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Contents: Feeding Our Deepest Fears (In 1983 two scientists decided to shoot DNA into an onion with a pellet gun. What seemed like a bizarre experiment has evolved into a multibillion-dollar industry. Today 75 percent of all processed foods in the U.S. are genetically modified. These Frankenfoods, as critics call them, have the public guarding its plate. Are the fears justified? We predict the twists, turns and turbocharged turnips in the controversary’s future); Welcome To The Machines (Are you ready for the revolution? It’s already here – futuristic digital gadgets are about to change the way you play. Check out a new DVD-Two combination unit, a remote control that programs itself and a DVD server that will keep you from ever needing to step outside again); PLAYBOY‘s Summer Movie Preview (We screen this season’s blockbusters so you don’t blow popcorn money, two hours and a shot at canoodling with your date. We take you into Spider-Man 2’s web, The Stepford Wives’ microchips and Anchorman’s wardrobe. Plus, the summer’s must-miss bomb); Love And War In Las Vegas (Sin City’s quickie-marriage industry rakes in more than $600 million a year, and every chapel wants a bigger piece of the wedding cake. But aren’t hired assassins and sidewalk beatings going overboard? A battlefield report on the chapel wars); The Fetishized Woman (You’ve heard of leg men and ass men. But what about men who worship women with crossed eyes? Or huge noses? We found fetish fans who get off on every nook, earlobe and kneecap on a woman’s body. Get ready to study the sexiest map ever); Centerfolds On Sex: Charlotte Kemp (Charlotte licks and talks about sex and the city); 20Q – Jude Law (The star of Sky Captain and the World Of Tomorrow has spent much of the past year battling robots, British tabloids and Oscar fever. Law discusses the golden rules he lives by: Never let the press see you sweat, and have a plan before simulating sex with Nicole Kidman) Fiction – The Blind Man’s Wife (When an acclaimed author meets a woman, it’s love at first sight. But when his eyes fail and leave him in a world of darkness, he sees her in a whole new light) Interview – Derek Jeter (Baseball’s all-American, apple-pie image may be imploding, but that hasn’t affected the 29-year-old Yankees shortstop. In a hard-hitting Playboy interview, Jeter fields questions about his complicated relationship with Alex Rodriguez, his reputation as a party animal and his doing the conga with George Steinbrenner) Pictorials – Playmate Of The Year: Carmella Decesare (The votes have been counted. Now help us inaugurate 2004’s PMOY); Playmate: Hiromi Oshima (This Japanese native is hotter than wasabi); Charisma Carpenter (The Angel star sheds her wings) Notes And News – Hangin’ With Hef; 50th Anniversary International Party (Hef hosts a party heard around the world, with Jamie Foxx, the Hilton sisters and Kimberly Stewart); The PLAYBOY Forum (Gore Vidal takes on the pledge of allegiance, and a sex-advice columnist explains why straight guys should care about gay marriage); Playmate News (The new Playmate calendar revealed, and Jenny McCarthy’s new book) Departments – Playbill; Dear PLAYBOY; After Hours; PLAYBOY TV; Mantrack; The PLAYBOY Advisor; Party Jokes; Where And How To Buy; On The Scene; Grapevine; Potpourri Fashion – Wet Suits (No nude beach in your neighborhood? Try on these swim trunks); Monster Treads (Let your feet go commando in new sandals) Reviews – Movies (Shriek for Shrek 2, Harry Potter grows up, and Soul Plane crashes); DVDs (In America is a borderless classic, the crowning end to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the topless scene that made Kate Hudson almost famous); Music (Wilco gets weird; most of Guns n’ Roses reunite); Games (A video game from Uncle Sam will shock and awe you; Space Invaders celebrates its 25th anniversary); Books (Chuck Palahniuk’s strange nonfiction; Jim Harrison’s new novel about a dysfunctional family and PLAYBOY‘s latest books)
Issue: June 2004
Condition: Very Good