Dec 20, 2002

Issue #687-688
Magazine Cover (Dec 20, 2002)

Breakouts

Ashanti is one of 2002's breakout stars

by Evan Serpick | Jan 02, 2003
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Bow Wow is one of 2002's breakout stars

by Evan Serpick | Jan 02, 2003
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Brittany Snow is one of 2002's breakout stars

by Caroline Kepnes | Jan 02, 2003
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Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus made the list of 2002's breakout stars

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Jan 02, 2003
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Raul E. Esparza is one of 2002's breakout stars

by Melissa Rose Bernardo | Jan 02, 2003
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Josh Groban is one of 2002's breakout stars

by Kimberly Reyes | Jan 02, 2003
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Maggie Gyllenhaal is one of 2002's breakout stars

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Jan 02, 2003
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John Mayer is one of 2002's breakout stars

by Beth Johnson | Jan 02, 2003
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Alice Sebold is one of 2002's breakout stars

by Karen Valby | Jan 02, 2003
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Chris Wedge is one of 2002's breakout stars

by Karyn L. Barr | Jan 02, 2003
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Gregory Smith is one of 2002's breakout stars

by Caroline Kepnes | Jan 02, 2003
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Great Performances

Mary J. Blige gave one of 2002's great performances

by Rob Brunner | Jan 02, 2003
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Bono gave one of 2002's great performances

by Chris Willman | Jan 02, 2003
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Campbell Scott gave one of 2002's great performances

by Josh Wolk | Jan 02, 2003
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Michael Chiklis gave one of 2002's great performances

by Lynette Rice | Jan 02, 2003
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Kieran Culkin gave one of 2002's great performances

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Jan 02, 2003
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America Ferrera and Lupe Ontiveros gave one of 2002's great performances

by Missy Schwartz | Jan 02, 2003
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Julianne Moore gave one of 2002's great performances

by Jeff Jensen | Jan 02, 2003
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Kiefer Sutherland gave one of 2002's great performances

by Bruce Fretts, Josh Wolk | Jan 02, 2003
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Edie Falco gave one of 2002's great performances

by Daniel Fierman | Jan 02, 2003
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Hugh Grant gave one of 2002's great performances

by Benjamin Svetkey | Jan 02, 2003
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Diane Lane gave one of 2002's great performances

by Josh Wolk | Jan 02, 2003
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John McEnroe gave one of 2002's great performances

by Karen Valby | Jan 02, 2003
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Michael K. Williams gave one of 2002's great performances

by Josh Wolk | Jan 02, 2003
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Dennis Quaid gave one of 2002's great performances

by Gillian Flynn | Jan 02, 2003
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Short Cuts

by Brian M. Raftery | Dec 20, 2002
Small roles meant big success for some celebs in 2002 Read Article

Movie Commentary

Critical Mass

Dec 20, 2002
Here are 50 notable movies of 2002 -- hits, misses, and critics' faves -- as graded by selected reviewers. Read Article

Movie News

Rock-hard spy girls ruled Hollywood this year

by Clarissa Cruz | Dec 13, 2002
Sexy and tough female secret agents came out swinging this year, driving big hits on TV and film Read Article

Music News

Avril and Pink gave pop a hard edge this year

by Brian Hiatt | Dec 20, 2002
Leaving old-schoolers Britney and Christina in their pop dust Read Article

Pop Culture Commentary

Nia Vardalos made our Entertainers of the Year list

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Dec 20, 2002
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Jennifer Aniston made our Entertainers of the Year list

by Kristen Baldwin | Dec 20, 2002
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Halle Berry made our Entertainers of the Year list

by Benjamin Svetkey | Dec 20, 2002
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Mira Nair and Alfonso Cuar[a o]n made our Entertainers of the Year list

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Dec 20, 2002
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Eminem made our Entertainers of the Year list

by Chris Nashawaty | Dec 20, 2002
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Garage Rock made our Entertainers of the Year list

by Tom Sinclair | Dec 20, 2002
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Simon & Kelly made our Entertainers of the Year list

by Dave Karger | Dec 20, 2002
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Norah Jones made our Entertainers of the Year list

by Chris Willman | Dec 20, 2002
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Tobey Maguire made our Entertainers of the Year list

by Jeff Jensen | Dec 20, 2002
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Michael Moore our Entertainers of the Year list

by Bruce Fretts | Dec 20, 2002
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The Osbournes made our Entertainers of the Year list

by Nancy Miller | Dec 20, 2002
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Pop Culture News

From Brit to J. Lo, behold the breakups of 2002

by Nicholas Fonseca | Dec 16, 2002
Angelina's split with Billy Bob and Lisa Marie's quickie nuptials -- get the story behind the biggest bust-ups of the year Read Article

Say what? The year's most quotable quotes

Dec 23, 2002
From the mouths of Anna Nicole, Whitney Houston, and Michael Jackson, we've collected the best Read Article

A rundown of the year's biggest bombs

Dec 20, 2002
From TV shows that stunk to movies that sunk, here's a wrap-up of 2002's clunkers Read Article

A look at six stars who threw in the towel in 2002

by Jennifer Armstrong | Dec 20, 2002
Rob Lowe leaves ''The West Wing,'' Rosie O'Donnell leaves her talk show AND her magazine -- is quitting becoming a new celebrity trend? Read Article

Television News

The year's best and worst TV commercials

Dec 24, 2002
Find out which spots made the winner's circle (yay, Sheens!) and which we'd rather not remember (ick, Kirstie Alley!) Read Article

This year's 10 ickiest reality TV moments

by Dan Snierson, Josh Wolk | Dec 20, 2002
From a ''Boot Camp'' misdial to a ''Big'' sellout, read the most cringe-inducing events of the 2002 season Read Article

The Entertainers

1. Denzel Washington

by Dave Karger | Dec 20, 2002

The Joel Stein Show

It's Geek to Me

by Joel Stein | Dec 20, 2002
Poop-scooping Ozzy? Shoplifting Winona? The biggest winners of 2002 were losers. Read Article

The Year That Was

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Dec 20, 2002
What the country was talking about this year... Read Article

Pair Review

by Clarissa Cruz | Dec 20, 2002
Big baubles, odd couples, top secret weddings: It's love, Hollywood style. Here are the year's affairs to remember. Read Article

22 Questions

Dec 20, 2002
Is Lance Bass from space? Is Nelly menopausal? 'Signs' made us explore Hollywood's bizarre phenomena. Read Article

Healing Art

by Troy Patterson, Karen Valby | Dec 20, 2002
Musicians, filmmakers, and writers responded to Sept. 11 with inspired -- and inspiring -- works Read Article