Description is exactly ToC Cover: Meshell Ndegeocello photo by Mark Seliger; Sin City Finally Gets Its Reputation Back by Rene Goldberg (p18); Southern Firecracker: Beth Ditto [the Gossip] by Marissa Pareles (p20); When We're 64 by Zan Szymanski (p22); Holiday Gift Guide compiled by Julia Bloch, Gretchen Lee, Lynlee Murray (p27); Get Comfortable: A Q&A With Meshell Ndegeocello by Gretchen Lee (p32); What's Cooking? by Gretchen Lee (p36)