ON THE COVER 76
Beyond Tiffany, beyond the Monkees, beyond, perhaps, even the first burst of Beatlemania: Boston's New Kids on the Block (from left on the cover: Donnie, Danny, Jordan, Jonathan and Joe) are setting new standards in teen idoldom
UP FRONT 36-46
Twenty-five years after the devastating L.A. riots that began in Watts, 10 figures of the community's past and present talk about past strife and present hope
An irrepressible Roseanne Barr creates a furor by doing the national anthem—her way
It was amour the merrier as Princess Stephanie frolicked in the sand with a man who is not her fiancé
SCREEN 51
Sweet and friendly off the screen, Amy Yasbeck tested her acting ability as the grasping and snobbish mom in Problem Child
MYSTERY 54
Someone—or something—is making mysterious, UFO-like circles in the wheatfields of southern England
FAMILY 57
Those remarkable Boggs women, Congresswoman Lindy and her daughters, Princeton Mayor Barbara Sigmund and political commentator Cokie Roberts, share the tragedy of Barbara's cancer
TUBE 66
With a hot new show, an easy new schedule and a newly rising star, Jane Pauley finds Real Life at NBC
HOST 93
Norm Rubin turns his L.A. hot-dog stand into a tasty tribute to Chicago
PAGES 95
California therapist Barbara De Angelis scores a success sharing some hard-learned lessons in Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know
ADVENTURE 99
Trapped in a West Virginia cave for five days without light, food or water, Gary Lutes and his two young sons fought despair with prayer
ON THE JOB 110
Want to be the next talking-head of state? Six George Bush impersonators offer some tips on presidential posturing
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 7
STYLE WATCH 33
THE INSIDER 35
PASSAGES 75
STAR TRACKS 109
CHATTER 112
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