COVER GIRL CREATURES OF THE NIGHT Beautiful women are intimidating, but these girls are so sexy it’s downright scary. Silvia, Josie, and Elena vamp it up as Dracula’s brides in Van Helsing.

WE WANT ANSWERS! DALE EARNHARDT JR. At age 29, number 8’s already won the Daytona 500 and makes $5 million a year in endorsements. We talk shop with Junior at his garage.

SIBLING RIVALRY GREAT STATE DEBATE Cali’s got sunshine, New York has attitude, and Iowa has…corn. So which state’s the coolest in the Union? Our March Madness–style tourney pits the 50 nifty against one another in a battle royal to settle this interstate squabbling once and for all.

CHAOS THEORY CITY OF DEATH Feuding drug gangs have turned the streets of Rio de Janeiro into a lawless war zone where 16 people are gunned down every day. Our reporter steps into the fray and rolls with the Rio police, guns drawn.

FANTASY ISLAND LARISSA MEEK TV producers sent her to Hawaii to meet the man of her dreams—then made her choose from a bunch of shlubs like us! If you missed your chance to be dumped by Larissa on Average Joe 2, you can still tape one of her photos to your pillow for a nightly cuddle.

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME FOUL BALL If America’s pastime reflects the soul of the nation, we’re all going to hell in a handbasket. Greedy owners, juiced-up players, and shady deals are destroying baseball. Can it be saved? Sure. Here’s how.