July 27, 1992

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Whole Lot of Faintin' Goin' On

From Frank Sinatra and Mick Jagger to David Cassidy and Elvis, We Celebrate the Headliners Who Unleashed Puppy Love

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Sins of the Father

After 30 Years of Silence, Scores of Former Catholic School Students Charge That Their Priest Molested Them

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Tipper's Return

Gore Has Triumphed Over Controversy and Tragedy—And Is About to Be Tested Once More

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Dragnet in the Desert

Danny Ray Horning Set Off Arizona's Biggest Manhunt Ever

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The 10 Who Count the Most

Those Lips, Those Hips, Those Funny Haircuts. From Ol' Blue Eyes to New Kids, Here Are the Dreamboats Who Made the Biggest Splash

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Madonna

Not Just a Mirror of the Times, Madonna Is a Hall of Mirrors: Temptress, CEO, Atomic Blonde, Fatal Attraction—She Struts a Multitude of Selves Across the Stage

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Elvis Presley

He Was Rock's Prime Mover, the Man Who Set It in Dangerous Motion. When He Shook His Hips, the World Shook Too

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New Kids on the Block

Five Street-Smart Boys from Boston Started Preteen Hearts Racing and Proved That When the Product Is Right, Kids Will Still Buy—and Buy—American

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James Dean

A Tarnished Angel Whose Brooding Presence Hinted at Trouble, He Lived Fast, Died Young and Left An Indelible Image

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Annette Funicello

A Credit to Her Mouse Ears, the Original Beach-Blanket Babe Was the Goddess of the Kids Down at the Drive-In

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Frank Sinatra

Underweight but Overwhelming, the Guy Who Started It All Used Sexy Ballads and Starry-Eyed Sentiment to Turn on a Generation of Bobby-Soxers

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David Cassidy

As TV's Cute Keith Partridge, He Was Every Young Girl's Dream Date

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Ricky Nelson

So Sweet, He Stole Teens' Hearts as Their Parents Looked On

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Michael Jackson

A Lithe Spirit of Few Words and Many Turns, He Has Endured for More Than Two Decades as Music's Most Masterful, Magical Quick-Change Artist

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A Day in the Life of Marky Mark

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Tales from a Monkee

Davy Jones Looks Back on His Wild Ride, On-Camera and Off, as the Most Popular Member of the '60s Wacky, Made-for-TV Rock Group

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1950s-1990s: Let the Good Times Roll

Don't Know Much About Teen Idol History? Here's a Lesson in the Three R's: The Rockers, the Rogues and the Righteous

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50 Years of Teen Idols

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Groovin' in the Go-Go '60s

In the Age of Aquarius, Flower Power Bloomed and a Supreme Cast of Characters Joined the Love-in

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The Boom in Cover Boys

In the Gentle '70s, the Girls Were Pretty but the Guys Were Prettier

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All's Well That Sells Well

In the '80s, the Decade of Greed, Money Not Only Talked—It Sang and Danced, Swaggered and Soared

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Zip Code Heaven

California Rules in the '90s, with the Bunch from 90210, the Rapper from Bel Air and the Mellowest Pop Trio Anywhere

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Jason Vs. Luke: a People Poll

Forget Those Presidential Beauty Contests! What Was Once High School Buzz Is Now a National Debate: So Which 90210 Hunk Is Head of His Class?

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Where Are They Now?

These Sensations Were a Blast in the Past, but What Happened When the Fans Stopped Screaming? Some Went into Business, Some Went into Acting and Some Just Kept on Rockin'

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Long Live the Kings

Sure They've Given Us the Kirov Ballet, Masterpiece Theatre and Mozart. But Look What We've Given Them: An Elvis for Every Nation

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Dean's List

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David Brinkley

The Seasoned TV Journalist Delivers a Tart Take on Presidential Politics in a Bizarre Election Year

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Pitchers at An Exhibition

In Phoenix They Ask: Is It Art, or Is It a Crock?

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A Cold Stay in Hell

Ruth Anne Kocour Returned from An Ascent of Mount McKinley—but 11 Didn't

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Unconventional Parties

Forget the Speeches in Madison Square Garden, Democrats Whoop It Up Elsewhere

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Beyonce + Katy = Hot Awards Show

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Whole Lot of Faintin' Goin' On

From Frank Sinatra and Mick Jagger to David Cassidy and Elvis, We Celebrate the Headliners Who Unleashed Puppy Love

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

Mya Proves She's a Dancing Queen