DEPARTMENTS
2 EDITOR'S STATEMENT
4 SEX TALK by Dr. Ruth Westheimer
6 QUIZ by Sherry Suib Cohen
8 LETTERS
8 READERS' POLL
10 GOSSIP by Bette Noire
14 NEWSWORTHY
14 BODY TALK by Henrietta C. Spencer, Ph.D.
15 LIFESTYLE STRATEGIES by Laurie H. Hutzler
16 ON THE RAZOR'S EDGE by Tom McKay
33 MUSIC by Mark Rowland
34 VIDEO by Bette Noire
36 BOOKS by David Thomson
36 FILM BIREFS by Bette Noire
58 STARSCOPE by ElizaBeth
60 PLAYGIRL FUNNIES Lynn Williams
77 READERS' FANTASY FORUM
112 COMING UP 112 FEATURES
30 SEX-ED VIDEOS: A LESSON OR A TURN-ON? By Karen Bender
72 RIGHT-WING WOMEN by Vicki Greenleaf
86 SEX AND RELIGION by IntraCorp Sex Analysis Group/PLAYGIRL Survey PERSONALITIES
12 CLOSE-UP: MITCH GAYLORD by Rhonda J. Wilson
18 PLAYGIRL INTERVIEW: David-lee-model">David Lee ROTH by Roberta Smoodin
26 PEOPLE: Michelle Phillips by Roberta Smoodin FASHION
38 SWEET ADVENTURE by Shari Geffen PICTORIALS
46 PLAYGIRL'S STAR ATHLETE
51 PLAYGIRL'S MAN FOR AUGUST
62 CELEBRITY NUDE: STEPHEN PEARCY
68 CHOICE CHEEKS FICTION
82 SWITZERLAND by Suzanne Berne
