December 27, 2004

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Best (& Worst) 2004

Julia Roberts's Newest Role is Mommy, We Said Farewell to Christopher Reeves and Justice is Served for Laci Peterson

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Movies

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These Entrance-Making Looks Stood Out as the Year's Brightest Fashion Moments

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Inside the Jury

The Sentence for Scott: Death. The Burden of the Case: Enormous. The Story of the Peterson Trial and the Jurors' Tense Days of Deliberation

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A Winning Season

George and Laura Bush Invite People to the White House to Look Back on Big Events—and to Talk About the Future

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Together We Stand

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Desperate Housewives by the Numbers

TV's Highest-Rated New Drama Has More Than 20 Million Viewers and Five Golden Globe Nominations. Here's What Else We've Deduced from the First Nine Episodes

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Princely Greetings

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Just Desserts

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Fun with Sexy Men!

They Were Plugging Ocean's 12, but Ex-Sexiest Men Alive George Clooney and Brad Pitt, Along with Runner-Up Matt Damon, Talked a Lot About "The List."

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Hell Freezes Over

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Fads of the Year

Fun, Furry and Fashionable Footnotes of 2004

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Bad Education

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Victory Is (Finally) Sweet

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Oops!

The Year's Most Embarrassing Celebrity Moments

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Look at the Hollywood Heavyweights Who Are Holding Down Two Jobs. Cohost! Singer! Novelist! Editor! Why Isn't Anyone Working at the Gap?

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Usher's Trophy Case

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Growing Pains

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The Best Catchphrases of the Year

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Child's Play

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Twice Blessed

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Just Married

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Your Wish Could Be Her Command

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What Really Got Our Attention This Year? Take a Look

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The Eye of the Storm

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Onward and Upward

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Tragic Hero

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Prettiest New Face: Sienna Miller

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Signing Off

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School of Rock

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Splits

The Fleeting Nature of Hollywood Romances Is No Surprise—but Barbie and Ken? Shocking!

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Q&A with Tony Danza

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The Many, Many Moods of Martha

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The Gospel According to Mel

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Shocking Confessions

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The Comic's Choice

Who Had It Good? Who Was Misunderstood? VH1's Best Week Ever Panelists Cast Their Votes

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Trista & Ryan: One Year Later

The First Reality-TV Couple to Make It to the Altar Made It Through Their First Anniversary. They Celebrated on An African Safari

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Whether a First, Second or Even a Third, These Celebrity Weddings Brimmed with Style, Surprise and Star Power

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Baby Boom

With Names Like Apple, Coco and Phinnaeus, Small Wonder Hollywood's Newest Arrivals Created a Sensation

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Tributes

They Charmed, Challenged and Inspired Us. Now We Remember These Lives Well-Lived—and Bid a Fond Farewell

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Honoring the Fallen

Since the War in Iraq Began, 1,293 U.S. Soldiers Have Given Their Lives. Here, in the Order of Their Passing, Are the Names of 831 Brave Men and Women Who Died in the Line of Duty in the Past Year

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The Incredibles

These Celebrities Possess Powers That Belong to No Ordinary Mortal. How Else Do You Explain Paris Hilton?

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Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

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Best (& Worst) 2004

Julia Roberts's Newest Role is Mommy, We Said Farewell to Christopher Reeves and Justice is Served for Laci Peterson

Table of Contents

Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

Katherine's Birthday Girl

J.Lo's Sound Check

Kim: A Real Cutie-Pie!

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Adam Lambert: Here 'For Your Entertainment'