Sep 04, 1998

Issue #448

Cover Story

Guiltiest New Camp Classic: ''The Island of Dr. Moreau''

by Mark Harris | Sep 04, 1998
Magazine Cover (Sep 04, 1998)

Best-sellers

'DAY' BREAK

Sep 04, 1998

Cybertalk

Cybertalk

Sep 04, 1998
The Bare Facts Read Article

Encore

Oprah Mania

Sep 04, 1998
When The Oprah Winfrey Show went national in 1986, it spawned scores of imitators and a media empire. Read Article

Scene

Studio Audience

by Jessica Shaw | Sep 04, 1998

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

by Alexandra Jacobs | Sep 04, 1998
The inside scoop on the book world Read Article

Book Capsule Review

FANDEX FAMILY FIELD GUIDES

by Alexandra Jacobs | Sep 04, 1998

THE PIED PIPER

by Vanessa V. Friedman | Sep 04, 1998

JACOB'S HANDS

by Margot Mifflin | Sep 04, 1998

OBJECT OF YOUR LOVE

by Megan Harlan | Sep 04, 1998

VIAGRA NATION

by A.J. Jacobs | Sep 04, 1998

Book Commentary

TREND OF THE WEEK

Sep 04, 1998
PARANOIA Read Article

Book News

THE BROWSER

Sep 04, 1998
Opening lines from recently published books Read Article

She Likes Him, She Really...

by David Hochman | Sep 04, 1998
SALLY FIELD'S SON WRITES HIS FIRST NOVEL Read Article

Book Review

No Safe Place

by Tom De Haven | Sep 04, 1998
In Richard North Patterson's latest thriller, No Safe Place, a politician's sexual misconduct jeopardizes his career. Yes, it does sound a tad familiar, but provocative characters add muscle. Read Article

Box Office

Digital Capsule Review

What to Play

by Gary Eng Walk | Sep 04, 1998
THE LATEST IN VIDEOGAMES & CD-ROMS Read Article

Digital News

Novel Approaches

by Alexandra Jacobs | Sep 04, 1998

Hear & Now

Hear And Now

by Tom Sinclair | Sep 04, 1998
This week on the music beat Read Article

Internet Capsule Review

What to Surf

Sep 04, 1998
WEBBED FEATS: MORE THAN 30 SITES FOR FOODIES, FAMILIES, ENTERTAINMENT JUNKIES, AND INTERNET NEWBIES Read Article

BIG SHOT

Sep 04, 1998

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | Sep 04, 1998
What the country is talking about this week... Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

WOO

by Michael Sauter | Sep 04, 1998

HOMEGROWN

by Denise Lanctot | Sep 04, 1998

DEAD MAN ON CAMPUS

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 04, 1998

NEXT STOP WONDERLAND

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Sep 04, 1998

SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Sep 04, 1998

RETURN TO PARADISE

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 04, 1998

YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Sep 04, 1998

UNMADE BEDS

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 04, 1998

Movie Commentary

Movie Review

Blade

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 04, 1998
As a stolid vampire killer, Wesley Snipes falls prey to comic-book incoherence in the anemic Blade Read Article

Dance With Me

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Sep 04, 1998
Dance With Me's Vanessa Williams puts the moves on a young mambo king Read Article

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Sep 04, 1998
In the gimmicky Why Do Fools Fall in Love, the wives of pop star Frankie Lymon get dissed and shout Read Article

54

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 04, 1998
54 hustles to re-create the feverish era of disco's debauchery, but the best it can muster is Saturday-night sniffles. Read Article

The Avengers

by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 04, 1998
Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman don't get mod in The Avengers, they get uneven Read Article

Wrongfully Accused

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Sep 04, 1998

Music Capsule Review

Mermaid Avenue

by David Browne | Sep 04, 1998

High Mileage

by Alanna Nash | Sep 04, 1998

Paris 1998

by Josef Woodard | Sep 04, 1998

Make It Hot

by Rob Brunner | Sep 04, 1998

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

by Cheo Tyehimba | Sep 04, 1998

Pack Up the Cats

by Jae-Ha Kim | Sep 04, 1998

Music From Chicago Cab

by Tom Sinclair | Sep 04, 1998

Birdseye

by Matt Diehl | Sep 04, 1998

Long Walk Back

by Scott Schinder | Sep 04, 1998

Music Commentary

Music News

Jiggy Stardust

by Rob Brunner | Sep 04, 1998
BOWIE COVERS GO OVER THE TOP Read Article

Music Review

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

by David Browne | Sep 04, 1998
The student turns out to be the master on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the Fugees singer's grade-A solo dispatch. Read Article

