STAR TRACKS 6
Michael Jackson takes Brooke Shields for a ride. Bruce Willis goes grunge, and more
UP FRONT
38 A shoot-out in Waco, Tex., brings to light a strange cult and its leader—David koresh—who believes in sex, guns and his own divinity
44 The jokers were wild as Billy Crystal, Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks laughed it up at the American Comedy Awards
46 An outlandish Italian Carnevale float pokes fun at Michael Jackson's cosmetic surgery and sends irate fans into the streets...
48 ...While an inflatable giant Arnold Schwarzenegger stops traffic in Times Square
FAREWELL 53
Little James Bulger, allegedly murdered by two 10-year-olds, was buried in Liverpool as the city and all of Britain mourned
HEROES 56
Eliza Roberts and her sixth-grade daughter, Morgan, help catch a child molester—with a little encouragement from husband and stepdad Eric Roberts
IN HIS WORDS 63
In his new best-seller, Bill Moyers explores the power of emotions to heal the body—or harm it
COUPLES 67
She nabbed an Oscar at 21 for Children of a Lesser God, but Marlee Matlin is prouder of her latest collar: traffic-cop fiancé kevin Grandalski
FAMILY 73
Her sister provided the egg, his sister the wormb, so now Linda and James Mack have a baby
SURVIVORS 78
A class of kindergartners and a honeymooning couple will long remember their grueling ordeals inside the bombed World Trade Center
TRIBUTE 87
Farewell to two acting legends: Lillian Gish, ethereal star of The Birth of a Nation, and Ruby keeler, tap-tap-tapping ingenue of 42nd Street
ON THE MOVE 93
Playing a good-hearted dummy has been a smart move for Blossom's costar Joey Lawrence: It has made him a teen throb like his idol, John Travolta
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 97
Former CHiPs cop Erik Estrada is still on active duty—on a Mexican soap
TROUBLE 103
Minda Riley was assaulted and had a cross burned into her lawn after taking on a shadowy campus group in a student election at the University of Alabama
TUBE 111
From working with the elderly to modeling and MTV, VJ Duff projects a noisy style of her own
WEDDING 114
John Casablancas, 50, owner of the Elite modeling agency, has launched countless fashion careers. But for Aline Wermelinger, 17, he is providing a whole new life—as his bride
MAIL 8
PICKS & PANS 13
THE INSIDER 37
PASSAGES 77
POP QUIZ 107
D.C. BUZZ 109
CHATTER 116
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