1 WINONA The actress was found guilty of shoplifting at Saks in Beverly Hills. Don’t all big stars have personal assistants to do things like that for them?
2 TOM CRUISE’S BRACES Now that the Minority Report actor’s hideous teeth are fixed, he might finally be able to make it in the film business.
3 AMERICAN IDOL It gave the Fox network the money it needed to produce the high-quality, meaningful programs it’s always wanted to do. Like Fastlane.
4 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING The little $5 million indie has grossed more than a big fat $200 million. Enough for a lifetime supply of Windex.
5 LIZA MINNELLI Her wedding, her comeback. It’s just something she likes to do every few years.
6 OLYMPICS JUDGES So they gave the gold medal to the wrong pair. It’s just figure skating. It’s not like it was a presidential election or something.
7 SPIDER-MAN They’re already working on the sequel, in which he falls in love with the heroine of Charlotte’s Web.
8 THE OSBOURNES The anti-Ozzie and Harriet are still the surprise television hit of the year. It seems the family that swears together, stays together.
9 MARTHA STEWART The homemaking goddess changed her recipe for pound cake this year: Now it’s 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 cups flour, 4 eggs, 1 pound shredded documents, 1 tsp baking powder, 2 tsp vanilla…
10 EMINEM A hit album and a hit movie. He’s an example to all kids that if you just put your mind to it, anyone can learn how to swear and mistreat women.