On the Cover 81
Soap operas are getting sexier, thanks to young stars like Jaime Lyn Bauer, Josh Taylor, Randall Edwards and Peter Bergman, whose real lives rival their daytime deeds
Up Front 34
What do Cher, Dustin, Lee Majors, Lucie Arnaz and Ringo have in common? Summer love
Lawyer Mitchell Rogovin fights to get John Anderson on the ballot
Martha Coleman, the mystery woman in the Vernon Jordan case, has a troubled past
Arts 47
H.R. Giger creates eerie and erotic fantasies with a nightmare imagination and an airbrush
Off the Screen 53
John Derek's ex-wife Linda Evans, no longer his baby doll, is happier being just friends
Happy 57
John Bushell has truck, will travel, on his cross-country piano tour
In His Own Words 58
Eggs, butter, meat and cheese have taken a bum rap in the cholesterol controversy—or so claims biochemist Robert Olson
Out of the Pages 67
Ann Beattie's marriage seems to be heading for a crash, but her career is taking off
Medics 71
Dr. Stewart Wolf explains why little Roseto, Pa. is no longer immune to heart disease
In Style 77
Rochas Perfumes' chic ex-president Madame Hélène is back on the job—as "image consultant" and much, much more
Body 88
Caution—running may mean less sex among couples, reports Chris Shipman
Sequel 92
Bribery and murder are the grist of Margaret Truman's new Washington mystery
In Trouble 98
A Rhode Island town shows its tolerance as boy dances with boy at the senior prom
In the Money 102
From Napoleonic uniforms to top hats, England's Moss Bros has it for hire
Bio 108
Peter Brook's international repertory troupe proves once more that he is the theater's most daring and dazzling director
To the Top 115
Isabel (The Jeffersons) Sanford owns a dry cleaners on TV—and off
Lookout 120
Couples 125
Between flicks with Burt Reynolds and Mel Brooks, funnyman Dom DeLuise turns house-husband while wife Carol bows on Broadway
For a Song 130
Peter Wolf has done away with Faye, but his J. Geils Band plays on
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 12
ABC revives the classic Omnibus with Loretta Lynn, Cheryl Ladd and Pavarotti
Lillian Hellman's fuzzy memoir, Maybe, falls short of Pentimento—no maybes about it
Beatles outtakes and leftovers are the real stuff of Rarities
What's a nice guy like Yoda doing in a place like The Empire Strikes Back? Finding the Star Wars charm has been Forced out
People Puzzle 95
Star Tracks 104
Iran's Reza Pahlavi has princely manners
Tiny Tim tiptoes up to midlife
Meat Loaf's pitching proves grade A
Sophia Loren is Garbo's lookalike
Louise Nevelson's family shows
Ron Leibman brings Mad Magazine to life
Chatter 132
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