Newsstand Friday: EW

Cover Story

Melinda? Blake? Sanjaya?! We connect with all seven singers still standing in what is shaping up to be the most unpredictable ''American Idol'' season ever. Who will win? And do the contestants even care?

Television News

'Lost': Finally, some answers as the producers come clean
Finally, some answers! The show's producers come clean about sagging ratings, the Nikki/Paulo debacle, and the beginning of the island's end

The Glutton: Are you a sci-fi geek? Know the signs...
Dalton owns up: He's a sci-fi geek. And you? Take his test and find out. Plus: the perfect pet for the discerning movie fan, the five worst songs to play while getting it on, and reader mail

The Q&A

EW.com Exclusive: George Clooney says that while notorious Web clips of David O. Russell's blowup at Lily Tomlin give context to his own run-in with the director, he condemns posting such material online