May 26, 2003

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Idol Showdown

Makeovers! Private Jets! Oprah! American Idol's Fab Final Trio-Clay Aiken, Kimberley Locke and Ruben Studdard—Savored Their High-Wire Act

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Take Martial Arts, Special Effects, Sci-Fi and Romance. Add Leather, Motorcycles, Celebs—and One Cool Keanu. The Result: Two Hot Premieres for the Matrix: Reloaded

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The Survivor

Climber Aron Ralston Lost His Arm but Saved His Life, Thanks to Luck, Guts—and Levelheaded Ingenuity

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Made to Order

With Eight Bridesmaids and Four Rings, Designer Shoshanna Lonstein Weds Joshua Gruss in High Style

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Law & Odor

David Taylor Said His Wife Tried to Kill Him—With Perfume. Cops Sniffed the Case and Booked Her for Battery

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About a Boy

In a New Memoir, Actor B.D. Wong Chronicles the Harrowing Birth of His Son

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Turning Grief to Good

Moved by Tragedy, a Couple Help Other Families Find Vanished Loved Ones

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Rite Is Wrong

A Bizarre, Violent Hazing Caught on Video Shows Girls Gone Far Worse Than Wild

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Bittersweet Freedom

Held for 376 Days by Philippine Terrorists, Gracia Burnham Was Saved in a Shootout That Cost Her Husband His Life

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Second Looks

The Cameras Are Gone, but TV's Extreme Makeover Alums Still Glow with Pride

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Did This Harvard Student Murder a Stranger?

The Case of the Grad Student Who Stabbed a Cook Baffles Boston and Fans the Fires of Class Warfare

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Heart Monitor

Where Celebrity Love Gets a Complete Checkup

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Royal? Wrong!

Don't Panic, Palace. This Passionate, Pickled Prince Is a William Look-Alike

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The Big Dance

Corsage? Check. Boutonniere? Check. Big Hair and Unfortunate Bow Ties? Check. With the Season Upon Us, Guess Who's Who Among These Celebrity Promgoers

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Undefeated

A Beloved Coach Battles Back from a Paralyzing Crash

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Intern Affair?

A Former White House Aide Links JFK to a Mystery Woman Named Mimi

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Cat Fight!

Thanks to California Vet Jennifer Conrad, It's Illegal to Declaw a Cat in West Hollywood. And That's Just Scratching the Surface

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Guilty Party!

Waiving Their Right to Remain Silent, the Cast of Law & Order Hit the Right Notes as They Celebrate the Show's 300th Episode.

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Marry Me!

When a Simple 'Will You Be My Bride?' Just Wasn't Enough, These Hopeless Romantics—and Some Starry-Eyed Celebrities—Went to Extremes to Pop the Big Question

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Measure of a Man

Outsize Fashion Pundit André Leon Talley Pays Homage to Two Dramatic Women Who Shaped Him

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Hey There, Jorja Girl

Out of the Darkness of the CSI Morgue, Actress Jorja Fox Lightens Up as a Guitar-Toting, Happy-Go-Lucky Hippie

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Driving with Boys

LPGA Star Annika Sorenstam Tests Her Fearsome Game Against the Guys

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Next Big Thing

At Betsy McLaughlin's Torrid Boutiques, Teen Girls Don't Need to Be Teensy to Wear Hot Fashions

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Way Cool

Shawn Ashmore Heats Up the Superhero Scene as X2's Junior Heartthrob Iceman

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Swing Shift

Time-Traveling Hosts Jay Leno and Katie Couric Swap Tonight and Today

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Judgment Day

In a Landmark Case, Widow Katy Soulas Wins $93 Million from Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden

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Penny Johnson Jerald

24's First Lady Savors Delivering Her Wicked Lines—and Maybe Twins Too

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Look of Love

With Glamorous Costumes and Sherbet-Colored Sets, Down with Love Captures the Bubbly Style of the '60s

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Rolling With the Stones in 1969

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Idol Showdown

Makeovers! Private Jets! Oprah! American Idol's Fab Final Trio-Clay Aiken, Kimberley Locke and Ruben Studdard—Savored Their High-Wire Act

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