25 SCOOP
Carrie Underwood and her Gossip drama ... Jennifer Lopez goes baby shopping ... Joel Madden chats about impending fatherhood.
68 COVER
Country singer Keith Urban talks about how his music and his wife, Nicole Kidman, helped him through his toughest year
74 She's got a loving husband, three kids and an Oscar too: Actress Julia Roberts is leading a full life as she hits the big 4-0
76 Magic man David Copperfield denies accusations that he raped a woman he met in his audience
80 On the road to recovery, Owen Wilson leans on old friends and makes a new one: Jessica Simpson
83 Oprah Winfrey copes with the latest setback in a tough year
89 Are these Hollywood stars dressed for a Halloween party or just a night out?
92 The Backstreet Boys look back at a decade of memorable moments
98 Don and Natalie Wallace fight to save their son from the mystery illness that killed his 4-year-old brother
106 Singer Robert Goulet passes away at age 73
108 Say hello to Brooke Smith, Grey's Anatomy's newest surgeon
111 HEROES AMONG US
Nicholas Negroponte wants to give laptops to children in the developing world
114 SEXY MAN OF THE WEEK
Survivor: China's gravedigger James Clement gives us the dirt on his dating strategies—and his amazing biceps
117 "Walking in Memphis" singer Marc Cohn finds new inspiration after surviving a gunshot to the head in 2005
121 Dancing with the Stars' Jane Seymour opens up about the joys of the mambo, plastic surgery and raising twins
126 Best known for appearing on The O.C., Olivia Wilde throws on some scrubs and returns to television as a young doctor on House
139 A new exhibit in California explores the timeless White House style of former First Lady Nancy Reagan
143 The noose, a long-feared symbol of racial hatred, makes an unwelcome comeback after the Jena 6 controversy
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
MAILBAG 8
PEOPLE.COM 10
STAR TRACKS 14
SCOOP 25
REVIEWS 41
INSIDER 67
PASSAGES 96
PUZZLER 128
STYLE WATCH 131
BODY WATCH 136
CHATTER 146
ON THE COVER
Photograph: Stewart Shining. Grooming: Debra Williams. Inset: David Anderson. Photography/Headpress/Retna. Right insets (from top): Jeff Vespa/Wireimage (left); Rick Diamond/Wireimage; Vera Anderson/Contour Photos; Gregory Pace/Beimages.
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