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Contents: The New Human (What it means to be a human being is changing right before our eyes. With advancements in genetics, robotics and nanotechnology, we have started to alter our minds, memories, progeny and maybe even our souls. Radical Evolution author Joel Garreau details how the next scientific frontier will be inside us. Also, Margaret Atwood ponders immortality, Ray Kurzweil considers our singular future, and Mary Midgley rationalizes why we can’t live forever); Not Your Father’s Hi-Fi (A look at the newest mini-gadget wonders that keep tunes, pictures and movies within easy reach); Drifting (Go sideways or go home. Drifting, the world’s hottest motor sport, is the best import from Japan since the Walkman. Though it emerged in the United States only a few years ago, Americans are now racing to match their Japanese counterparts); My Love Machine (After conceiving and constructing the JillJet, a high-concept hot tub conducive to female climaxes, the master illusionist took the ultimate step and got a patent for his liquidy orgasmatron) Fiction – The Bad News (In an inventive story by the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, a couple troubled by stories of political turmoil and car bombings is transported back to third century France, where the threat of barbaric invasion looms and bad news is still bad news) The Playboy Forum – Honesty Is The Best Policy (The National Academy of Sciences has declared that there is no conflict between religion and science. Also, that’s just not true. There is a conflict, and it is zero-sum. Why do we pretend otherwise?) 20 Q – Dana White (The man who helped legitimize the Ultimate Fighting Championship keeps the conversation raw as he discusses why tensions are high on Spike TV’s The Ultimate Fighter, what distinguishes a real warrior and why the UFC crushes the WWE) Interview – Jerry Bruckheimer (With films that have grossed more than $13 billion, he is the most successful producer in history. Additionally, with seven series running on CBS alone last season, he’s a ubiquitous presence on TV. Now the usually reserved movie mogul opens up about the challenges of Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest, his humble beginnings on the outskirts of Detroit and teh last days of his former partner Don Simpson) Pictorial – Playboy‘s World Soccer Team (Every four years the best soccer teams on Earth come together in an effort to impress girls like this); Playmate: Sara Jean Underwood (Miss July is a natural wonder as she frolics au naturel in the fields and streams of her native Oregon); Viva Vida (Get a grip before you try handling the dangerous curves displayed in Latin lovely Vida Guerra‘ first nude pictorial) Notes And News – The World Of Playboy (The Playboy Club Casino opens in Las Vegas; Jillian Grace and Pilar Lastra appear on The Playmate Hour); Mardi Gras Mansion Madness (Here’s the skinny on Hef’s Fat Tuesday bash, with pictures of the Playmates, rockers and celebrities who did Mardi Gras at the Mansion); Centerfolds On Sex: Amber Campisi (To get Miss February 2005 in the mood, go Sideways, then wind and dine her); Playmate News (Anna Nicole Smith gets heard at the High Court; Jillian Grace gets her Bunny ears) Departments – Playbill; Dear Playboy; After Hours; Mantrack; The Playboy Advisor; Party Jokes; Where And How To Buy; On The Scene; Grapevine; Potpourri Fashion – Suit Up (Curvy Click star Michelle Lombardo helps show how hot a little swimsuit style can be)
Issue: July 2006
Condition: Very Good