THE 25 MOST INTRIGUING PEOPLE OF 1993

38 BILL CLINTON, in an exclusive interview, discusses crime, jobs, his bad back, Camp David, Chelsea HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, joining the conversation, reflects on family life and the value of prayer

46 PRINCESS DIANA may be out of power in the Palace, but she still has a place in the hearts of Britons

48 MICHAEL JACKSON can moonwalk but he can't hide from career-threatening allegations of child abuse

50 YASIR ARAFAT, with a handshake seen around the world, makes peace with his sworn enemy

52 OPRAH WINFREY becomes the world's highest-paid entertainer, sheds 60 pounds—and stays single

56 SHANNEN DOHERTY, unlike 90210's Brenda, runs amok in several zip codes

58 DAVID LETTERMAN goes from after-hours prankster to leader of the late-night pack

61 JANET RENO wows Washington with her guts and candor—though you can't please everyone

67 HOWARD STERN, radio's raffish raconteur, exposes his Private Pants, and everyone wants a peek

69 BABY JESSICA focuses our eyes—and hearts—on the tangled arguments over parental rights

75 LYLE LOVETT, country's wry specialist in heartache and rue, wins the hand of winsome Julia Roberts

80 OL'MAN RIVER inspires words of awe and rage, from days gone by to last summer's rampaging floods

85 JERRY SEINFELD has TV's most buzzed-about sitcom, a hot book—and an 18-year-old girlfriend

88 KATHERLNE ANN POWER prompted a rethinking of '60s ideals as she finally faced her bloody past

93 EDDIE VEDDER's hellhound vocals made Pearl Jam jell. Now he's got just one problem: he's a star

94 INCENT FOSTER'S suicide brings sadness and self-examination to Washington's inner circle

97 SHEIK OMAR ABDEL RAHMAN, a blind cleric, is accused of inciting his U.S. followers to bomb and kill

100 MICHAEL JORDAN'S surprise retirement shows that even the highest fliers need to be well grounded

102 RUSH LIMBAUGH bashes liberals for fun, profit and a fanatically devoted following on air and in print

104 ANDREW WILES, a shy Princeton prof you've never heard of, awed the great minds of math

106 TOMMY LEE JONES is not the man you want on your tail, but you sure want him on the big screen

109 SUSAN POWTER's hot Stop the Insanity! suggests anger might be the best weight-loss prescription

110 LORENA BOBBITT carved her way into the national imagination with an act few could view detachedly

112 TOM HANKS, seen this year in three diverse and challenging roles, is a movie star with a lunch pail ego

MAIL 6

PICKS & PANS 10
Wynonna is a keeper, Barney is off-key; Peter O'Toole's memoir shines, Diana Ross's doesn't; David Caruso clicks as a cop, Jane Seymour needs new medicine; The Piano plays, Madonna misfires

WHITE HOUSE PAJAMA PARTY 114
The Clintons invited Barbra Streisand and Tom Hanks, among other notables, to spend the night at their place

BREAK IT UP! 116
Look, in the sky! It's Fan Man, trying to save dopey duos like Ted and Whoopi and Beavis & Bull-head from themselves

SEQUELS 120
Advancing the year's most galvanic stories: Donald Wyman, who cut off his own leg to save his life, is back on the job; Jean Harris is gardening, and more

NANNYGATE REVISITED 134
The furor over Attorney General nominee Zoë Baird hiring an illegal alien for child care was anything but kid stuff

THE MAKING OF A MARTYR 136
Collette Webster sold her Michigan deli and went to save lives in Bosnia. Before a mortar claimed her, she made a difference

TRIBUTE 142
Friends recall Audrey Hepburn. Bill Bixby, River Phoenix and other luminaries we lost

WIVES OF MADISON COUNTY 151
Was Francesca of The Bridges of Madison County a believable heroine? Down on the farm, real Francescas sound off

THE BAD NEWS BIOSPHERE 154
To crew the next sealed-up sphere, we nominate those too much with us: Ross Perot, Joey Buttafuoco, Heidi Fleiss, et al.