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Contents: The Greatest Show In Sports (Since it’s 1979 launch ESPN’s SportsCenter has been one of the most compelling reasons to watch TV. We join key participants Keith Olbermann, Chris Berman, Stuart Scott and others in reliving lively moments and vivid catchphrases (“Boo-yah!”) from sports journalism’s most influential program); The Immigratiion Mess (A day without illegals would spell disaster for a society in which hungry newcomers perform essential, poorly paid tasks. A renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist takes an incisive look at the people desperate to come to the U.S. and the forces hell-bent on stopping them – and why); Party Of The Year! (Dick Cheney goes hunting, Mel Gibson goes driving, Borat offends and Samuel L. Jackson tends his favorite reptiles. What a crowd! What a party!); Ringing In The New Year (If your New Year’s resolution is to party like it’s 1999, here is a step-by-step guide detailing bar essentials, who’s coming to dinner, what’s being served and when to turn the lights down low); Marriage & Magazine St. (In 1960 New Orleans was an exotic city where people of different races, classes and political attitudes lived in relative harmony. In this evocative episode from his forthcoming memoirs, the author of Dog Soldiers recalls a temptation he faced in the French Quarter and how it changed his life); 2007 Cars Of The Year (Our intrepid automotive team selects this year’s best models, including a pack of street-legal speedsters, a hyperquick hybrid and a blast from the past that drives circles around the competition) Fiction – The Myth Of Sisypha (The award-winning author of the Fearless Jones books – and Bill Clinton’s favorite writer – explores the erotic in a tale that turns a guy betrayed by his girl into a sexistential hero) The Playboy Forum – We’re Watching You (Since 9/11 the line between public and private has become alarmingly blurred. Are we being kept safe or being robbed of our privacy?) 20 Q – Ellen Pompeo (The porcelin-skinned actress who plays lovelorn Dr. Meredith Grey on Grey’s Anatomy discusses her bartending prowess, her awkward first encounter with Jake Gylienhaal and her infamous Punk’d prank) Interview – T. Boone Pickens (This legendary oil tycoon and corporate raider made a fortune from black gold. Now the $2.7 billion man gives a gloomy forecast for oil, predicts a bright future for water and talks candidly about his battle with depression) Pictorials – The Passion Of Pam (Pamely Anderson is the quintessential Playboy icon. Reacquaint yourself with the evidence); Playmate: Joyce Nicole (Miss January gives you a reason to shout, “O Canada”); The Year In Sex (All the memorable displays of flesh and notable sexcetera we could fit into seven hot pages); Playboy‘s Playmate Review (Study the 12 candidates’ most persuasive positions, then vote for Playmate Of The Year) Notes And News – The World Of Playboy (The Bunny search begins at the Playboy Club in Las Vegas; Elvira scares them stiff at the Mansion); Hangin’ With Hef (The party goes on for Hef and his girlfriends as they rub elbows around town with Oliver Stone, Dave Navarro, Cameron Diaz and others); Centerfolds On Sex: Tina Bockrath (For Miss May 1990 it’s all about paying lip service and a guy’s comfort with his sexuality); Playmate News (A look back at Kara Monaco’s reign as Playmate of the Year; a glimpse behind the scenes at an erotic website run by Miss June 1992 Angela Melini) Departments – Playbill; Dear Playboy; After Hours; Reviews; Mantrack; The Playboy Advisor; Party Jokes; Where And How To Buy; On The Scene; Grapevine; Potpourri Fashion – Software (The scents of seduction); Wetware (Gets to keep you fresh faced); Hardware (Watches for prime-time viewing)
Issue: January 2007
Condition: Very Good