What happened on September 26, 1999

BOOKS

Great Expectations By Susie Linfield, Susie Linfield teaches in the Cultural Reporting and Criticism Program at New York University and is a contributing writer to Book Review
Great Expectations By Thomas Lynch, Thomas Lynch is the author of "The Undertaking" and "Still Life in Milford."
Reading L.a.
Quick Fix By Jonathan Levi, Jonathan Levi is a contributing writer to Book Review
The Triumph of Achilles By Louise Gluck
Memory Palace By Vivian Gornick, Vivian Gornick is the author of several books, including "The End of the Novel of Love" and "Approaching Eye Level."
Unzipped By Susan Griffin, Susan Griffin is the author of "What Her Body Thought," "A Chorus of Stones" and "Bending Home."
Character Counts By Harold Evans, Harold Evans is the author of "The American Century" and former editor of The Sunday Times of London and The Times of London
Home Alone By Paula L. Woods, Paula L. Woods is the author of "Inner City Blues."
First Fiction By Mark Rozzo, Mark Rozzo is a contributing writer to Book Review
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
Southern California Rating: FICTION 1 BAGOMBO SNUFF BOX...

ENTERTAINMENT

Best Bets / September 26-october 2, 1999
OK, Cue the Sparks By Paul Lieberman, Paul Lieberman is a Times staff writer
A Gem Loses Its Rough Edges By Christopher Knight, Christopher Knight is The Times' art critic
Re-Walking the Walk By Soren Baker, Soren Baker writes about hip-hop for Calendar
Her Own Star Search By Amy Wallace, Amy Wallace is a Times staff writer
Moved to Make the Connection By Barbara Isenberg, Barbara Isenberg is a frequent contributor to Calendar
She's Got the World on Four Strings By Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer
Can Humor Shed Light on the Holocaust? By Tom Tugend
These Animators Fly High Over the Bottom Line By Charles Solomon, Charles Solomon regularly writes about animation for The Times
As American as Chinese Strudel By Diane Haithman, Diane Haithman is a Times staff writer
Pasadena Has Designs for a Bigger Balcony By Don Shirley
Soulful Art Versus Escapism at the Movies By Mark Swed
Leading the Cheer for Mozart and Co. By Kristin Hohenadel, Kristin Hohenadel is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Recordings By Chris Pasles
Recordings By Chris Pasles
Recordings By Chris Pasles
A Creative Churning Within By Hunter Drohojowska-philp
Sting Keeps His Faith in Style By Robert Hilburn
The Madd Rapper Uses Some Lessons From Puff Daddy By Soren Baker, Soren Baker writes about hip-hop for Calendar
** 1/2 MARC ANTHONY "Marc Anthony" Columbia The much... By Ernesto Lechner
Also Out This Week
In Brief By Natalie Nichols
In Brief By Soren Baker
In Brief By Ernesto Lechner
* PAULA COLE "Amen" Warner Bros. In a world where callous... By Natalie Nichols
Knighthoods Are Nice, but SoundScan Rules By Steve Hochman
Christian Charity By Steve Hochman
Cyber-sleuthing By Steve Hochman
Small Faces

NEWS

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Crossing the (Blue) Line By David D. Dotson, David D. Dotson is a former assistant chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
L.A. School District Can't Do It All by Itself By Les Birdsall, Les Birdsall has been a teacher and principal. He co-chaired the Early Childhood Education Committee in 1971 and directed the California School Improvement Network
Crossing the (Blue) Line By Eric Monkkonen, Eric Monkkonen, professor of history and policy studies at UCLA is the author of "Police in Urban America, 1860 to 1920."
The Politics of Foreign Policy By William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a political analyst for CNN
Make TV Milosevic's Worst Nightmare By Eugene Secunda, Eugene Secunda, a professor of media studies at New York University, is writing a book about television's impact on the social and political environment in Eastern Europe
Conventional Terrorism Still Works By Bruce Hoffman, Bruce Hoffman is director of the Rand Washington office and the author of "Inside Terrorism."
'Fabulously Wealthy' Is Now a Relative Term By Charles R. Morris, Charles R. Morris, a Wall Street consultant, is the author of "Money, Greed and Risk: Why Financial Crises and Crashes Happen."
Telling the Fiction From the Fact By Jay Jennings, Jay Jennings has written for Vogue and the New York Times
Jeffrey Davidow By Sergio Munoz, Sergio Munoz is an editorial writer for The Times
Blame Extends Past LAPD
New Charter, New Doors
China Trade Deal: Gains for All
Pinochet's Bad Name Will Be His Legacy By Ariel Dorfman, Ariel Dorfman is author of the play, "Death and the Maiden," and the memoir, "Heading South, Looking North" (Farrar Strauss and Giroux, 1998)
Why The Times Plans to Ban Tobacco Ads By Narda Zacchino

REAL ESTATE

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

It's A Mod, Mod World By Lisa Leff
Armoires With Attitude By Michael Webb
Eames for the Everyman By Ed Leibowitz
Absolutely Fabulous By Amy Wallace, Amy Wallace is a Times staff writer
Reading the Reader By Mary Mcnamara, Mary McNamara is a staff writer in The Times' Southern California Living section. Her last piece for the magazine was on Decades store owner Cameron Silver
The Personal Library By Barbara Thornburg
The Media Room By Barbara Thornburg
The Mediation Zone By Barbara Thornburg
A French Lesson By S. Irene Virbila

TRAVEL

What happened on September 26, 1999

BOOKS

Great Expectations By Susie Linfield, Susie Linfield teaches in the Cultural Reporting and Criticism Program at New York University and is a contributing writer to Book Review

Great Expectations By Thomas Lynch, Thomas Lynch is the author of "The Undertaking" and "Still Life in Milford."

