February 7, 2000 Issue
"The next hundred years will be the age of biology. This is where the next information revolution will be."
-- Dr. Lance Liotta, of the National Cancer Institute, "The Age of Discovery"
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COVER STORY | The Age of Discovery BY CRAIG HOROWITZ Thanks to quantum advances in molecular biology, doctors at Sloan-Kettering and around the country are talking with stunning optimism about curing cancer and other killer diseases. The prognosis? A range of highly effective treatments in as little as five years -- if you can hold on that long. Plus: breakthroughs in heart and brain surgery, aids research, seizure treatment, and more. Pain, Pain, Go Away Until recently, most doctors treated pain as a mere symptom: cure the disease, and it would go away. But now, aided by a new understanding of pain's pathways, medicine is finally taking your suffering seriously. Sole Man His ads get more buzz than his shoes, and you won't see his clothes -- or his face -- in many fashion magazines. But away from the flashbulbs, Kenneth Cole's affordable-chic fashion empire is growing so fast it could rival the likes of Ralph and Calvin. And he still manages to find time to sneak in a few rounds of golf now and then with the president. GOTHAM
| DEPARTMENTS The National Interest BY LAWRENCE O'DONNELL JR. How Bill Bradley's self-sufficiency sabotages his campaign Advertising Why the agencies are scrambling to know "Wazzzup?" Hollywood Handicapping the Oscars was never this hard MARKETPLACE Spacious cases; Danish dressers; perfect pitchers; maternal cool Smart City Movements underground: a guide to alternative dance venues Sales & Bargains Go skiing or snowboarding and be back before dinner THE CRITICS Bette Midler's comically tepid take on Jacqueline Susann | Theater BY JOHN SIMON Comic Potential meets expectations; Mnemonic is forgettable Art Walker Evans's photographs give glimpses of a secret America Classical Music Richard Strauss's anniversary brings delectable revivals Television An occult series so good it's scary The Underground Gourmet Former Bouley protégés come into their own CUE Intelligencer Classifieds |