August 19, 2002

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Braver Than They Knew

In a Summer of Frightening Kidnappings, Two California Teens Join Forces, Battle Their Abductor and Survive

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Green Light

Baby, You Can Drive My Car: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Take Their Romance Out for a Ride

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Match Play

The Dating Trend of the Moment? If You Want to Be Cool, See a Jock (Must Be Something in the Gatorade)

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Top Dog

How Does Dog Eat Dog's Brooke Burns Differ from Other Quiz Show Hosts? First, Imagine Bob Barker in a Bustier...

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Acting Out

Every Summer a Flock of TV and Movie Actors Descend on Broadway—and Its Little Cousin, Off-Broadway—to Showcase Their Chops in the Hallowed Crucible of Live Theater. Here's What Critics Had to Say

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Hoodfella

For Motorists with Flats, Clogged Fuel Pumps or Just Plain Out of Gas, Thomas Weller Provides Help on Wheels

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Two for the Show

A Cool Front Moves in as Moby and David Bowie Go on Tour

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Pop Zinger

MTV Princess Paula Abdul Comes Back Swinging on the Testy Set of American Idol

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Splashmaster

He Builds It, and They Come. Water Park Phenom Jeff Henry Thrives as the Wizard of Wet

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How Tweet It Is

After Overcoming Depression, R&B's Tweet Has Reason to Warble

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Murder by Mercedes?

Police Say Clara Harris Ran Down Her Cheating Husband in a Texas Parking Lot

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XXX Appeal

Big Bad Vin Diesel Motors from Nightclub Bouncer to Action Hero

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Keeping Cool

Law & Order: SVU's Ice-T Proves It's a Hip Hop, Skip and a Jump from 'Cop Killer' to Cop Thriller

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Strange Brew

Move Over, Einstein: Budding Scientists Luke Meyers and Michelle Kelly Create a Freeze-Dried Beer

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Our Town

Director Richard Geer Heals Troubled Communities with the Magic of Theater—and the Gift of New Hope

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Small Wonder

As Timmy the Living Doll, Josh Ryan Evans Was Passions' Breakout Star

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Sweet Spot

Dylan Lauren Delivers a Sugar High (Plus 21 Colors of M&Ms) with Her Upscale Candy Store

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Rolling With the Stones in 1969

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Braver Than They Knew

In a Summer of Frightening Kidnappings, Two California Teens Join Forces, Battle Their Abductor and Survive

Table of Contents

Rolling With the Stones in 1969

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