19 SCOOP
How Gwyneth Paltrow battled depression...
Lindsay Lohan discusses her new figure...
Angelina Jolie meets Sierra Leone's president...
Christina Applegate gets a Tony nomination

104 COVER
Talk-show titan Oprah Winfrey throws the party of a lifetime to honor her personal list of heroines, from Maya Angelou to Diana Ross

50 Cannes Film Festival
Paris Hilton, Mischa Barton and the Star Wars gang hit the South of France

54 Sharon Stone
She's a mom again

58 Prom
Teens are going to extremes

64 Kylie Minogue
At 36, the Australian pop star is diagnosed with breast cancer

67 Happy
Former Survivor winners Rob and Amber make their wedding a reality on TV

70 Puzzle
A mystery patient who can't say his name—but who can play Tchaikovsky on the piano—has Britons puzzled and captivated

72 Wedding
Ex-90210 guy Jason Priestley weds in a tropical paradise

74 Makeover
Thread Lift face tightening is quick, cheaper than a traditional face-lift and gaining in popularity. But some wonder whether it really works

77 Couples
Desperate Housewives' Doug Savant and Eyes' Laura Leighton are happily married—and expecting

IN EVERY ISSUE

MAILBAG 6
PEOPLE.COM 8
STAR TRACKS 10
SCOOP 19
PICKS & PANS 33
INSIDER 49
PASSAGES 101
STYLE WATCH 129
PUZZLER 134
CHATTER 148

83 Justice
After killing another boy, Thomas White IV teaches other kids to keep the peace

89 Trouble
Remodeling? A contractor from hell can make your simple job a horror show

97 Crime
Eric Cooper had seven brides in 10 years—and some claim that he conned them

102 Survivor
Fireman Tom Westman claims the prize for Palau

115 Coping
Tennis player James Blake rallies after a neck injury and losing his dad to cancer

136 Body
Meet four formerly obese people who dropped 1,097 lbs.—without surgery

142 Crusaders
Punkers Simple Plan make a video against drunk driving

145 Angels
Ex-POW Jessica Lynch helps build a house for the family of a slain comrade