KIN 208
Ellen's mom, Betty DeGeneres, speaks out for gay rights
ON THE MEND 213
Flutist, novelist and TV personality Eugenia Zukerman survives a potentially fatal disease and is busier than ever
FAREWELL 219
NBC wiz Brandon Tartikoff, who gave viewers Miami Vice and The Cosby Show, dies at 48
SOCIETY 226
Socialite Marylou Whitney, 71, has a 32-year-old fiancé and a feud with New York's governor
HAPPY 230
A.C. Nielsen's widow, Gertrude, 100, befriends an inner-city teen—and foots his college bill
UPDATE 235
Ex-Mob hit man Sammy Gravano killed her dad. Now Laura Garofalo wants him to pay
OUT OF THE PAST 238
Felix Hoffmann's invention, aspirin, hits the century mark
ARTS 240
Dave Barry, Jeff Foxworthy and other celebs show us what Martians might look like
MAIL 7
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 8
STAR TRACKS 12
PICKS & PANS 19
THE INSIDER 55
PASSAGES 207
PUZZLER 216
CHATTER 242
BEST & WORST DRESSED '97
71 INTRODUCTION
73 THE WAY WE WORE From hippie to hip hop, our fashion timeline chronicles 30 years of trends
TEN BEST DRESSED
80 CAROLYN BESSETTE KENNEDY
82 CUBA GOODING JR.
84 WINONA RYDER
86 HARRISON FORD
91 CELINE DION
93 TONI BRAXTON
96 MIRA SORVINO
100 BETTE MIDLER
102 GEORGE CLOONEY
104 CHRISTINE BARANSKI
TEN WORST DRESSED
106 PAULA ABDUL
109 PAT BOONE
110 LEA THOMPSON
112 WOODY HARRELSON
114 JUSTINE BATEMAN
117 DONALD TRUMP
121 MARY J. BLIGE
122 ANDIE MACDOWELL
125 EILEEN DAVIDSON
126 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY
128 THE YEAR IN CELEBRITY FASHION: A look at designers and their muses; actress Salma Hayek's clothes diary; runway stars before they were models; leading ladies in the same dress—and other '97 highlights
REMEMBERING DIANA 1961-1997
DEATH OF A PRINCESS 56
The deaths in Paris of Princess Diana and companion Dodi Al Fayed leave the world struggling to make sense of a senseless loss
THE BOYS' LIFE
Diana's greatest role was as a mom. Now Princes William and Harry face life without her
A FRIEND REMEMBERED
Andrew Morton, author of 11 books on the royal family, recalls Diana's he knew her
BEHIND THE CAMERAS
Paparazzi, who chased Diana for years, suddenly find themselves on the defensive
EMBRACING THE WORLD
With a common touch and uncommon compassion, Di captured hearts like no one else
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