FEATURES
110 WE WANT ANSWERS!
GREG KINNEAR
He had a prepubescent encounter with Larry King and has seen naked grAnnies in
slings. Wanna be him?
114 COVER GIRL Tara Reid
The piping-hot American Pie honey makes a purr-fect Melody in next year's Josie
and the Pussycats.
126 GUY IS HIS MIDDLE NAME
BE MACGYVER
What would MacGyver do? Make a thermonuclear device out of a digital watch and
some gum! Now you can, too...
138 INPUT MANAGEMENT
GIRLFRIEND 3.0
She's turned you into the guy she wants. Now it's your turn. Upgrade today!
148 PARTY LIKE IT'S 2001
HOLIDAY TRADITIONS OF THE WORLD
The globe's best holidays, from Sweden's Spanking Day to France's Go Home and
Fuck Your Wife Day!
150 JENNY, JENNY
JENNIFER GAREIS
She plays Ah-nuld's virtual sex slave in The 6th Day. Some dolts have all the
luck.
160 DEATH AT SEA
THE FINAL VOYAGE
They were blown up, burned, drowned, and slammed into the bottom of the sea. For
the first time anywhere, it's the full story of Russia's cursed Kursk submarine.
172 INTELLECTUAL PURSUITS
THE BEST SEX SCENES EVER
Our critics pick the 25 most, ah, stirring sex scenes in film history. College
credit approved!
184 BUCCIN' OUT
TINY TERRORS
Take one look and you may never stop washing your balls.
194 MAMMA Mia Mia KIRSHNER
If you missed this dark beauty in The Crow: City of Angels, now's your chance.
202 SILVER BALLS
SPECIAL: OUR 15-PAGE GIFT GUIDE
Screw everyone else—here's your wish list for the holidays. REGULARS
32 LETTERS
The usual heap of gripes and praises. Good God! Whose idea was it to teach you
people to write?
42 JOKES
Prepare knees for frequent and vigorous slapping.
46 CIRCUS MAXIMUS
Children's letters to Satan, hotels in space, fun with Malcolm X, and a tearful
goodbye to the comic strip "Cathy."
70 HOW TO
This month: How to speed-read, sphn gas, thrw n orgy, gt ovrjt Ig, wn th Ndy 500
and trvl bck in time. Whew!
76 SAYS HER
HER SECRET FETISHES
Women reveal the little things you do that secretly make them wild with desire.
(Hint: Peeing in the sink isn't one of them.)
84 SPORTS
STEVE FRANCIS
To Rookie of the Year Steve Francis, baskètball's more than just a game—it's
a show. The Houston Rockets guard who's giving that baldheaded guy a run for his
money.
THE EDGE
92 HOW MORTICIANS STIFF YOU
So sorry for your loss...now it's time to pay the piper. When you absolutely have
to buy a coffin, here's how to keep from getting nailed.
98 BODY SHOP
DR. MAXIM
Our medical experts discuss the wisdom of taking a scalpel to your thingy and
the relative merits of booze and pot.
104 TURNING POINT
"HONEY, WE'RE PREGNANT!"
We've all had a scare—here's a guy who faced this nightmare, and how he
handled himself. (Actually, he probably wishes he'd handled himself...)
223 MAXIMWEAR
Outerwear for people who actually go outdoors, 4 timely new wristwatches, and
new grooming products—yes, we're talking to you.
255 REVIEWS
We scale Vertical Limit, the climbing disaster movie to end all climbing disaster
movies; listen to Offspring's new baby; and road- test snowboards, dj private
eyes, and rental cars.
284 WHAT IF...
...rock gods were really immortal?