52 Cover
Success means Ricky Martin can do anything with his vida loca—except slow down

60 Up Front
Lights, camera, gurgle! Hollywood dads such as Christian Slater are finding that fatherhood is cool

65 Crime
Romance writer Nancy Richards-Akers left her abusive husband—but she couldn't escape his demons

75 Family
When Lou Gehrig's disease struck Jenifer Estess, her devoted sisters became her link to life

81 To the Top
Seth MacFarlane, creator of TV's Family Guy, found inspiration close to home

84 Wedding
Courteney Cox and her groom, David Arquette, left their hearts—and Screaming fans—in San Francisco at a Friends-filled fete

89 In Her Own Words
Author Mary Pipher offers baby boomers compelling reasons and new strategies for communicating better with their elderly parents

93 Woof!
It's more than barking violations; San Francisco's Dog Court puts teeth in the law

94 Screen
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Seth Green stakes out a witty role in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

99 Coping
Just four years after the federal building bombing, Oklahoma City struggles to recover from a disastrous tornado

105 Local Heroes
After a recalled crib caused their toddler's death, Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar declared war on unsafe products

109 Where Are They Now?
When disco died, diva Donna Summer retreated to life on a farm—but now she's hitting the comeback trail

113 Pols
Las Vegas's newly elected mayor, defense attorney Oscar Goodman, once defended the city's most notorious criminals

116 Introducing
Six-year-old actress Hallie Eisenberg is making a living channeling tough guys like Joe Pesci. You got a problem with that?

119 Happy
Inspired by his chronically disabled daughter, pharmacist-technician Kenny Kramm created FLAVORx medicine flavorings to give kids a sweet taste of success

121 Farewell
DeForest Kelley became a star playing Star Trek's crusty Dr. Leonard McCoy—no bones about it

124 Crusaders
Kentucky teen Deanna Durrett has taken on the tobacco industry to save kids from smoking

129 Update
The net effect of Andre Agassi's split with Brooke Shields seems to be his rebirth as a tennis player

132 Soap Stars
Laura Saxe's face graced wrappers of two rival soap brands in China. Problem: They used the same photo

134 Inventors
A show featuring the wares of home-workshop tinkerers proves Yankee ingenuity is alive and well in Pittsburgh

6 Mailbag
10 Scoop
16 Star Tracks
25 The Way We Were
27 Picks & Pans
51 Insider
83 Passages
97 Style Watch
126 Puzzler
138 Chatter