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Examines whether real dinosaurs could be cloned from ancient DNA as depicted in director Steven Spielberg's film `Jurassic Park.' The theory that DNA extracted from mosquitoes that fed on dinosaur blood and became fossilized in amber can bring dinosaurs back to life; Announcement of isolation of DNA from ancient bee by biologists Raul Cano and George Poinar Jr.; Extinct DNA Study Group; American Museum of Natural History in New York; Details; More.

Profiles singer and actress, Cher. Publication of her memoir `The First Time'; Success of her album `Believe'; Key to her longevity and success; Childhood; Marriage with singer and songwriter, Sonny Bono; Troubled relationship with Southern rocker Gregg Allman; Movies made; Relationship with her daughter, Chastity.

Presents a biography of Sarah Michelle Gellar, teen heroine of television show `Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' Personal background; Career in film and television; Nominations and awards received. INSET: Soap Operas and the Stars The Launched.

Reports on the case involving Kenneth Curtis who killed his former fiancee Donna Kalson in 1987. Details of the their relationship; Kalson's attempts to get away from Curtis; Events leading up to the murder; Curtis' recovery from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head; Judge's ruling that Curtis was incompetent to stand trial; Reasons Curtis is being retried.

Focuses on some of the victims of the crash of TWA Flight 800 in July 1996. Brief background stories of Rance Hettler; Larissa Uzupis; Carol Fry; Jacqueline Watson; Wendy Wolfson; Julia Grimm; Larkyn Dwyer. INSET: The young victims.

Reflects on the career of performer Gene Kelly who died on February 2, 1996 at age 83, debilitated by a recent series of strokes. Kelly's family background; His arrival in Los Angeles in 1941, under contract to MGM; His screen debut in 1942 in `For Me and My Gal,' opposite Judy Garland; His choreographic abilities; `Singing in the Rain,' his most highly regarded film; His dancing; His weak singing voice that was still effective.

Focuses on Chad Pregracke who leads a crew of garbage warriors on a crusade to save the Mississippi River. The beginning of The Mississippi River Beautification & Restoration Project as Chad's one-man effort; Details of the mission and accomplishments of the project; Ways that Chad's project is unique; Descriptions and photographs of the work that the crew does.

Reports on the overall reaction to the news that the television series `Seinfeld' will be ending at the end of the 1997-1998 season. Reasons Jerry Seinfeld has decided to end the series; The popularity of the show over its nine year run; Comments from the show's stars and others; Future plans of the show's star and creator Jerry Seinfeld.

Offers a look at the new trend of yuppie pawnshops. New breed of pawnshops; Clientele are professionals; Example of the Roswell Road Pawnshop; Caters to the new generation of the financially strapped; Items sold in these shops.

Offers a look at how safe-sex campaigns are running into a generation gap in the gay community. Resurgence of free-wheeling gay night life; Evidence points to a growing generation gap in AIDS awareness; High-risk sex in significantly greater numbers; Conviction of indestructibility; Young gay men have not had the shock treatment that the older generation has had; Fatalistic attitude about the disease; More.

Profiles Jacqueline Susann author of the book `Valley of the Dolls.' Success of the book; Reissuing of the book in 1997; Background on Susann; Her death, caused by cancer in 1974.

Profiles Christina Oxenberg, daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. Oxenberg's childhood; The publishing of her first book `Royal Blue'; Reaction from family; History of her mother; Comments from Oxenberg on her life.

Describes actor Mandy Patinkin's struggle with keratoconus and his corneal transplant. Nature of the disease; Symptoms and development; Patinkin's description of his feelings and the operation; Participation in Tony awards ceremony; Need for donated corneas.

Examines the story of Marlene Stumpf, who was killed by her husband, Raymond Stumpf, over a dispute about electronic mail (E-mail) messages she was sending and receiving. Excerpts from her E-mail correspondence, such as those with sports-talk host Howard Eskin of Philadephia, Pennsylvania; Background of the Stumpf's marriage; The Stumpfs' life in Pottstown, Pennsylvania; Comments from family and friends.

Profiles figure skater Tara Lipinski. Winning the National Championships; The triple loop-triple loop combination; The media attention; Biographical data; The expenses of the figure skating circuit; The pressures of competition.

Looks at Marlene Danielle's career as a dancer in the musical `Cats.' The record she may set on April 1, 1996, for longest-running performer in a single role on Broadway; Her background and aspirations; Her role as one of two cast members to stay with `Cats' since its inception.

Explores Warner Brothers' media franchise of Superman. Producer Jon Peters' development of a motion picture based on 1992's `The Death of Superman' comic book; An animated series with the voices of Tim Daly and Dana Delany; The wedding of Lois Lane and Clark Kent in the television program `Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'; Synergy in the entertainment world.

Reports on the murder investigation involving Kimberly Hricko. How and where she murdered her husband Stephen in February 1998; Details of the crime; Concerns for their daughter.

Contends that homosexuals are a group of voters who ought to be residing comfortably in the mainstream of the Republican Party. Assertion that closeted gay and lesbian officials serve at every level of the Grand Old Party (GOP); Comments that refute the notion that all gays are politically left of center.

Pictures a previously unseen painting of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by artist Aaron Shikler that he had stored in his studio for 22 years. Why the portrait had not been finished; Its unveiling in June 1995 at The New York Historical Society and appearance in the July issue of `Town & Country.'

Comments on new roles for actor Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Picard in `Star Trek.' His roles in the film `Jeffrey,' based on Paul Rudnick's off-Broadway hit, and as Prospero in Shakespeare's `The Tempest' in New York City in summer 1995.

