5 OTHER VOICES A randy reunion and a steamy public display of affection highlight these readers'
letters
11 ON THE RECORD
Before there was heavy metal, there was the blues. A handful of blues and R&B
CDs are reviewed
7 IN THE VCR
In this month's installment, John Borrelli takes a look at the sublime and the
ridiculous on videotape
19 HOT OFF THE PRESSES
How much is a lifetime of celibacy worth? Find out in this roundup of sex-related
news
21 READING MATTERS
Our book reviewer examines great fictional villains from the Devil to Hannibal
Lecter
26 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY
There's more to college life than classes, blue book exams and fraternity parties
32 POPE ON A ROPE
He's in the joint now, but Michael Cesar, the Pope of Pot, is still getting high.
By Mark Rose
36 TAXI FROM HELL
A Russian hack learns about capitalism on the fast track—the streets of
Manhattan.
By Vladimir Lobas
40 PHOTO SHOTS I
It takes a special man to capture Annie Burke's fancy. If you're an animal lover.
you just might be the lucky guy
48 DRAFT JESSE...
And we don't mean James. Hot Talk's answer to the political mess of 1992
52 ...DUMP BUSH
It's high time for the Republicans to take a stand and give George the boot
54 WHO PEED ON ME?
President Bush is lampooned by Carmen Ficarra. A scatological political satire
56 HALCION HAZE
Benjamin J. Stein sounds the alarm: our President is in a Halcion daze
58 WIFE STORIES
Words of love ignite an already sizzling marriage.
Fiction by John Vanni
63 OTHER VOICES II
Copulating cops and bawdy bachelorettes are just a few of the people you'll meet
this month. Dig in!
68 BANGKOK JOURNAL VII
The Mystery deepens and the temperature rises when Pete and Chari reunite in Burma.
Fiction by Dick Eliot
75 NIPPON REDUX
America, the country that loves to hate.
An essay by Russell Baker
77 NO HOLDS BARRED
An excerpt from one of the classic "dirty books" of the 1960s.
By Luther Lee
86 PHOTO SHOTS II
It's the same old story. Frog meets girl and ...