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Contents: El Gringo Loco (Would you swap lives with a cartel drug runner? John H. Richardson chronicles an American’s improbable slide into an insane and dangerous job); Sale Of The Century (Sex, drugs and shady home financing: David Kushner unravels a tale of credit fraud that would make Bernie Madoff shiver); Retro Renovation (Tastemaker Taavo Somer designs a Playboy pad worthy of the modern man); The New Grand Tour (From Berlin to Marrakech, our new capitals of cool are redefining vacation); Cracking The Bar Code (Concoct the perfect cocktail using these behind-the-bar secrets); Playboy Classic: Muhammad Ali (Lawrence Linderman’s 1975 conversation captures the politics, philosophy and personality that define boxing’s greatest); The Accidental Capitalist (A company that profits from doing the right thing? Craig Vetter on why Patagonia’s founder is mad enough to pull it off) Interview – J.J. Abrams (David Hochman nerds out over Star Trek – and Star Wars – with the man whose universe knows no bounds) 20Q – Peter Dinklage (The Games of Thrones star holds court with Eric Spitznagel, exploring the sex appeal of the smaller man) Fiction – Cannibal (Chuck Palahniuk tells the story of a boy whose unusually twisted bedroom talent prompts an apt but disturbing nickname) Pictorials – This Side Of Paradise (Idling seaside with model Monika Pietrasinska is our favorite new way to enjoy life at the beach); Playmate: Kristen Nicole (Take a tour of Mexico with a positively intoxicating beauty); The Diamond Heiress (Tamara Ecclestone is a Formula One scion – and so much more) News & Notes – World Of Playboy (Playboy Israel launches: a tribute to the life of Mary O’Connor); Hangin’ With Hef (A Playmate-studded Oscar party; George Lopez takes on Jazz Fest); Playmate News (Claire Sinclair in Vegas; Carrie Stevens wields a sharp kitchen knife) Departments – Playbill; Dear Playboy; After Hours; Reviews; Mantrack; Playboy Advisor; Party Jokes Playboy Forum – Death By Drone (Will Americans become drone targets? Melba Newsome takes a hard look at our constitutional right to due process); Reader Response (Suburban flight; calls to tax the wealthy; why pot is not a gateway drug); Check Yourself (Tech companies have more and more of our personal data. Can they be trusted?); Drill, Baby, Drill (Brian Cook details how Exxon Mobil is steadily leading our march toward ecological ruin) Columns – Talking With Frank Bidart (One of America’s greatest poets explores his work with James Franco); With Friends Like These (Lisa Lampanelli’s farewell column teaches you that if you want to be her lover, you’ve got to get with her friends); Hair Today (Gone…whell, whenever. Joel Stein gives up in the war with his hairline) Fashion – Liquid Assets (This fragrance portfolio will earn high returns all spring)
Issue: May 2013
Condition: Very Good