ON THE COVER
Pet of the Month Tamara, photographed by Carl L. Wachter. Her pictorial begins on page 87
FEATURES
14 FAST FORWARD
"Film," by Catherine Seipp; "Food," by Lavada Nahon; "Cigars,"
by Al Goldstein; "Spirits," by Alexis Bespaloff; Anthony Hopkins interviewed by Neil Rosen; and "Clothes Call" by Nicki Gondell
18 JUSTICE
Feminists can't abide the fact that some women choose to charge money for sex.
By Alan M. Dershowitz
20 SMART SEX
Body language may predict how good a lover she might be. By Dr. Judy Kuriansky
23 MEN'S HEALTH & FITNESS
Be stronger, smarter, harder, better! Ultimate tune-ups for top performance
30 TECHNOMANIA
High-tech tools for the 21st century. By Ken Sander
32 THE NEW MORALITY
Men don't understand the fear of rape that women live with. By Maggie Hadleigh-West
34 CALL ME MADAM
By Xaviera Hollander
37 VIEW FROM THE TOP
"N.F.L. Preview": Larry Linderman predicts this season's champions.
42 INTENT TO KILL
The government conspiracy to destroy hydrazine sulfate. Article by Jeff Kamer
45 THE MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT VS. THE TRUTH
An excerpt from the book Dancing Naked in the Mind Field, by Nobel Prize winner
Dr. Kary Mullis
65 Darryl Strawberry
The reborn hero has sparked the Yankees and taken control of his mind and body.
Interview by Lou Sahadi
67 RIBALD RIMES
Our continuing compilation of today's wittiest and lewdest limericks
103 MILITARY AFFAIRS
By Colonel William R. Corson
104 THE NITRO GIRLS
The routines of the cheerleaders of professional wrestling fall somewhere between
high-impact aerobics and lap dancing. Article by Ralph Gardner.
122 WISE & DISSENT
"How Is Clinton Worse Than Nixon?" By Alan M. Dershowitz
124VAN HALEN FAMILY VALUES
They've partied and drugged and banged enough groupies to satisfy Wilt Chamberlain
for several lifetimes. They want to move and grow, but will their fans move
with them? By Jon Wiederhorn
128 THE PENIS PAGE
How the condom came to be made, by Natasha Baguley
151 BIG HOGS AND CHROME HORSES
Hot bikes, warm fur, and cold beer. Text by Gerard Van der Leun; photos by Britt
Lundquist
159 BLACKBOARD JUNGLE
Penthouse takes you back to school in a straitjacket. Satire by Tom Swick
167 THE UNREPENTANT VOYEUR
"From Russia With Lust," by Ralph Gardner Jr.
170 PARTING SHOT
By Bill Lee
190X-RATED VIDEO
By Al Goldstein
PICTORIALS
54 ERIC KROLL
Photos by Eric Kroll
69 THE MUD PEOPLE
Photos by Carl L. Wachter
87 PET OF THE MONTH
Tamara; photos by Carl L. Wachter
111 MISTRESS MariaH'S DIARY
Photos by Tony Ward
139 KEMBRA
Lead singer of The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black; photos by Michael Halsband
DEPARTMENTS
6 HOUSECALL
8 FORUM
47 DREAMS & DIVERSIONS
60 SORAYAMA
127 HOFMEKLER'S PEOPLE
148 THE JOKE MAN
180 PENTHOUSE COMIX
