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Contents: Bad, Bad Lori Arnold (Her brother gained fame as an actor in Hollywood; she gained it peddling crystal meth through the Midwest. Tom Arnold’s little sister tells the dark story behind her inadvertent ascent to amphetamine kingpin. As told to Karl Taro Greenfeld); The Weird Art Of Seduction (A tribute to the provocative pinups of the legendary pulp magazine Weird Tales); The Excesses Of Philip K. Dick (The Shakespeare of sci-fi describes the source of his inspiration of a 1974 letter to a literary critic); How To Build A Mistress (From social media etiquette to shrewd travel arrangements, we tell you how to keep your affair under wraps); The Island Of Doctor Ivanov (Rob Magnuson Smith investigates the forgotten research records of a Soviet scientist who hopes to develop a human-ape hybrid) Interview – Paul Rudd (The actor talks to Eric Spitznagel about his Donnie the Dweeb dance, why he insists on using AOL e-mail and his appalling track record of car accidents) 20Q – Gordon Ramsay (In a candid conversation with David Hochman the expletive-prone chef dishes about things he hates, including fat chefs, dinner parties and shark fin soup) Fiction – San Quentin (He’s a man who is still a child, a murderer who is an innocent) Pictorials – La Signora (Evelina Manna, former mistress of Silvio Beriusconi, shows off the curves that captivated the Italian prime minister); Playmate: Amanda Cerny – Meet Miss October, a feisty adrenaline junkie with a penchant for adventure); The Original Playboy Club Bunnies (The Playboy Club Chicago forever changed American nightlife. Now it will be transforming TV. Meet the women who made history, plus Laura Benanti, the NBC shows sexy star) Columns – I’m A Bearded Lady In A Freak Show (Reverse narcissist Jonathan Ames details the delights of self-loathing); Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (Why you should never discuss the ghosts of girlfriends past with your current squeeze) Cartoons – The Weird World Of Gahan Wilson (Gothic characters and bizarre behavior elict laughs in this eerie realm) Fashion – Well Suited (Actor Michael Shannon dresses in his fall best and reflects on his personal style and impeccable Boardwalk Empire wardrobe) News And Notes – The World Of Playboy (Hef hosts a fund-raiser for a documentary about female jazz musicians; Piers Morgan gets the scoop on runaway bride Crystal Harris; celebs flock to the mansion for the Kandyland party); Hef’s Independence Day (Bill Maher, Chris Evans and other stars kick back in the sun as they celebrate the Fourth of July with Hef at the Mansion); Playmate News (Miss December 2007 Sasckya Porto isn’t resting on her laurels; Miss December 1966 Susan Bernard chronicles Marilyn Monroe’s life; Miss July 2011 Jessa Hinton gets silly on Tosh O) Departments – Playbill; Dear Playboy; After Hours; Reviews; Mantrack; Playboy Advisor; Party Jokes; Grapevine Playboy Forum – The Price Is NOT Right (Do the benefits of Homeland Security justify its cost? Not really); Sacred Cow (John Petkovic reveals why Washington won’t curb defense spending)
Issue: October 2011
Condition: Very Good