XO

by David Browne | Sep 04, 1998
With XO, Elliott Smith wraps his barbed sentiments in a dreamy, lushly produced major-label debut Read Article

Teatro

by Tony Scherman | Sep 04, 1998
With producer Daniel Lanois at the reins, Willie Nelson trots out Teatro, his best album in years Read Article

On the Air

On The Air

by Joe Flint | Sep 04, 1998
The latest news from the TV beat Read Article

Pop Culture Commentary

Mail

Sep 04, 1998

LOSER OF THE WEEK

Sep 04, 1998
Steven Seagal Read Article

Pop Culture News

Beverly Hills Billy

by David Hochman | Sep 04, 1998
Sex scandals! Ruthless enemies! Cruel critics! Now he's set for Hollywood. Read Article

Flashes

Sep 04, 1998

RANDOM QUOTE

Sep 04, 1998

Guinness Stout

by Kristen Baldwin | Sep 04, 1998

Monitor

Sep 04, 1998

DAMME STRAIGHT

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Sep 04, 1998
For the first time, Jean-Claude Van Damme talks about the cocaine addiction that shattered his life and wrecked his career. Now that he has our attention, can he make a good movie? Read Article

Starting Point

Sep 04, 1998
Tracking the Birth of the Mouse Read Article

Fail Safe?

by Megan Harlan | Sep 04, 1998
NOT ALL "EDUTAINMENT" DESERVES A PASSING GRADE Read Article

Cruise Control

Sep 04, 1998
Want to keep your Web tools current? Here are three good bets. Read Article

SENSOR SENSIBILITY

Sep 04, 1998
Hello, Dolly Read Article

Coming Distractions

Sep 04, 1998
WHAT'S HOT IN GAMES, GIZMOS, AND WEBSITES DUE THIS FALL Read Article

Flick & Click

Sep 04, 1998
EW grades the movies and their tie-in websites Read Article

Gimme Th@t

Sep 04, 1998
GIZMOS AND GEAR FOR THE WELL-WIRED HOME Read Article

The Hit List

Sep 04, 1998

Search Yourself

Sep 04, 1998
HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU WANT ON THE WEB Read Article

The Girl Most Likely

by Dan Snierson | Sep 04, 1998
Talk about teacher's pet: The WB's angsty college drama FELICITY--and its star, Keri Russell--are already at the head of their class. Quite an accomplishment considering the fall TV season hasn't even begun! Read Article

Go Figure

by Suna Chang | Sep 04, 1998

Deviled Spam

Sep 04, 1998
Unsung Heroes Of The Net Read Article

Trend

by Tricia Laine | Sep 04, 1998

Reel World

Reel World

by Steve Daly | Sep 04, 1998
This week in Hollywood Read Article

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Sep 04, 1998

TV Review

Any Day Now;Maggie;Oh Baby

by Ken Tucker | Sep 04, 1998
The network for women gives birth to Tuesday-night triplets--the Southern-friends drama Any Day Now and two midlife-crisis comedies Maggie and Oh Baby. Read Article

Television Commentary

What To Watch

by Mike Flaherty | Sep 04, 1998
A day-to-day guide to notable programs. Times are Eastern daylight and are subject to change. Read Article

WINNER OF THE WEEK

Sep 04, 1998
DREW CAREY Read Article

Television News

Remote Patrol

by Bruce Fretts | Sep 04, 1998
Keeping a watch on TV Read Article

The Biz

The 411 On '54'

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Sep 04, 1998
Thanks to a tumultuous postproduction period, the film that was made is not the one you'll see. Read Article

The Charts

The Ratings

FEELIN' FOXY

Sep 04, 1998

Top Software

Video Capsule Review

MERLIN

by Ty Burr | Sep 04, 1998

PRIME SUSPECT 1;PRIME SUSPECT 2

by Michael Giltz | Sep 04, 1998

Sep 04, 1998

Video Commentary

Trend Of The Week

Sep 04, 1998
Dinner And A Movie Read Article

Video News

Giving Hell To The Chief

by Stephen Whitty | Sep 04, 1998
Where's Monica when we need her? Without her, Travolta's Clinton spoof, Primary Colors, lacks a certain bite. Read Article

Fast Forward

by Troy Patterson | Sep 04, 1998
The latest from the home-video front Read Article

Bob's Your Daddy

by George Blooston | Sep 04, 1998

Parallel Turns

Sep 04, 1998
IS THAT SIZEMORE OR MADSEN? Read Article

Special 'Delivery'

Sep 04, 1998
A Disney package deal brings the first of nine animated national treasures from Japan to video Read Article

What to Watch

THE GUEST LIST

Sep 04, 1998
Look Who's on The Couch This Week (subject to change) Read Article