August 21, 2006

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Before They Were Stars

Brad Pitt Sported One Totally Gnarly Mullet Matt Damon Emoted as Humpty Dumpty, and Jen and Vince Could Have Been Extras in Sixteen Candles. Check Out Some of Today's Hottest Stars Before They Made the A-List

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Fifteen Dead, 29 Injured: A Plague of Serial Killers Turned Phoenix into a City Under Siege. The Arrest Last Week of Suspects Brought Some Relief—but One Madman, the Baseline Killer, Still Lurks

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The Boys Are Back

Brad, George, Matt and the Gang Reunite in Vegas to Film Ocean's Thirteen

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Keeping Hope Alive

Despite Bones So Brittle They Can Snap at the Touch of a Hand, 6-Year-Old Hope Moss Strives to Be Just Another Kid

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Little Big Man

To Lose 90 Lbs., Michael Clarke Duncan Had to Run (Holding a Tractor Tire), Pump and Pass on the Chips

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Should He Be Forced to Have Chemo?

Sixteen-Year-Old Abraham Cherrix Has Hodgkin's Disease. He Wants to Treat It with Alternative Medicine, but the County Disagrees

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High Times

As the Star of a Hit Show and a Mom to a 2-Year-Old Who Doesn't Throw Tantrums, Weeds Actress Mary-Louise Parker Has Found Her Groove

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Whose Dog Is It Anyway?

Thousands of Pets Lost During Katrina Found New Homes—but Now Some Former Owners Want Them Back

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Joe Nichols Comes Clean

The Guy Behind 'Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off' Admits Drinking and Drugs Made His Brain Shut Down—Until He Got Help

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Artistic Freedom

With a Van Full of Paint, Glitter and Gluesticks, Carmella Ricciardelli Keeps Thousands of Kids Happy on Long Summer Nights

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A Chilling Photo

CSI: Miami Star Eva La Rue Learns Her Sister Once Posed for a Real-Life Killer

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Sheryl Crow & John Mayer

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Back to the Beach!

Cliques, Cat Fights and Class Prom: Laguna Beach Returns with New Faces and Fresh Dramas

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American Music Awards '09

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Before They Were Stars

Brad Pitt Sported One Totally Gnarly Mullet Matt Damon Emoted as Humpty Dumpty, and Jen and Vince Could Have Been Extras in Sixteen Candles. Check Out Some of Today's Hottest Stars Before They Made the A-List

Table of Contents

American Music Awards '09

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