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Contents: The Redemption Of A Sneaker Pimp (Why are NCAA athletes worth millions and paid nothing? Neal Gabler profiles Sonny Vaccaro, who helped create the system he is now on a mission to destroy); Gilding The Gridiron (Our crash course in gentlemanly tailgating will show you how to dress, eat and drink with distinction); Top 10 Party Schools (From sports to sex, we rank the campuses that make Animal House look like a nunnery); Playboy Classic: Stephen Hawking (Man has always pondered his origins; Stephen Hawking brings us closer to answers than anyone else. We tackle the big questions with the scientific genius); The Gaming Gold Rush (Forget Facebook. David Kushner goes inside the billion dollar world of mobile gaming, where thumb-size diversions mean big business); Playboy‘s NFL Preview (Rick Gosselin crunches the numbers and finds a surprise Super Bowl standouot) Fiction – Circuit Breakers (At a rehab center where patients are encouraged to indulge, an addict’s fantasy quickly becomes his nightmare. By College Fiction Contest winner Don Peteroy) Interview – Lee Child (Steve Oney grills the best-selling novelist who created Jack Reacher, America’s favorite badass) 20Q – Dax Shepard (How did the actor go from burnout to beau of Kristen Bell? David Hochman discovers the method to Shepard’s madness) Pictorials – Czech Mate (Watch out: Kamila Hermanova can tame any man); Playmate: Pamela Horton (October’s Playmate is an artist sure to fire up any imagination); Girls Of The Big 10 (Playboy‘s campus tour uncovers the unspoiled beauties of the Midwest) News & Notes – World Of Playboy (Minglilng with the vixens of True Blood; pregaming the ESPY’s; Kendra shows Hef her Love Candy); Hangin’ With Hef (Cee Lo Green, Pauly Shore and our Playmates make this a Midsummer Night’s Dream to remember); Playmate News (Carrie Stevens and her Playmate pals make dinner beautiful again; rocking with Nikki Leigh) Cartoons – The Weird World Of Gahan Wilson (Ghoulish grins from our master cartoonist) Departments – Playbill; Dear Playboy; Afterhours; Reviews; Mantrack; Playboy Advisor; Party Jokes Playboy Forum – Hands Off My Big Gulp (Mayor Bloomberg wants to downsize New York’s soft drinks. But as Melba Newsome argues, the only thing he’s downsizing is your freedom); Reader Response (The true cost of concealed carry; American anger, online and off; straight talk about gay marriage); How Apple Rules America (Brian Cook’s ongoing series reveals the brutal reality under Apple’s polished veneer); A Party Of Pirates (From the murky seas of the web emerges a new political force. Josh Kron chronicles the rise of the Pirate Party, the internet’s latest uprising) Columns – Talking With Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg (James Franco chats with Hollywood’s funniest duo on maturity and pot); I Hate Football (Joel Stein dissects the sport he hates to love); Forget Money – Get A Job With Sex Appeal (Lisa Lampanelli gets you laid, via LinkedIn) Fashion – Fall For Fragrance (Our guide to autumn’s most rugged scents. Curated by Jennifer Ryan Jones)
Issue: October 2012
Condition: Very Good