50 UP FRONT
Stars blossomed brightly at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
54 Ordinary Iraqis try to ignore war clouds
58 Eager to enter showbiz, Kristine Johnson falls prey to a killer
63 Countdown to Oscars
Fugitive Roman Polanski steps back into the spotlight
67 Tube
American Idol's Randy Jackson gets high marks from his fellow judges
70 Spirit
Mel Gibson takes on a risky venture: a film about Christ's death
75 Update
Steve Martin is still Bringing Down the House—and, he nervously hopes, at the Oscars too
79 Trends
Author Jill Conner Browne sings the praises of big hair
86 COVER
When Baby wouldn't wait, these moms gave birth in some of the strangest places
95 Couples
Two chroniclers of cool—Swell girl Ilene Rosenzweig and Cad guy Rick Marin—head for the altar
99 Entrepreneurs
Bisou Bisou's Michele Bohbot juggles seven kids and a clothing company—and now she's designing duds exclusively for JCPenney
105 On the Move
Television news reporter Andrea Koppel—yes, Ted is her father—carves her own niche on CNN
117 Environment
James Gordon's eco-friendly wind farm has a surprising foe: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
121 Crusaders
Sex offender Jake Goldenflame speaks out for Megan's Law
124 Spotlight
Tennis ace turned TV teen Kaley Cuoco serves up laughs on 8 Simple Rules
126 Body
Madonna gets all bent out of shape to promote her new album
MAILBAG 4
PEOPLE.COM 7
STAR TRACKS 8
SCOOP 17
PICKS & PANS 29
INSIDER 49
REALITY CHECK 82
PASSAGES 85
STYLE WATCH 109
PUZZLER 114
CHATTER 128
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