg LeMond conquers all Gaul, winning a third Tour de France
TROUBLE 81
Bewitched, Botha'd and bewildered, antiapartheid leader Allan Boesak endangers his marriage and resigns from his ministry
LOOKOUT 84
The newest star in Paris's fashion firmament is U.S. teenager Kimora Perkins
TO THE TOP 89
After 50 climbs in 101 days, mountaineer Adrian Crane leaves no state unconquered
STAGE 93
Karen Finley and three other performance artists keep on keepin' on after losing their NEA funding
TUBE 100
Plugging Vitameatavegamin and singing "Babalu," hundreds of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz impersonators audition for a TV bio of the beloved sitcom couple
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 7
THE INSIDER 33
STAR TRACKS 56
PASSAGES 99
CHATTER 102
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