ON THE COVER 82
Claiming there's a fat chance she'll ever diet again, Oprah Winfrey is heavy and (relatively) happy about it. She's not alone. Delta Burke. Roseanne Barr and other ample women are making "hefty" TV's new bag
UP FRONT 42-52
The Boston murder of Kimberly Rae Harbour, seemingly a brutal replay of the attack on Manhattan's Central Park Jogger, leaves troubling questions in its wake
Love was in the air, and it must have been infectious: Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman staged sneak nuptials in the Rockies, Mary Lou Retton got hitched to Texas footballer Shannon Kelley, and Vanna White, Rod Stewart and Barbara Eden also ordered up bouquets and cake
BIO 57
After 20 years as country's high priestess, Emmylou Harris is still singing strong
IN HER WORDS 69
Reproductive health expert Jacqueline Darroch Forrest explains the pros and cons of Norplant, a new contraceptive that provides protection for up to five years with a single implant
PAGES 73
Once rejected by 20 publishers, novelist Charles Johnson captures the National Book Award for fiction with Middle Passage
HAPPY 76
Three hours in a snowstorm stopped her heart and left her literally frozen—but Brittany Eichelberger, 3, survived
DISCOVERY 79
A previously unknown species of ant sets up nestkeeping in Kathryn Fuller's Washington, D.C., office
ROYALS 81
The boisterous baptism of Britain's Princess Eugenie
SCENE 93
Interstate 75 survivors recall how a sudden fog turned a highway into a killing field
TEACHER 99
Three Virginia elementary schools look to the future by raising a crop of Japanese-speaking American kids
EARTH 105
Tires and beer cans are the building blocks that Taos architect Michael Reynolds uses in his energy-saving houses called Earthships
ANGELS 115 Through weaving and sheep-ranching cooperatives, MacArthur grant winner Maria Varela helps rebuild a New Mexico community
SONG 119
With former front men Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan gone in disgrace, the real singers in Milli Vanilli look ahead to their new LP
JOCKS 122
49er designated hitter Ronnie Lott's no pushover—except with kids
SEQUEL 126
With Godfather Pari III gunning for audiences, here's a look back at Gianni Russo, Lenny Montana, Richard Castellano and other memorable faces of the first two films
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 9
THE INSIDER 41
PASSAGES 125
CHATTER 128
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