August 09, 2004

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Big Star

A Raucous Chat with Kirstie Alley, Who Dishes About Gaining Weight, Getting a Life and Having the Last Laugh with Her Wild New Showtime Series

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Miami Heat!

Celeb Couples Showed Beachy Teamwork at 'N Sync's Annual Challenge for the Children Charity Games

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What's Next for Mary-Kate?

After Six Weeks of Treatment for An Eating Disorder, Mary-Kate Olsen Enjoys a Quiet Homecoming and Prepares for Her Next Big Move: College

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Election 2004: Campaign Trail Mix

Here's the Story of a Man Named Kerry, His Blended Family—and a White House Bid

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Her Private Hell

Tormented by Memories of the Children She Drowned Three Years Ago—and Her Husband's Talk of Divorce—Andrea Yates Is Hospitalized

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Defining Denzel

Politics. Parenting. Plums. As He Faces His 50th Birthday, Here's What's on Manchurian Candidate Star Denzel Washington's Mind

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Royal Watch

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Poker's New Faces

TV, Celebs and the Internet Have Given Poker a Winning Hand Among the Nation's Gamblers—and Behind the New Popularity Is a Fresh Breed of Player

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Open Water's Blanchard Ryan

Fear Factor? For Wimps. Try Starring as Shark Bait with No Cage to Protect You

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Shawn Crawford

Used to Running Wild, Track's 'Cheetah Man' Learns to Race Smart

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From Rags to Riches

Anyone with a Maxed-Out Credit Card Knows the Feeling: What Would It Be Like If Someday I Actually Got Really, Really Wealthy? Meet Five People Who Started with Nothing and Turned Their Lives Around

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Bryce Dallas Howard

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Power Mower

Weedwacker at the Ready, Louise Samford Takes on a Houston Highway, One Untidy Patch of Grass at a Time

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New Voice: Gavin DeGraw

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Delayed Justice

The Driver in a Fatal Car Crash, Tammy Crow Won't Have to Go to Jail—Until After She Goes to the Olympics

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Tree for All

Inspired by the Tree Houses of His Childhood, Bill Allen Now Builds Them for Disabled Kids

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Celebrity Ink

Summer Means Flashing Flesh—and Showing Off Tattoos. Can You Match the Ink to Its Owner?

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Beyonce + Katy = Hot Awards Show

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Big Star

A Raucous Chat with Kirstie Alley, Who Dishes About Gaining Weight, Getting a Life and Having the Last Laugh with Her Wild New Showtime Series

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