Jamie Lee Curtis' Los Angeles » Born and bred in L.A., this actress/author takes time from promoting her latest production to show you the sights of her Hollywood hometown. by Mark Seal

Coast Of Many Colors » Portugals Lisbon Coast has long been a favorite with in-the-know Europeans. Read this, and it may soon be one of yours. by Melba Newsome

Bluegrass Breakdown » Whiskey runs deeper in the American consciousness than college football or the right to cheap gas. When you think about it, the potent liquor is even more American than apple pie. by Anthony Dias Blue

The Fish Rule » Like fish, houseguests start to go bad after 72 hours. Unless you’re the Andersons. It’s the off-season for houseguests. Summer vacation is over, winter holidays are still to come. It’s a good time to assess our perform-ance and build f... by Jim Shahin

Ethical Dilemma » Amid corporate scandals, business schools ponder their teaching of ethics. by Jeff Siegel

B-school 2002 » In the back-to-school spirit, our September 1 issue featured a special package that looked at children’s education. Continuing that seasonal theme, in this issue w... by Elaine Srnka

Fresh Ink » Hot Ink and Cool Sounds by Richelle Thomson

Chart Your Future » Visit American Way contributing editor Michael Lutin's Web site at www.michaellutin.com>. by American Way Staff

Five Myths About Mess » Getting organized isn’t hard, says productivity consultant Barbara Hemphill. But there’s misinformation about how to do it. Here, she debunks five myths. 1. You’re born organized or not. “I grew up on a farm in Nebraska where ... by American Way Staff

Stickerchic » With travel, as with so many other trends, everything old eventually becomes new again. A case in point: luggage labels, those elegant, postcard-like stickers that first adorned the portmanteaus of the well-traveled back in the late 19th century. by Christine Canabou

How Google Searches Itself » Google has become one of the hottest companies in Silicon Valley by helping millions of Internet users search the Web smarter and faster. But how does this wildly popular search engine find the new ideas that will keep its business moving forward? By “googling” itself. by Fara Warner

Fast Talk » “The real path to greatness, it turns out, requires simplicity and diligence. It requires clarity, not instant illumination.” Jim Collins, author of Good to Great by American Way Staff

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