ARTICLES AND FEATURES 32 INSIDE CAPITOL HILL Investigative report by Sheila Hershow
A fascinating look at the undercover supersleuths who tackle our nation's worst
scandals—and save you from billion-dollar ripoffs.
36 THE MONEY DEBT
By Theodore Baker
Are you embarrassed when she picks up the dinner tab? Are you afraid she won't
go to bed with you because she paid for your evening out? Don't be! Learn how
to handle yourself around a financially liberated woman.
44 PRISONER IN AFGHANISTAN
By Jonathan Kwitny
The story, in his own words, of an American reporter held captive by Afghan rebels
during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
66 SATURDAY NIGHT
Fiction by Craig Strete
DeSiring a woman who is out of your league, you may find the secrets of how she
lives. But you can often live a lot longer not knowing them.
68 INTERVIEW: DICK MAURICE
He knows all the stars in Hollywood and Vegas. Some of them love him—others
hate his guts. You can make up your own mind.
73 ENTERPRISING HI-FI TO LAST PAST 2001
By Robert Angus
Ultra-modern home and car entertainment advances that will take you from the present
to the future.
76 FUTURE SCHLOCK
Humor by David Kearns
Insane products to launch the unpromising 1980s.
87 PRIVATE LIVES: A TRULY UNDERCOVER MISSION
Charlie needed all the help he could get for the story. Avital gave him what he
needed. Then she gave him much more. PICTORIALS
38 FOCUS ON BOB CARLOS CLARKE
Eighth in a series on top photographers, how they began, and a portfolio of their
best nude work.
47 "GIRL NEXT DOOR FOR THE YEAR" FINALISTS
Take another peek at the 12 beautiful monthly winners of Gallery's amateur erotic
photography contest. Then vote for your favorite on the postcard opposite page
54.
54 "GIRL NEXT DOOR" NEW ENTRIES
Amateur Erotic Photography Contest
57 SPECIAL GIANT PULL-OUT CENTERFOLD OF THIS MONTH'S "GIRL NEXT DOOR"
WINNER
78 A MATTER OF RECOGNITION
Photographs by Peter Flodqvist
107 KAT'S EYES
Photographs by Peter Flodqvist DEPARTMENTS
8 FEEDBACK
Letters from our readers.
19 PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS
By Jill Toffer
23 GALLERY'S YOU SECTION
Your Career Success by Mel Shestack
Your Alternative Choices Your Body and Hers by Peter Frishauf and Katharine Rice
Your Leisure Hours:
Video by Robert Angus
Screen by Tom Seligson
Music by Meridee Merzer
Books by Donald Newlove NEW CONTEST SECTION
92 "THE OTHER WOMAN" CONTEST
Can you tell a man's girlfriend or wife from his sister or secretary?
94 "HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE?"
A humorous new contest.
PUBLISHER'S PAGE
What's new at Gallery?
Anyone who asks that question had better be ready for a long answer. New ideas
are always popping up here, and the ones we think you'd enjoy ultimately find
their way into our pages. For example:
—The all-time favorite new idea, of course, was Gallery's original "Girl
Next Door" Amateur Erotic Photography Contest. It has become the most popular
feature of any magazine in America because it demonstrates once and for all that
beauty and desirability can be found not only in photographs of professional models,
but in every man's own backyard and bedroom, too. Men today like honesty, and
that is the key ingredient of Gallery's "Girl Next Door." I hope you
will use the pull-out voting card in this issue to help your favorite contestant
win our top prize.
We will also be bringing you closer to "Girls Next Door," with special
features that take you even more intimately into their homes and daily experiences.
Last month's visit with a group of former winners, in which they described how
the contest has affected their lives, was just the first example of this new idea.
—Beginning next month, we will be matching our usual feast for the eyes
with an intriguing treat for your mind. One of the most popular writers of our
time, Isaac Asimov, has decided to challenge Gallery's readers with a diabolically
clever series of mini-mysteries. Each has a unique twist at the end, and you are
asked to guess the solution based on previously given clues. We call the series
"The Asimov Challenge." If you think you're sleuth enough to match wits
with the best, we invite you to join us next month.
—In the past two months, we introduced a new contest section designed to
give readers additional opportunities to join in the fun. Entries have already
begun to pour in for both "How Many Does It Take?" and "The Other
Woman." The first calls for your creative sense of humor; the second lets
you test whether our millions of other readers are good judges of character ...
and how well they know you. Turn to page 92 of this issue for our new contest
section.
—Readers' letters make it clear that "People, Places and Things"
has become a favorite feature. To help you enjoy it even more, we're going to
put it in full color beginning next month.The nature of that column--packed as
it is with lively photos and strange goings-on—makes it ideal for color,
so we've decided to go all the way.
—With all the entertainment value we try to inject into our new ideas, we
never forget our commitment to bringing you the straight facts about more serious
happenings that affect your life. At a time when it's difficult to believe some
of the things you read in newspapers and see on television (statements from Three
Mile Island nuclear officials, for example), it's important to have at least one
reliable source you can count on. Beginning in our October issue, we'll be revealing
new information about environmental dangers that are being hushed up at the highest
levels of world government. It may not be "fun" to read, but we feel
we owe this service to you.
Not all good ideas come from the Gallery staff. Some are recommended by readers
who like the magazine so much that they want to participate in making it the best
publication it can be. If you have an idea or two you would like to share with
us, let me know. Thanks.
