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Contents: Casualty In The War On Drugs (Billions are spent on border patrols and helicopters. City streets have become war zones. In New York a man got ambushed by undercover cops. He was innocent. Now he’s dead); Eleven Things You Don’t Want To Know About Spinal Tap (Brace yourself, fans, for “one of England’s loudest bands.” That’s right, the Tap is back – and this time they’re for real. Or are they?); It’s All Hype (Hip-hop’s signature video director has created an axis between rappers and the fashion world); Playboy‘s Pigskin Preview (If you attribute Nebraska’s success solely to Tom Osborne, it’s time to change your fight song. The Huskers top a chart that reveals surprising parity between the big conferences); Toon In! (Winners of Playboy‘s first ever multimedia Comix and Animation Contest amazed and aroused our celebrity judges); 20Q: Michael Johnson (At the age of 33, the king of the 200 and the 400 aims for Olympic gold. He also wants to reform American track and field. A talk with a very fast man); Dave’s Garage: Round 2 (Go topless in Toyota’s new MR2 Spyder, then get behind the wheel of the Lexus IS300, Chrysler PT Cruiser and a hanger full of other new speedsters); Diggin’ The Buddha (The Red Hot Chili Peppers’s Anthony Kiedis strikes a chord with the Dalai Lama) Fiction – The Collection Treatment (This flophouse makes the Heartbreak Hotel look like the Ritz. The winning entry from our 15th annual College Fiction Contest) Interview – Bob Costas (The man who will bring us the Olympics may be a cross between Vin Scully and Howard Cosell. Opinionated? Let’s just say he lampoons sports talk radio and the vaunted gymnastics coverage and explains why it’s dumb to thank God for a TD) Pictorials – Of Heat And Hedonism (At Jamaica’s latest club, guests live out their steamiest fantasies); Playmate: Arts And Croft (Athlete and church choir member Nichole Van Croft throws some heavenly curves); Girls Of Conference USA (The college newcomer is top-rated with our photographers) Notes And News – World Of Playboy (ESPN scores a Mansion knockout; Bill Maher tapes); Hef’s Fight Club (Heavyweights Mia St. John, Laila Ali, Butterbean and Darva); Aloha Brande (James Woods, Jon Lovitz and Stephen Dorff; American Beauty’s Thora Birch came up roses); The Playboy Forum (Weird marriage rights, indigents and their lousy lawyers; DNA tests); Playmate News (Rebekka on E; Heidi at the altar; Rachel at sea) Departments – Playbill; Dear Playboy; After Hours; Wired; Living Online; Adrenaline; Men; Mantrack; The Playboy Advisor; Party Jokes; Where And How To Buy; On The Scene; Grapevine; Potpourri Lifestyle – Crazy Hand Jive (Tiny digital assistants are big. Here’s a roundup of the best); Campus Fashion (The outdoors look is in, with new fabrics and urban versatility) Reviews – Music (Joe Ely’s Tex-Mex stew; Chuck D’s new enemy; King Crimson); Movies (Felicity mad for mambo; Vanessa Paradis on the bridge); Video (Shakespeare goes to video; gonza porn); Books (Candace Bushnell and four blondes; Slick Willy and Elvis; sluggers and muggers)
Issue: October 2000
Condition: Very Good