January 24, 2000

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The Buddy System

Embracing Parenthood, Surviving Breakups, Conquering Demons, the Friends Grow Up, but Never Apart

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Last Embrace

California's Debi Faris Won't Let Abandoned Babies Die Unmourned and Anonymous

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Choice Moments

America's Most Popular Dressed Up (Pashminas Rule!) and Partied Down at the First Big Event of the 2000 Awards Season

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Mom's the Word

Rosie O'Donnell Welcomed the New Century by Adopting a New Son—Her Third Child

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The Desperate Hours

A Lone American Hostage Survives a Terrifying Midair Hijacking

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Once Bitten, Not Shy

Despite a Shark Attack, Hawaiian Surfer Jesse Spencer Vows He'll Ride Again

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The Talented Mr. Law

His Turn as a Dashing Playboy in Ripley Has Given Audiences a Jude Awakening

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Beating the Odds

Arcelia Garcia, a 54-Year-Old Grandmother, Gives Birth to Three Healthy Girls

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God Only Knows

Author Neale Donald Walsch Says He Speaks to the Supreme Being, but Critics Call His Conversations Bogus

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Privates' Parts

When Elderly GI Joes Begin to Lose Their Hair War, Craig Blankenship Provides Coif Medicine

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Court Appeal

Playing a Sexy Secretary on Ally Mcbeal Sustains Newcomer Gina Philips

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Hot Hot Hot

Where There's Smoke, There's Studly Third Watch Firefighter Eddie Cibrian

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Clan Destined

Move Over, Lynn and Vanessa—Bramwell Star Jemma Redgrave Takes Her Place in the Acting Dynasty

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Holding Steady

Losing a Leg in a Football Game Left Sam Paneno on Crutches but Not in Despair

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Captured in Flight

Police Say Football's Rae Carruth Set Up the Shooting That Killed His Pregnant Girlfriend

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Beyond Misery

As He Struggles to Get His Life Back, Author Stephen King Blasts a Plea Bargain for the Driver Who Nearly Killed Him

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Bare Flair

Who'd a Thunk It? Suburban Mom Amanda Diaz Designs Frederick's of Hollywood's Raciest Lacies

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Eiffel Power

Frenchmen Yves Pépin and Christophe Berthonneau Lit the Birthday Candles That Stole the Millennial Show

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Glamor to Spare

An Athlete Fond of Gowns and Heels, Welsh-Born Catherine Zeta Jones Dazzles the Movie World—and Husband-to-Be Michael Douglas

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Beyonce + Katy = Hot Awards Show

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The Buddy System

Embracing Parenthood, Surviving Breakups, Conquering Demons, the Friends Grow Up, but Never Apart

Table of Contents

Beyonce + Katy = Hot Awards Show

Pam: Malibu's Most Flaunted

Kellan's Hot Shot

Brad's Tokyo Drift

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

Kristin Cavallari Goes Clubbing

Meet Precious Actress Gabourey Sidibe