In the Sep/Oct 00
Cigar Aficionado

Gene Hackman

Up Front

Editors' Note : Extinction of the Little Guy

Letters : Out of the Humidor

Features Insights: Sports—Picking This Year's NFL Winners - A look at the coming football season reveals a rapidly changing landscape

Insights: Finance—Golden Reflections - After two decades of doldrums, the future may be brightening for gold investments

Insights: Culture—Death Penalty Reevaluation

Insights: Indulgences—Dining for 100 Dollars - A "hundy" can buy you many pleasures, but none so indulgent as the French Lunch

Cover : Gene Hackman: On Top of His Game - At 70, the consummate actor shows no signs of slowing.

Golf : Driver's Ed - Old-School Golf Instruction Gives Way to New Techniques that Can Teach You Even if You're Not Ben Hogan

Gambling : Internet Gambling - Why is Washington out to stop it?

Travel : Malliouhana Hotel: Caribbean Queen - With its white sand beaches and coral reefs, Anguilla is home to the Malliouhana Hotel, one of the finest luxury resorts in the caribbean

Sports : Road Warriors - The Grand Prix racing circuit is one of the world's top sporting events. But is America ready for it?

Tech : High-Definition Television - To Buy or Not To Buy HD TV High-Definition Television Will Dazzle Your Eyes, But Is It Worth the Price?

Style : Suitable Visions

Drink : Andalusian Ambrosia - As Brandy Consumption Declines at Home, Spanish Producers Look for New Connoisseurs

Cigars

Industry : Mexico's Identity Crisis - The biggest cigarmaker in Mexico bucks tradition by blending new smokes in an effort to polish its image.

Cuba Report : Cuban Road Trip - With the police in tow, our European editor takes a tour of the historic towns of Sancti Spíritus and Trinidad

Q&A : An Interview with General Cigar - An interview with The Cullmans of General Cigar holdings Inc. and Lennart Sunden, president and CEO of Swedish match

Culture : Great Moments - In the Company of Friends