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Contents: The Secret Life Of Whitey Bulger (The full story behind the biggest law enforcement scandal of our time has never been told – until now); Inside The Head Of Football’s Greatest Nerd (Karl Taro Greenfeld probes the beautiful mind of Jon Gruden, the most obsessed man in football); Artist LeRoy Neiman (A look back at the expressionist who sketched the world for Playboy); Rebel Nation (They beat the odds in one of the greatest championship runs in college basketball history. Kevin Cook revisits the 1990 UNLV Rebels. Plus: Playboy‘s College Hoops Preview); Adopting Africa (Does aid help Africa? Paul Theroux explains what your goodwill is good for); How To Party Like A Gentleman (From John Legend’s playlist to a punch recipe from the world’s biggest bar, the definitive guide to throwing a holiday shindig you’ll talk about all year); Law And Disorder (Adam Reposa’s sanity (and sobriety)? Questionable. His case record? Bulletproof. Bob Drury parties with the most outrageous lawyer in Texas); Playboy Classic: Jack Nicholson (The actor’s 1972 conversation with Richard Warren Lewis reveals he was an iconoclast from the very beginning); All Wrapped Up (These timeless gifts will outlast any gadget or gizmo on your list. Check it twice); Sugar On Top (He’s 56, his wife’s 36, their girlfriend is 20 and they pay her tuition. John H. Richardson on the sugar-baby revolution) Interview – Quentin Tarantino (Michael Fleming sits down with the maverick director to talk about Duango Unchained, turning 50 and why he’s no longer a Hollywood outsider) 20Q – Padma Lakshmi (The gorgeous Top Chef judge gets grilled by David Hochman on her taste in men and how to win her heart (her tips on cooking the perfect roast chicken help).) Fiction – Blind Call (When his 20-year-old unsolved murder case is reopened, LAPD vet Harry Bosch begins to untangle strings that could prove he’s still worth his badge) Pictorials – 2012 Sex In Cinema (Who is pushing the boundaries on the silver screen? The women (and the men) behind this year’s raciest scenes); Red Hot In Rio (Feeling a winter chill? Escape the cold with Brazilian bombshell Dany Giehl); Playmate: Amanda Streich (Enter the dressing room of Miss December, a Polish temptation who is impossible to resist); The Nude Marilyn (Monroe) (She was at once glamorous and melancholic, a tragic beauty like no other. Is that why she still intrigues us?) News & Notes – World Of Playboy (The cast of 90210 visits the Playboy Mansion 90024; the premier of How Playboy Changed The World); Celebrations At The Mansion (Hef’s brother, Keith, gets hitched; Cooper’s star-studded birthday – with Jeff Ross, Pamela Anderson and more); Playmate News (Shannon Tweed salutes our vets; Tiffany Fallon rocks with Rascal Flatts; Kassie Lyn Logsdon sends us a sexy mirror pic) Departments – Playbill; Dear Playboy; After Hours; Reviews; Mantrack; Playboy Advisor; Party Jokes Playboy Forum – No Smoking (A memoir from former poet laureate Donald Hall on a smoker’s life lived well, against the backdrop of our vilification of those who enjoy lighting up); Reader Response (Playboy banned from airplanes and prisons; an attack on our rights? The issues aren’t as simple as you think) Caartoons – Classic Cartoons Of Christmas Past (Playboy‘s twisted take on holiday cheer) Columns – Talking With Gus Van Sant (James Franco ponders mainstream success with the independent director); Why Women Watch Such Crap (Joel Stein comes to grips with the evils of reality TV); Closing The Deal The Old-Fashioned Way (Lisa Lampanelli’s guide to the postdate touchdown) Fashion – Elegantly Wasted (Rufus Wainwright shows off his cool, eclectic style. Fashion by Jennifer Ryan Jones)
Issue: December 2012
Condition: Very Good