Reports on an adverse reaction to a prescription drug that landed Courtney Love of the band, Hole, in Seattle's Harborview Medical Center in June 1995. How long she was hospitalized; Her admitted past heroin use.

Focuses on two accidental motion picture actresses. Darlene Cates, 46, who plays the agoraphobic, 500-pound matriarch of Lasse Hallstrom's `What's Eating Gilbert Grape'; Hiep Thi Le, a 22-year-old pre-med student, who carries Oliver Stone's Vietnam epic `Heaven and Earth' on her narrow shoulders; Their reactions to their roles; Future plans of each.

Discusses the popularity of Celtic music during 1998. James Horner's Celtic-tinged music for`Titanic'; The credit given to Enya, the Donegal-based doyenne of New Age whose music has dominated the `Billboard' magazine charts, for the popularity; What sets the success of the music apart from that of Irish folk artists like the Chieftains; The popularity of `Riverdance.'

Profiles comedian Will Ferrell who appears as a regular on the television series `Saturday Night Live.' His characters; Ferrell's sense of humility; Childhood; Outlook on life; Education; Comments.

Reports on how friends of author J. Anthony Lukas launched a book tour marketing `Big Trouble,' the book Lukas wrote before his suicide. Writing career of Lukas; Emotional problems.

Profiles writer Nelson Demille. `Plum Island' number one on the bestseller list; Background on Demille; Film rights; Family; Comments from DeMille.

Profiles Cassandra Danz, television garden expert known as Mrs. Greenthumbs. Her role on the television show `Regis & Kathie Lee'; Comments from Danz; Background information; Career highlights; Her book `Mrs. Greenthumbs: How I Turned a Boring Yard into a Glorious Garden and How You Can, Too'; Danz as columnist `Country Living Gardener' magazine.

Focuses on the murder of Jonathan Levin, a teacher at William Howard Taft High School in New York City. Students' reactions; The murder investigation; His father, Gerald M. Levin, chairman and chief executive officer of Time Warner.

Focuses on actress Molly Shannon. Her personal background; Her character, Mary Katherine Gallagher, from the television program, `Saturday Night Live.'

Reports on New York's City's biannual Fashion Week, the celebrities attending and highlights from premiered designer collections. Motion picture stars Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Courtney Cox, Will Smith, Jennifer Tilly and others; Designers Todd Oldham, Nicole Miller, Betsey Johnson and others.

Highlights Craig Kilborn, host of the television program 'The Daily Show,' on the Comedy Central cable television network. Background information; His previous work on television; His comments.

Discusses Bill Cosby's admittance to having an affair, after an extortion attempt by Autumn Jackson, a women claimed to be Cosby's daughter in an interview with Dan Rather. Cosby's affair with Shawn Thompson, the mother of Jackson; The revelation by Jerald Jackson, a California truck driver, that he is the real father of Jackson; Response from his Camille Cosby, wife of Bill Cosby.

Remembers Alger Hiss, who died on November 15, 1996. Hiss accused of espionage by Whittaker Chambers in 1948; Hiss' conviction due to the actions of Senator Richard Nixon; Views about Hiss' guilt; The impact of the conviction on his life; His family and how his conviction impacted them; His family's view of him.

Profiles Siberian classical violinist Maxim Vengerov. His 1995 music recording `Prokofiev & Shostakovich Violin Concertos No. 1' named `Gramophone' magazine's CD of the year; His performance at the Grammy Awards in February 1996; Comparisons to premier violinists Itzhak Perlman and Midori; Biographical information; Musical accomplishments.

Profiles Jean Houston, who with her husband founded the Foundation for Mind Research. Rising controversy after being mentioned in Bob Woodward's book, `The Choice'; Houston's parents and her life after their divorce; Her involvement with Hillary Clinton.

Looks at how a photographer got a large number of world leaders to pose for a photograph at the United Nations 50th birthday. Photographer, Paul Skipworth; Comments from Skipworth; Details on taking of photograph.

An introduction to articles published within the issue is presented, including space visionaries Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk who have taken a different approach to solving the puzzle of bringing humanity to the planets.

This article discusses the content of the issue including the article "Rocket Belt," an article on space settlement and a section presenting the winners of the National Space Society (NSS) 2007 Space Settlement Art Competition.

The author discusses the website SPACE.com and explains the contents of the periodical. He talks about what he found in the archives section of the website, and reminisces how NASA budgets killed work on the Transit Habitat, how Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites unveiled White Knight and how Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk announced SpaceX.

Presents an introduction to a series of articles on the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Views of former U.S. Congressman Robert S. Walker on the importance of a plan that would actively grow the U.S. space industry; Opinion of former astronaut Richard Searfoss on the space agency; Significance of cooperation between NASA and the private industry.

Discusses various reports published within the issue including one by James Oberg on the attempt of Russia to launch space flights and another by Dwayne Day on the plans of Japan to marshal its own human spacflight program.

Explores issues concerning the space tourism industry in the U.S. Facts about the Return to Flight mission; Information on the small victories in the industry; Observation on the countries that seek access to space.

The article presents an introduction to a series of articles on the U.S. militarization of space exploration. They include "Everything Old Is New Again," by Matt Bille, "All Along the Watchtower," by Andrew Plieninger, and "Space Control Isn't Freedom of Action," by Jeffrey Lewis.

The article discusses various reports on the risks associated with the space probes of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, published within the issue.

Discusses the emergence of China in the field of space exploration. Significance of a space program to the military capabilities of a country; Political issues that could affect the relationship between U.S. and China; Attitude of the U.S. regarding China's intentions for its space program.