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May 06, 1996 Vol. 45 No. 18

What the Mel?!

May 06, 1996

Cover Story

What the Mel?!

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

Pg. 85

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Table of Contents

Articles

Camelot by the Lot

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

Pg. 46

Joan Rivers Reports from the Front Lines

Pg. 51

Mysterious Journey

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

Pg. 52

Living with Loss

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

Pg. 54

'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

Pg. 61

Brooke Shields

Pg. 62

Pierce Brosnan

Pg. 64

Chilli

Pg. 66

Demi Moore

Pg. 68

Johnny Depp

Pg. 70

Shannon Sturges

Pg. 72

Fran Drescher

Pg. 76

Matthew Fox

Pg. 78

Mccarthy Jenny

Pg. 82

Mira Sorvino

Pg. 87

Steve Largent

Pg. 88

Navia Nguyen

Pg. 90

Laird Hamilton

Pg. 93

Jon Bon Jovi

Pg. 97

Gloria Reuben

Pg. 99

Michelle Pfeiffer

Pg. 101

David Duchovny

Pg. 102

Tyra Banks

Pg. 104

Chris O'Donnell

Pg. 106

Josie Bissett

Pg. 108

John Walsh

Pg. 113

Lela Rochon

Pg. 115

Antonio Banderas

Pg. 117

Keith Hamilton Cobb

Pg. 118

Ashley Judd

Pg. 125

George Clooney

Pg. 127

Martha Stewart

Pg. 128

David Guterson

Pg. 132

Ed Gordon

Pg. 135

Gail O'Grady

Pg. 137

Patrick Muldoon

Pg. 138

Brandy

Pg. 140

Patty Cabrera

Pg. 143

Brad Pitt

Pg. 147

Vanessa-Mae Nicholson

Pg. 150

Kent Ferguson

Pg. 152

Tori Amos

Pg. 154

Jason & Jeremy London

Pg. 156

Susan Sarandon

Pg. 159

Kirsty Hume

Pg. 160

Jack Hanna

Pg. 163

Lu Chen

Pg. 165

Salma Hayek

Pg. 168

Nicole Kidman

Pg. 171

Quincy Jones

Pg. 172

Kate Winslet

Pg. 175

David James Elliott

Pg. 176

Sandra Bullock

Pg. 178

Real-Life Baywatch

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

Pg. 180

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

Pg. 188

Putting Green

Don Clayton Invented Putt-Putt for Purists

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Drawing the Line

The Artist Objects to Bomber-Sketch Profiteering

Pg. 202

Senior G-Man

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

Pg. 213

Senior G-Man

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

Pg. 215

Cast of Thousands

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

Pg. 217

Vantastic Voyage

Jewel Kilcher Won't Forget Where She Came from

Pg. 221

Ballet of Bravery

Paralyzed Performer Kitty Lunn Battles Her Way Back into the Footlights

Pg. 224

Speaker of the House

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

Pg. 226

At Rest, at Last

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

Pg. 229

Batman and Batwoman

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

Pg. 232

Namesake

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

Pg. 236

No Raging Bull

Onetime Hothead Scottie Pippen Is Putting the Moves on Maturity

Pg. 238

Also In This Issue

Mailbag

Pg. 4

Tube Reviews

Pg. 15

Screen Reviews

Pg. 18

Song Reviews

Pg. 25

Page Reviews

Pg. 30

Bytes Reviews

Pg. 41

Insider

Pg. 45

Passages

Pg. 223

Chatter

Pg. 242

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