May 07, 2001

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Boy George 40

At 40, George Clooney Seems as Committed as Ever to His Buddies, Basketball, a Certain Potbellied Pig—and Bachelorhood

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Jackie's Style

A New Exhibit Throws Open the Closet of America's Most Fashionable First Lady

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Out of the Blue

Killed with Her Infant Daughter as a Peruvian Jet Shoots Down Their Small Plane, a Dedicated American Missionary Had Given Her Life to Serving the Poor

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Looking Like Mick*

Playing Mickey Mantle in the TV Movie 61*, Thomas Jane Had Just One Strike Against Him: He'd Never Played Baseball

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Dissing Link

The Weakest Link's Caustic Host, Anne Robinson Won't Suffer Fools; on Her Show, They Do the Suffering

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The Homecoming

After a Trial Separation, Harrison Ford Gets Back Together with Melissa Mathison

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Knowing the Part

Raised by a Single Dad, Lauren Graham Stars as the Gilmore Girls' Single Mom

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Healing Art

Creating a Book of Her Dead Sister's Long-Lost Drawings Helps Deborah Carrino Come to Terms with Her Grief

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A Life on the Brink

Once Suicidal, Writer Amy Tan Battles the Demon That Haunted Her Mother: Depression

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Wind Storm

A Court Blocks Author Alice Randall's Bid to Publish a Slave's-Eye View of Tara

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He Said 'No'

After Kent Walker Rejected His Mother Sante Kimes's Criminal Ways, She Made His Brother Kenny a Killer

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Happy Daze

Henry Winkler Leaves Fonzie Behind as He Fulfills a Lifelong Dream: Starring on Broadway

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Ribbeting Tale

Michael Wood Left the Law to Follow His Passion. Now His Line of Toys Has Made Him Rich—and Made Learning Fun

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Rhythm & I Do's

With Her Marriage to Keri Lewis—and Bankruptcy Only a Memory—Toni Braxton Has Something to Sing About

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Footloose

Letting Women Enjoy Figure Control and Sexy Sandals, Sara Blakely Scores in Stores with Her Hose with No Toes

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Death on An Impulse

Nathaniel Brazill Admits Killing His Seventh-Grade Teacher; Not Even He Can Say Why

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The Trouble with Harry

A Foot Injury Can't Stop the Prince from Showing Up to Cheer England's Ruggers

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Bionic Bond

Thanks to Ivan Yaeger's Mechanical Limbs, An Armless Girl Can Reach for the Stars

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Smooth Move

When the NBA Playoffs Began, Hoops Star Kobe Bryant Had Already Won a Ring—By Marrying Vanessa Laine

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Passing Grade

Clair Clark's Students Came Up with a Clever Class Project: Finding Teacher An A-Plus Guy

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Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

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Boy George 40

At 40, George Clooney Seems as Committed as Ever to His Buddies, Basketball, a Certain Potbellied Pig—and Bachelorhood

Table of Contents

Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

J.Lo's Sound Check

Kim: A Real Cutie-Pie!

Katy & Russell's Movie Date

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Project Runway's Irina Wins It All