MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 17
THE INSIDER 45
PASSAGES 93
PUZZLER 126
CHATTER 136
STAR TRACKS 6
Sigourney Weaver gets bussed in Boston. Matthew Perry takes a spin. Tyra Banks wings it in New York City, and more
UP FRONT
46 Heather Kendall-Miller quit the oil fields for the legal field. Now she's making a federal case out of Native claims to govern Alaskan land
50 Taking time off from crisis management, the Clintons host a dinner at the White House for British Prime Minister Tony Blair
52 Titanic stars Kate Winslet, Gloria Stuart, Kathy Bates and Frances Fisher are riding a wave (as well as a torrent of Oscar nominations)
56 Guitarist Carl Wilson, who created good vibrations for the Beach Boys, dies of cancer at 51
FAMILY 61
Obese dad Randy Learner had to shed 100 pounds so that he could donate a kidney to his dying daughter
ON THE JOB 67
When the folks at The X-Files want to get their scientific facts straight, they head for college prof and world-class virologist Anne Simon
TROUBLE 73
If Farrah Fawcett seemed to be teetering out of control in '97, her '98, which began with a violent domestic dispute, may be worse
POLS 79
Strange antics—and charges of ballot fraud—leave Miamians wondering what has gotten into Mayor Xavier Suarez and how he got into office
TUBE 83
As studly David Puddy, Elaine's Seinfeld beau, Patrick Warburton has come a long way from high school nerd and Paris fashion model
SCREEN 87
Hollywood's newest nice guy. Matt Damon, breaks out with John Grisham's The Rainmaker and Good Will Hunting—but first he had to pay his dues
COVER 94
U.S. women's figure skater Michelle Kwan leads Olympic teammates Tara Lipinski and Nicole Bobek into Nagano in search of a clean medal sweep
STYLE 103
Hollywood glitterati like Madonna, Ashley Judd and Angela Bassett get their gleam from jeweler Martin Katz's one-of-a-kind gems
PAGES 107
First-time novelist Charles Frazier scales the peaks of literary acclaim with his bestselling, award-winning novel Cold Mountain
MONEY 113
Despite selling 17 million albums, pop queen Toni Braxton files for bankruptcy
HAPPY 114
Her 1-year-old daughter Baylee was killed in the Oklahoma City blast, but now, with the birth of Bella, Aren Almon Kok has reason to rejoice
COPING 117
Just six months after losing a leg, political columnist Carl Rowan is getting ready to walk the walk in Washington
ON THE MOVE 123
Newswoman Gayle King takes a cue from her best friend Oprah Winfrey and hosts a new talk show on her own terms
IN COURT 129
In a Santa Monica courtroom, filmmaker Steven Spielberg is expected to take the stand against the ex-con police say stalked and threatened to rape him
PARTY 132
Liz Taylor, Demi Moore, Rupert Everett and others dress to impress at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards in Manhattan, where fashionistas offer tributes to departed friends Gianni Versace and Diana, Princess of Wales
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