29 SCOOP
Eva Longoria cops a Golden Globe nomination...
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood say "I do'...
Romance blooms for two Biggest Losers...
Survivor winner Danni Boatwright's bug diet

BEST & WORST OF 2005

62 Our Year in the White House
Reflecting on 2005, the President and First Lady see a bright future

66 Richard Pryor
The sad death of a comic genius

72 Hollywood Romances
The lives and loves of the year's busiest couples

IN EVERY ISSUE

MAILBAG 6
PEOPLE.COM 10
INSIDE PEOPLE 12
STAR TRACKS 15
SCOOP 29
PICKS & PANS 41
PUZZLER 172
CHATTER 174

83 It's Over
Fast and furious romances

89 They Said It This Year
Celebs' candid comments

90 The Skinny
Incredible shrinking stars

92 This Year's Fads
Do you Sudoku? Rhumba?

94 Best Dresses
Red-carpet stunners

100 Celeb eBay!
Need a sensitivity chip? A feisty kinkajou? Bid now!

102 Newsmakers of the Year
The people behind 2005's most captivating headlines

119 I Do! I Do!
Weddings of the year

131 Oh, Babies!
Celebs welcome Violet, Matilda and Sean Preston

136 Breakthroughs
Hottest newcomers

145 Surviving the Tsunami
Decorator Nate Berkus relates his harrowing ordeal

148 Witness to the London Bombings
Sir Richard Branson recalls his city's resolve

150 Tributes
Friends remember Johnny Carson, Rosa Parks, Peter Jennings and U.S. troops