Cover: Urge to Purge
Combatting an insidious eating disorder.

News: No Laffing Matter
The battle over Lafferty Ranch is heating up--again.

Families Valued: Pending legislation will either help or hinder gays and lesbians seeking parenthood.

Scoop: Matt Drudge's sordid tryst with a banana.

Climbing Up on Capitol Hill: Check up on the your Congressional Representatives and U.S. Senators--where they stand, how they voted.

Suddenly Summer: Our guide to all of the season's hottest events.

Spins: Country crooner Dwight Yoakam makes a return to form.

Copping a Quickie: The punkish novel The Exes promises more than it delivers.

Hip, Young, Different: British novelists Helen Fielding and Nick Hornby work the same territory with varying results.

Cajun Spice: Owners of Chez Marie have something cookin'.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

Talking Pictures: Author Barry Lopez gets passionately angry about Passion in the Desert.

Masked Crusader: Antonio Banderas is just the latest to portray Zorro.

War Is Heck: Saving Private Ryan a pastiche of gore and glory.

Gun With the Wind: Lethal Weapon 4 has action--and heart.