The specter of 9/11 loomed large as the war in Afghanistan raged and George W. Bush put the U.S. on the road to another armed conflict, in Iraq. At home, a Gulf War veteran and his teen protégé paralyzed D.C. with sniper attacks. In this heartfelt commemorative issue, we paid our respects to the Beatles' George Harrison, with help from Tom Petty, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, and others.
The White House is quietly dismantling environmental regulations that safeguard our waterways, air quality and wilderness
Was it murder by canine, or just a horrible accident?
Four areas in which the White House is dismantling environmental regulations
The White House would rather torture the Senate majority leader than do business with him
The magnitude of their revenge and the worst-case scenario
Crossing the US-Mexico border
Geoff Cook of Essayedge.com Reveals His Secrets For A Killer Application
Former leader of Pink Floyd gets back to work and thinks about calling a truce with the other band members
The show in which Lana Lang is barely legal, Lex Luthor can't get laid and Clark Kent was once a beefcake
With two hit albums, five Grammy nods and a slice of intergalactic white soul called "Drops of Jupiter," Train have proved they're here to stay
"I'm single right now. I am very, very happy to be single. And it's better than ever."
Latin America's biggest star is ready for you to fall in love with her
The short-track speed skater took off at the Salt Lake Olympic Games, and he's yet to come down
Singing was such an act of vulnerability. Singing means you care, that you have feelings and emotions. I didn't know if it was boyish to sing. But I could.
Mystikal and Britney's hitmaker finds his own beatbox voice
From England to Italy, politicians and cops are getting more tolerant of marijuana users
"I don't need no shrink," the rapper says, "I tell my problems to the world." Welcome to his latest therapy session
What is a dysfunctional family? I know I'm dysfunctional by a long shot, but what guidelines do we all have to go by? The Waltons?
The Chili Peppers' mouth loves Mama Cass and this female novelist he met in an elevator once . . .
And try some hippie flipping, too: What's up with clubs and drugs?
The Prince of Darkness smiles for his TV close-up
Too much too soon: When the band wanted the spotlight turned off
Looking for the light in the darkness of September 11th, The Boss takes to the rock & roll pulpit on 'The Rising'
The King just might make it back from the dead one more time
No matter how hot they get, frontman Craig Nicholls doesn't expect Winona Ryder to call
He surfs. He sings. And he maintains a mellow disposition. Unless you drop a drum on his toes
Here's the dark side of the comedian
Imported from Italy to fire up Vin Diesel's 'XXX,' the actress never met a sexual inhibition she couldn't conquer. She even calls herself "She Freak"
If I was in a back alley at midnight, I could see, yes, that's a little bit hookerish. But I'm at a damn awards show!
Pelle Almqvist of The Hives doesn't need music when he's making out. Here's what he digs the rest of the time
The best music from Down Under, not counting Kylie
The exquisite torture of paying for your own customized kidnap experience
Craig Nicholls has all the makings of a rock star: good looks, great songs, serious mental problems. Now if he can just live through the night
In 2002, she spent $75,000 on a watch, wrestled her brother, got a boyfriend and made an album
And the biggest pain in the ass too
He can no longer tour or read his beloved books. But the indomitable country legend can still sing, and as he nears seventy-one, he has a new record and two more on the way
