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Contents: The Loves Of King Kong (Fay Wray, Jessica Lange and Naiomi Watts have all played the beauty opposite the beast in major King Kong movies. Here’s how having a relationship with a supersize simian affected their lives); The Magical World Of Shel Silverstein (Artist, singer, author and bon vivant Shel Silverstein was an integral member of the PLAYBOY family for decades. As a new generation discovers his brilliance, we take a rollicking look at this American Renaissance man); Car Wars (For the better part of a century, what’s been good for General Motors has been good for America. Now the world’s number one carmaker is about to be eclipsed by Toyota. Our eminent automotive expert went on a pilgrimage to Detroit to discover what went wrong and what’s being done about it); Rubbing Elbows (A prominent litterateur shares memories of a lifetime of encounters with some of the world’s greatest writers, editors and know-it-alls – from Isaac Bashevis Singer to Mario Puzo); 2006 Cars Of The Year (The PLAYBOY driving team redlined dozens of top models to find the one car that rules them all. Drool over the winner, then rev yourself up over the sweet rides that qualify as the most fun to drive, the best supercar and the best car to take to your high school reunion) Fiction – German Lessons (Ed Trimble leaves his wife, looking for some room to breathe. He finds it – and a second shot at love – inside a foreign-language classroom); Professional Beauty (The author of Bright Lights, Big City takes us to a society benefit where a onetime high roller discovers that his beautiful wife has been making charitable donations in another man’s bed) The PLAYBOY Forum – Stepford Nation (America’s insatiable appetite for graphic human drama reached an all-time high during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina) 20Q – Kate Beckinsale (She’s not a Goth, but she plays one in Underworld: Evolution. We find the striking actress surprisingly hilarious with tales of her “ghastly” industrial-safety video and why she ditched the alias Sigourney Beaver) Interview – Mark Cuban (After he became one of America’s richest men, he shelled out $280 million for the Dallas Mavericks. Now the self-effacing tycoon comes clean about his rivalry with Donald Trump, his most extravagant toys and his plans to rewrite the Hollywood rule book) Pictorials – Are You Ready For Some Lisa? (We catch Lisa Guerrero – everyone’s favorite female sports reporter – in Paris, preparing to paint the town rouge); Playmate: Athena Lundberg (Miss January was named for the goddess of war, but don’t fight the urge to gaze upon her beauty); The Year In Sex (From Colin Farrell’s sex tape to Paris Hilton’s encounter with hot beef to Germany’s gay penguins, we’ve got the year’s top stories); PLAYBOY‘s Playmate Review (Before picking your favorite for Playmate of the Year, study all the candidates’ positions) Notes And News – The World Of PLAYBOY (Johnny Knoxville helps launch PLAYBOY‘s new store in Melbourne; Hef and Holly Madison celebrate their fourth anniversary); Hangin’ With Hef (Pamela Anderson and Courtney Love drop in on Movie Night; Fight Night brings our Barbi Benton and Sugar Ray Leonard); Playmate News (Philanthropist Susie Scott Krabacher overcame political unrest and harsh conditions to help orphans in Haiti; Dr. Colleen Marie heals animals in New Jersey) Departments – Playbill; Dear PLAYBOY; After Hours; Mantrack; The PLAYBOY Advisor; Party Jokes; Where And How To Buy; On The Scene; Grapevine; Potpourri Fashion – Lights, Camera, Tuxes (The classic penguin suit gets revamped with bold new colors and a more contoured fit for your body) Reviews – Movies (Steven Spielberg’s Munich explores the costs of vengeance; Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni have Fun With Dick And Jane); DVDs (Wedding Crashers is a two-man party; Beavis and Butt-Head creator Mike Judge champions animation for adults); Music (The third time’s the charm for the Strokes; essential boxed sets from super musical legends as Miles Davis and Johnny Cash); Games (We pick the games of the year that don’t byte, including the best overall game, best guilty pleasure and best jiggle factor); Books (Author Robert Coover discusses what makes great literature work; see why Pablo Picasso thought Art Can Only Be Erotic)
Issue: January 2006
Condition: Very Good