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Page Numbers: 54 55Conan O'brien Rob Tannenbaum
A candid conversation with the once and future king of late night about his new show, his Irish dark side and those pesky troubles with NBC
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Page Numbers: 62 63Vulture Capitalism Abram Roston
The hidden hand of capital isn't always benign. Here's how some traders make their fortunes on the backs of the weak and poor
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Page Numbers: 66 67Sex In Cinema 2010 Stephen Rebello
After 2009's sexual recession comes the sexual recovery. This year's best erotic scenes from the big and small screens give new meaning to the word Stimulus
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Page Numbers: 72 73(Secret) Marilyn Joyce Carol Oates
Victim of the studio system or collaborator? Icon or simple working-class girl? Marilyn Monroe's life was driven by contradictions. For the first time, she confesses to the collusion and the confusions and reveals a nuanced and often shocking self-knowledge
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Page Numbers: 76 77Last Days On The Other Side Of The Fences Kenneth E. Hartman
At 19 he beat a man to death and was sentenced to life without parole. Decades later his only freedom lies in conjuring the past and re-creating his present
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Page Numbers: 80 81Private Dancer Marlena Bielinska
In a nod to Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in this month's racy ballet thriller Black Swan, model Nina Bajerska portrays a seductive danseuse of her own
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Page Numbers: 86 87The Palm Readers Mark Twain
A century after his death, Mark Twain presents here-for the first time anywhere- his take on the dubious art of fortune-telling.
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Page Numbers: 90 91Holiday Spirit Terry Sullivan
Our guide to home mixology, with an exclusive DIY cocktail generator and tips from America's sexiest bartender as voted by you
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Page Numbers: 94 95Olivia Wilde Eric Spitznagel
It's hard being a sexy actress whose name is a pun waiting to happen. So we won't say "take a walk on the Wilde side," and we refuse to suggest she's "born to be Wild." But still, this 20Q is "Wilde." Honest
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Page Numbers: 100 10115 Innovations That Will Change The World Steven Kotler
Steak grown in petri dishes? Machines that can create organisms never before imagined? Take a look into the (very near) future
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Page Numbers: 106 107Playmate: Ashley Hobbs Arny Freytag
Beach Holiday This season's most desirable gift-Miss December
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Page Numbers: 114 115Tip-Off 2011 John Gasaway
Gonzaga rules. UCLA sputters. And Rick Pitino repents. Now that's madness
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Page Numbers: 120 121Hollywood Fixer Steve Oney
Often, only one man stands between a celebrity and danger. Meet the go-to guy for stars in peril
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Page Numbers: 124 125Holiday Gift Guide Richard Izui
Clear space under the tree. Daddy needs a new pair of shoes-and a watch and a car and?
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Page Numbers: 128 129Homesickness Jim Harrison
The best cure for the disorientation of sudden success? A cabin of one's own
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Page Numbers: 138 139If Celebrities Were Snowmen Mark Summers
Humor and Art by Mark Summers
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Page Numbers: 140 141City Of Broken Dreams Joe Eszterhas
Life will crush you if you're not careful. That's why you have to be tough to live in Cleveland
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Page Numbers: 144 145Kendra Wilkinson Bill Zehme
Simply Kendra Our girl next door turned American juggernaut