Quick Fix By Jonathan Levi, Jonathan Levi is a contributing writer to Book Review

Memory Palace By Vivian Gornick, Vivian Gornick is the author of several books, including "The End of the Novel of Love" and "Approaching Eye Level."

Unzipped By Susan Griffin, Susan Griffin is the author of "What Her Body Thought," "A Chorus of Stones" and "Bending Home."

Character Counts By Harold Evans, Harold Evans is the author of "The American Century" and former editor of The Sunday Times of London and The Times of London

Home Alone By Paula L. Woods, Paula L. Woods is the author of "Inner City Blues."

First Fiction By Mark Rozzo, Mark Rozzo is a contributing writer to Book Review

Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds

ENTERTAINMENT

OK, Cue the Sparks By Paul Lieberman, Paul Lieberman is a Times staff writer

A Gem Loses Its Rough Edges By Christopher Knight, Christopher Knight is The Times' art critic

Re-Walking the Walk By Soren Baker, Soren Baker writes about hip-hop for Calendar

Her Own Star Search By Amy Wallace, Amy Wallace is a Times staff writer

Moved to Make the Connection By Barbara Isenberg, Barbara Isenberg is a frequent contributor to Calendar

She's Got the World on Four Strings By Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer

Can Humor Shed Light on the Holocaust? By Tom Tugend

These Animators Fly High Over the Bottom Line By Charles Solomon, Charles Solomon regularly writes about animation for The Times

As American as Chinese Strudel By Diane Haithman, Diane Haithman is a Times staff writer

Pasadena Has Designs for a Bigger Balcony By Don Shirley

Soulful Art Versus Escapism at the Movies By Mark Swed

Leading the Cheer for Mozart and Co. By Kristin Hohenadel, Kristin Hohenadel is a frequent contributor to Calendar

Recordings By Chris Pasles

Recordings By Chris Pasles

Recordings By Chris Pasles

A Creative Churning Within By Hunter Drohojowska-philp

Sting Keeps His Faith in Style By Robert Hilburn

The Madd Rapper Uses Some Lessons From Puff Daddy By Soren Baker, Soren Baker writes about hip-hop for Calendar

** 1/2 MARC ANTHONY "Marc Anthony" Columbia The much... By Ernesto Lechner

In Brief By Natalie Nichols

In Brief By Soren Baker

In Brief By Ernesto Lechner

* PAULA COLE "Amen" Warner Bros. In a world where callous... By Natalie Nichols

Knighthoods Are Nice, but SoundScan Rules By Steve Hochman

Christian Charity By Steve Hochman

Cyber-sleuthing By Steve Hochman

NEWS

Daughter No. 3: Least Documented, Well Loved By Sandy Banks

How to Help When a Mother's Coping System Fails Her By Vicki Lovine

Welcome to Her Matriarchy By Mimi Avins, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Working to Give Peace a Chance By Judith I. Brennan, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A Celebration of the Bonds Between Buddies By Jeannine Stein

The Teachers' Lounge By Mel Gilden

These Tales Feature Girls in the Spotlight--for a Change By Maria D. Laso, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Waco's 'Dark Questions' Elude Answers, Solace By Jerry Schwartz, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alien Species Wreak Havoc Nationwide By Joseph B. Verrengia, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tourism in Azores Islands Zeros In on Whales By Barry Hatton, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rosetta Stone Retains Its Ancient Air of Mystery By Robert Barr, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Multiple Drownings Stymie South Dakota Police By Chet Brokaw, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cairo Covets the Rosetta Stone, With Little Hope By Jasper Mortimer, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Excuse Me, Your Honor . . . May I Call You 'Grandma'? By Richard Carelli, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Endangered Bat Stalls Road Project By David Kinney, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oregon Youth Pleads Guilty to Murder By Jeff Barnard, ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. a Carnival of Summer Jobs for Foreign Students By John Seewer, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bighearted Boss Hands Out Bonus of a Lifetime By Sharon Cohen, ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASA, Private Sector to Share Space Station By Michael White, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Judith Campbell Exner Dies; Had Affair With JFK By Patt Morrison, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Guards at Youth Prison Accused of Abusing Inmates By Mark Gladstone, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Electorate Looks to Mubarak to Chart Course for Egypt By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Now Bin Laden Is Face of Evil for Russia Too By Robyn Dixon, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Blue Skies, Black Days in N. Carolina By J.R. Moehringer, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Help Is Far Off for Black AIDS Patients By Jocelyn Y. Stewart, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Quake a Wake-Up Call for Taiwan's Builders By Valerie Reitman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Heartbeat Away From Panic By Mike Downey

Looking for Loved Ones Amid East Timor Ruins By David Lamb, TIMES STAFF WRITER

2 Men Pulled Alive From Hotel Rubble Reuters

Rains Imperil Honduran Dam; 100,000 Evacuated By Juanita Darling, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Chechen Civilians Flee Russian Bombs From Associated Press

Iran Bans Reformist Newspaper, Jails Publisher Reuters

Rampant Fraud Reported, 4 Dead in India Voting From Associated Press

Fake Teletubby, U.S. Dolls Are Seized in Spain From Times Wire Services

As Expected After IMF Loan, Colombia to Let Peso Float By Ruth Morris, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

For Some Reason, This Scandal's Just Not Sexy By Geraldine Baum, TIMES STAFF WRITER

2 in Vintage Plane Killed in Nashville From Times Wire Reports

McCain Scolds Rivals' Buchanan Reaction From Times Wire Reports

Congress Beefs Up Anti-Spy Budget for Nuclear Labs From Associated Press

Clintons Drop Plan to Accept Home Loan Aid From Associated Press

AIDS Drug Found to Prevent Malaria From Times Wire Reports