May 31, 1999

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Eternal Woman

Sizzling at 64 and as Beautiful as Ever, Sophia Loren Stole This Year's Academy Award—for Most Elegant

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The Way We Were

A Look Back at the Year People Began

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Look Force

Celebs Show Their Space-Y Sides at Benefit Premieres of the Phantom Menace

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Another World

Commuting Between His Home in a Gaza Refugee Camp and a Modern Israeli Hospital, a Palestinian Obstetrician Delivers Jewish Babies and Nurtures Hope for the Future

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La Vida Ricky

!qué Caliente! Latin Singing Sensation Ricky Martin Shakes Up Pop Music—and Heats Up His Fans—as He Starts a Promotional Tour for His First English Album

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Solo Effort

A Year After Linda's Death, Paul Mccartney Picks Up His Life with a Little Help from His Family, Friends and Fans

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Sand Man

Long Before Mummy Wrapped, Brendan Fraser Proved Himself a Hero with a Tender Heart

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Journey's End

Recalling Norton, a Cat Who Traveled Far, Wide and Well

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Fate's Captive

A Society Family's Grim Story Ends in a Suicide Plunge

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Two on the Nile

As the Star of Tv's Lavish Cleopatra, Leonor Varela Tangles with Mark Antony—onscreen and Off

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Second Sex

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Author Dr. David Reuben Rewrites the Book of Love

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Taken by the Wind

Torn from Her Mother's Arms, Tiny Aleah Crago Survives Abduction by a Killer Tornado

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For Richer

Cnbc Anchor Maria Bartiromo Bags Her Own Money Honey: Jonathan Steinberg

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Last Wish

Dr. Peggy Rummel's Dying Hope—to Find Her Own Successor—is Fulfilled

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Small Talk

François Thibaut Shows Tots Can Learn Foreign Languages Even Before They Can Speak

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Power Politics

Nearly Six Months in Office, Minnesota's Ex-Grappler Governor Jesse Ventura Takes the Occasional Fall but Proves He's Nobody's Fool

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High Society

Prince William's Pal—camilla Parker Bowles's Son—may Be Using Drugs

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Yankee Doodler

Cartoonist Saul Steinberg Made His Mark with a Keen Eye, Deft Hand and Cynic's Love of America

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Celebrate LIFE's 73rd Birthday

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Eternal Woman

Sizzling at 64 and as Beautiful as Ever, Sophia Loren Stole This Year's Academy Award—for Most Elegant

Table of Contents

Celebrate LIFE's 73rd Birthday

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'