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Contents: Playboy Miscellany (Ben Schott collects a gold mine of surprising Playboy facts, figures, odds and ends); Sex: A Very Oral Report (Our panel of 12 feminists of all stripes speaks about the best and worst of sexual liberation in modern America); The Dead Letter File (From Ronald Reagan to Hunter S. Thompson, we unearth the archived correspondence behind the making of the magazine); Modern Romance (In this parody of old-time modern romance comic books, Joe Casey illustrates the cynicism of contemporary life and love, circa 2014); Playboy‘s Best Practices (There’s advice, then there’s great advice. Here are 60 things we’ve learned that will last a lifetime); Playboy, Magazine Ads And The Original Mad Man (George Lois examines 60 years of our magazine’s ads, uncovering exactly how things have changed for the better) Interview – Ben Affleck (Michael Fleming discovers the formula for the actor’s comeback, his fight to keep the paparazzi at bay and why his Batman turns makes perfect sense (to him)) 20Q – Patton Oswalt (The stand-up reveals how growing up geek led to his fantasy career – actor, writer and keeper of internet peace – for Stephen Rebello) Fiction – Julie And The Warlord (Julie wondered what her date did for a living. She shouldn’t have asked); By Sun And Lightning (Don Winslow transports us into the desert, where two thieves test the power of love against a bullet, a backstabbing fixer and imminent arrest) Essays – Entropy (Playwright David Mamet transcends history’s psychology and philosophy in this disquisition on the twilight of American hegemony and the face of the world to come); The Future Of Evil (Has the rise of technology made way for a new breed of malice? Tech pioneer Jaron Lanier considers the downside of social media, especially in the wrong hands); What Is A Brandy? (Philosopher Slavoj Zizek delineates how entangled capitalist brands, the modern experience, the logo and our personalities have become); The Noise On The Bus (Mark Leyner takes a hilarious ride on the TMZ bus to discover the meaning of celebrity in the age of the smartphone. One thing he learned? Everyone’s insane); In Search Of The Lost Rock & Roll Icon (Novelist Rick Moody scrutinizes the history of the pop music icon to decipher whether the rock god is dead or alive in a post-radio culture); From Butkus To Buttercup (Buzz Bissinger explains how the gridiron’s concussion crisis could bring about its downfall, and why the game shouldn’t be neutered); Tweet Victory (Some may see Facebook as a sign of the apocalypse, but Ben Smith sees a tool that could save the written word. The BuzzFeed king shares his optimism about journalism’s future); Time To Adapt (Alex Hall looks at the futility of climate-change counteraction, arguing that from here on out, our only choice is to deal with a world embroiled in environmental havoc); “I Want A Guy With A Sense Of Humor” (Legendary comedian Gilbert Gottfried explains why no comic – least of all him – has ever gotten laid because of a joke) Pictorials – Love On The Rocks (David Bellemere creates an ethereal dreamscape with an unforgettable Mexican muse); Into The Wild (Miss January Roos van Montfort taps her primal spirit in a chillingly erotic winter scene); Hollywood Swingin’ (This is Miss February Amanda Booth‘s Los Angeles: wet, wild and fun); 2013 Playmate Review (Of last year’s dozen unforgettable Playmates, only one will be crowned Playmate Of The Year); The Immaculate Kate Moss – After 25 years as the world’s top supermodel, Kate Moss still reigns supreme. Tom Jones extracts her secrets. Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott capture her best shoot yet) Forum – Buying The Farm (Poet Donald Hall studies the brilliant realities of life’s end and ponders how he’d like to die); Reader Response (Attacking the climate lobby; the logical fallacy in blaming banks; dissecting science’s death) Columns – Car Castration (Joel Stein looks at the self-driving car and sees a threat to his manhood); Behind The Penis Straws (Hilary Winston wants a bachelorette party to remember. Her fiancé just wants one to forget) News & Notes – Hangin’ With Hef (The best toasts, memories and Mansion nights from 60 years with Hef); Playmate News (Hope Dworaczyk heads up a fashion site; Alyssa Arce debuts a new kick-boxing promotion) Cartoons – Laugh Tracks (Hugh Hefner hand-selects the wittiest quips and funniest jest from 60 years of Playboy cartoon archives) Departments – Playbill; Dear Playboy; After Hours; Reviews; Mantrack; Playboy Advisor; Party Jokes
Issue: January – February 2014
Condition: Very Good