FEATURES
12 PEOPLE: PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY by Henry Schipper
She's engaged in a war against the Devil, as well as the ERA.
48 POOPING OUT by Eve Babitz
It's called passive aggression, and it's no joke.
58 WHAT WAS HOT AND WHAT WAS NOT by Alan Carnal
A year-end review of the hits and misses of 1981.
84 TAHITI by Jessica Maxwell
Something primal happens to your senses in this paradise.
106 SEX THERAPY by John Hubner and Ann Stone
Is it prostitution or a good way to solve sex problems?
PROFILE
42 Warren Beatty by David Thomson
Vital statistics on Hollywood's own Howard Hughes.
WARM BODIES
52 BOB CHANDLER
A very close look at one of the NFL's sexiest players.
63 JIM DAVIS
Mr. December is special enough to put under the Christmas tree.
72 PLAYGIRL'S 1981 CENTERFOLD ROUNDUP
Once is never enough for this year's dazzling dozen.
127 SNAPSHOTS
Meet our latest discoveries: Chris, Fred, and Ron.
FASHION AND BEAUTY
87 SINGIN' THE BLUES by Dea Eldorado
The latest in men's evening and party attire modeled by the stars of the award-winning
Hill Street Blues.
FICTION
97 THE WRONGED WIFE by Clare Boylan
Before tonight she hadn't realized why she felt so sad.
100 HIS WIFE AND HER HUSBAND by Herbert Gold
Didn't she know princes turn into toads with a kiss?
102 SHADOWS by E.J. McBride
Memories, nice as they may be, are lifeless shadows.
ETCETERA
119 ELECTRONICS AND SPIRITS Coordinated by Gail S. Ritter
Push-button diversions, and rum's the word.
DEPARTMENTS
4 LETTERS
6 INSIDE
10 ADVICE
16 SPORTS by Roberta Smoodin
18 GOSSIP by Bette Noire
21 BOOKS by David Thomson
22 FILM by Molly Haskell
23 MUSIC by Mark Rowland
26 DIET by Judie Lewellen
26 UPDATE by Will Soper
27 EXERCISE by Sylvia G. Lowe
27 HEALTH by Jessica Maxwell
30 QUIZ by Sherry Suib Cohen
33 EROTICA
70 STARSCOPE by Barbara Birdfeather
136 AD NAUSEAM
