May 06, 1996

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What the Mel?!

He's Quirky But Super Sexy – Mel Gibson Shows Us A Brave Heart Through His Off-Kilter Characters

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Camelot by the Lot

Memento Mania Turns Sotheby's Jackie O Auction into the Garage Sale of the Century

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Joan Rivers Reports from the Front Lines

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Mysterious Journey

Missing for Three Days, Superman Actress Margot Kidder Resurfaces Dirty and Bruised in a Stranger's Woodpile—and Telling An Incredible Story

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Living with Loss

A Horrified Witness to Her Son's Tragic Suicide, Gloria Vanderbilt Comes to Terms with His Death

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'B' Is For Beautiful

It's time again for our 50 Most Beautiful People in the World and this year's picks are yummy as ever

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Vanessa-Mae Nicholson

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Kent Ferguson

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Tori Amos

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Jason & Jeremy London

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They Don't Solve Crimes, Run in Slow-Mo or Save Two Swimmers Per Hour. and Their Work Attire Tends to Be a Tad Less Revealing. but in Cities Across the Nation, These Beach, Bay and Pool Watchers Can Be Every Bit as Fluffed and Buffed as Their Flashy Tv Counterparts

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Classic Pinups

Pasted Up in World War Ii Barracks or Downloaded on the Internet, These Glamor Girls Have Fueled Our Fantasies for More Than Half a Century

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Putting Green

Don Clayton Invented Putt-Putt for Purists

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Drawing the Line

The Artist Objects to Bomber-Sketch Profiteering

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Senior G-Man

X-Files' Mitch Pileggi, Once a Killer Corpse, Is Better a Fed Than Dead

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Senior G-Man

X-Files' Mitch Pileggi, Once a Killer Corpse, Is Better a Fed Than Dead

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Cast of Thousands

In the Crowded Cranium of Mark Mckinney Lurks a Rowdy Human Menagerie

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Vantastic Voyage

Jewel Kilcher Won't Forget Where She Came from

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Ballet of Bravery

Paralyzed Performer Kitty Lunn Battles Her Way Back into the Footlights

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Speaker of the House

Never at Wit's End, Erma Bombeck Was Long on Humor, Short on Self-Pity

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At Rest, at Last

Michelle Carew Loses Her Fight for Life, but Leaves Hope for Others

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Batman and Batwoman

A Kansas City Couple Say Their Slammers Give More Bang for the Buck

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Namesake

Christopher Robin, Boy and Man, Was Burdened by Unwanted Fame

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No Raging Bull

Onetime Hothead Scottie Pippen Is Putting the Moves on Maturity

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2001: A Space Odyssey

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What the Mel?!

He's Quirky But Super Sexy – Mel Gibson Shows Us A Brave Heart Through His Off-Kilter Characters

Table of Contents

2001: A Space Odyssey

Joe Aims High

Katherine's Birthday Girl

J.Lo's Sound Check

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Tim McGraw Bares His Sexy Arms