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Contents: The Dark Side Of The Summer Of Love (The roots of America’s current crystal-meth crisis can be traced to 1967 Haght-Ashbury. On the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love, the author of Clubland explores the sinister subculture that emerged in San Francisco and the underworld of lawless speed freaks that remains); The Girlfriend Experience (Meet Nikki Avalon, one of the new breed of web-savvy, entrepreneorial “independent providers” remaking the Vegas scene and redefining the world of companionship-for-pay in the internet era); The Grills Next Door (Summer is here and so is your license to grill. Follow our game plan to create the ultimate backyard barbecue, using Tom Colicchio’s peerless prescription for a perfect porterhouse and recipes for elegant side dishes. It’s all topped off by the best summer cocktails from past decades, plus a tequila-laden surprise that perfectly sums up summer 2007); The Open Road (You’ve got your girl, a map, wheels and serious wanderlust. Get rolling with our tribute to the glory of the road trip, as well as 25 destinations – including bikerfests, bullfights and the hottest bikini scene – that will inspire you to flip your odometer) Fiction – State Of The Union (Godwin Pope is the brilliant and arrogant vice-president of the United States, who desperately wants to move up. In this excerpt from The Coup, the witty, cynical novel by our favorite satirist, we are introduced to Pope and learn how he came to play second fiddle to a president he despises) The Playboy Forum – Greens For Nukes (Environmental ideologues are afraid of using nuclear energy to combat global warming, but statistics show modern nuclear power is actually a sane alternative for our overpopulated, power-hungry world) 20Q – Danica Patrick (She broke two records for female race-car drivers in the 2005 Indianapolis 500. Now our favorite fast woman puts on the brakes long enough to talk to us about her go-kart days, proving herself on thr track and what it would take for her to move to NASCAR) Interview – Bruce Willis (His resume is impressively stocked with starring roles in blockbuster hits and with chewy supporting parts in challenging indies that would turn any actor green with envy. As his harried hero John McClane returns to the big screen in Live Free Or Die Hard, a calmer, wiser Willis talks candidly about doing action movies at the age of 52, the importance of being tight with ex-wife Demi Moore’s husband Ashton Kutcher, and why he is no longer a Republican) Pictorials – Montauk Summer (Photographer Michael Dweck revisits the Long Island enclave and discovers some natural wonders); Playmate: Tiffany Selby (This beach-loving beauty is a shore sight to remember); Adult Swim (Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard is sensationally slippery when wet) Notes And News – The World Of Playboy – (Hef, Bridget, Holly and Kendra celebrate the third season of The Girls Next Door; the first ever Playboy Poker Camp); Hangin’ With Hef (For Mardi Gras, Hef and his girlfriends get their beads on with Stephen Dorff, Shannon Tweed, the American Idol guys and more); Centerfolds On Sex: Tiffany Taylor (Miss November 1998 dons lingerie to greet special guests at the door); Playmate News (Victoria Fuller’s pop art turns heads at a Beverly Hills gallery opening; Miss April 2005 Courtney Culkin fine-tunes her comedic chops) Departments – Playbill; Dear Playboy; After Hours; Reviews; Mantrack; The Platboy Advisor; Party Jokes; Where And How To Buy; Grapevine; Potpourri
Issue: July 2007
Condition: Very Good