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Contents: To Baghdad And Back With Dick Cheney (In December, on a trip conducted under extraordinary security, Vice President Dick Cheney visited Iraq, Oman, Afghanistan and Pakistan with a small group of journalists. One of them, a Washington reporter for Fox News, takes us behind the scenes to reveal privileged glimpses of a volatile region and onto Air Force Two for some unscripted face time with America’s number two); Playboy‘s 2006 Baseball Preview (Last season was filled with jolts and surprises. How much unpredictability is in store for 2006? Factoring in a new champ, new faces and old faces in new places, writer Tracy Ringolsby conducts a team-by-team roundup. Plus, Bill James ruminates on luck, and we end the suspense with our annual predictions); It’s Not Just How Fast You Move Your Legs (Nike’s co-founder revisits his days on the college track team and recalls his relationship with Bill Bowerman, the legendary coach who, in the process of creating 19 Olympians, affected the lives of all his runners in weird and wonderful ways); And Now For Something Completely Different…(Highlighting this year’s crop of motorcycles are some totally out-of-the-box rides, among them the ultimate street fighter-hooligan bike-wheelie machine, the most powerful boxer twin engine ever and a bike that will make you wish you were a POW just so you could fly like Steve McQueen) Fiction – Suicide Watch (A man visits a psych ward. His mission: to find out whether his troubled, deranged, addicted son could have murdered his own young child. A taut, dark tale from the National Book Award-winning author of Middle Age: A Romance, Blonde And Missing Mom by Joyce Carol Oates) The Playboy Forum – Unknown Knowns (The hidden dangers in the war with Iraq are not WMD’s but unknown knowns – the unspoken ideological assumptions our government holds that need to be recognized and addressed if the United States hopes to resolve this deadly conflict) 20 Q – Rebecca Romijn (The actress who uses her Mystique to paint the town blue for X-Men fans captivates us with stories about her Wet Dreams; her spicy new comedy series, Pepper Dennis; and her aversion to CGI nipples) Interview – Ozzie Guillen (He led the Chicago White Sox to their first World Series title since 1917 and has a knack for unapologetically telling everyone exactly how it is. Now the controversial manager mouths off about critics of Ozzie Ball, why he leads the league in throwing players under the bus and what he thinks is the most unfair thing said about him) Pictorials – Rachel 911 (Triple threat Rachel Sterling is an actress, dancer and model who pushes your panic button); Playmate: Alison Waite (Miss May may be Ms. Waite, but there’s no reason for the rest of us to put off admiring this California beauty); Playboy‘s Top Ten Party Schools (For only the third time in our history we designate those schools who most successfully fight for their right to party) Notes And News – The World Of Playboy (Hef and his ladies have a ball with Ice Cube; the stars of Four Kings hit the Mansion); Hef’s Happy New Year (Celebrities, Painted Ladies and a Mansion full of Playmates help Hef and the girls ring in 2006); Centerfolds On Sex: Cara Zavaleta (Razors, remote-control fireplaces and text messages have revolutionized the world of sex, says Miss November 2004); Playmate News (Nicole Wood and Jennifer Walcott launch the latest Beauty Lounge; a new workout DVD from Miss April 1988 Eloise Broady Dejoria) Departments – Playbill; Dear Playboy; After Hours; Mantrack; The Playboy Advisor; Party Jokes; Where And How To Buy; On The Scene; Grapevine; Potpourri Fashion – Nine Steps To Better Fashion (With American sartorial substance suppering, we’ve tailored a nine-point program to save men’s style); Save Face (The essentials for your best grooming)
Issue: May 2006
Condition: Very Good