COVER STORY
In 1994 supermodel Eva Herzigova appeared on billboards across the world, modeling
the Wonderbra. Sales of the pushup brassiere skyrocketed, and so did Eva's fame.
Now she and photographer Mario Sorrenti open the gates to the Garden of Eva. Prepare
to be tempted. Our Rabbit became unhooked at the sight of such beauty.
FEATURES
60 DETROIT, DEATH CITY
Widespread violence and poverty have turned the Motor City into an American horror
story. Our reporter examines Detroit's sad tale from the perspective of one native
family—his own. His father-in-law, a 1960s revolutionary, tried to reinvent
the metropolis; his brother-in-law renounced black power for the lure of the streets.
BY FRANK OWEN
72 GAME MASTERS
Casinos always need new games to entice jaded gamblers. And 7 Card Thrill and
2-2-1 are the newest card games being slotted into second-tier casinos in Las
Vegas, Mississippi and Atlantic City. PLAYBOY tracks down their inventors—men
who have staked their lives on the bet that the big casinos will adopt their games.
Will they hit the jackpot? BY JOHN BLOOM
76 THE SOPHISTICATED SUMMER GRILL
Just because you're firing up the charcoal doesn't mean you have to feed your
guests hamburgers and hot dogs. We asked four celebrity chefs to share their secrets
for turning a backyard barbecue into a gourmet feast. BY KENT BLACK
100 PLAYBOY'S NFL PREVIEW
We looked into our crystal football to predict whether the Patriots will win another
Super Bowl, who will be left standing when the Cowboys and Eagles butt heads,
and which off-season trades and draft choices will have the biggest impact. Plus,
PLAYBOY'S dream team and some little-known football stats. BY ALLEN ST. JOHN AND
ALLEN BARRA
115 CENTERFOLDS ON SEX: CARMELLA DE CESARE
The 2004 Playmate of the Year isn't into one-night stands. But trust us—sex
with her is well worth the wait.
116 20Q Spike Lee
The director of Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever tackles corporate greed in
his new film, She Hate Me. He gives us unscripted answers to taboo questions about
racial stereotypes, three-way relationships and the reason behind Tiger Woods's
faltering game. BY WARREN KALBACKER
FICTION
22 UP AGAINST THE WALL
To avoid fighting in Vietnam, a man takes a job teaching in an inner-city school.
With the help of his friends, he ends up creating his own war zone. BY T.C. BOYLE
INTERVIEW
51 Matt Damon
Damon has starred in Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr. Ripley and Saving Private
Ryan, partial his way around Hollywood with Ben Affleck, and loved and left some
of the world's most beautiful women. As The Bourne Supremacy hits theaters, we
expose the real man behind the nice-guy facade. In an outspoken Playboy Interview,
Damon swears more than you'd expect him to, reveals the downside of falling for
co-stars and provides an insider's account of the Bennifer breakup. BY STEPHEN
REBELLO
PICTORIALS
66 WOMEN BEHIND BARS
These ladies serve sex on the beach.
86 PLAYMATE: PI LAR LASTRA
We see No Rules in this Texan's future.
120 ALL ABOUT EVA
The Wonderbra model's cups overfloweth.
NOTES AND NEWS
11 HANGIN' WITH HEF
12 MARDI GRAS MANSION MASH
Simon Cowell, Heidi Fleiss and Owen Wilson parade around the Mansion on the Big
Easy's big night.
43 THE PLAYBOY FORUM
The grim results a Bush win would have on the Supreme Court; Bill Gates Sr. begs
the IRS to tax him.
151 PLAYMATE NEWS Gretchen Mol stars as Bettie Page in the pinup queen's biopic; a tribute to Donna
Michelle; Patrick Warburton's favorite Playmate.
DEPARTMENTS
3 PLAYBILL
15 DEAR PLAYBOY
19 AFTER HOURS
35 MANTRACK
39 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
98 PARTY JOKES
154 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY
157 ON THE SCENE
158 GRAPEVINE
160 POTPOURRI
FASHION
106 INSIDE THE ENTOURAGE
Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon and the other stars of HBO's newest series, Entourage,
model suits with Tinseltown cool. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS
112 SLICK KICKERS
Want some respect on the street? Pound the pavement in these sneakers. BY JOSEPH
DE ACETIS
REVIEWS
27 MOVIES
M. Night Shyamalan's The Village is creepy; Catwoman isn't the cat's meow.
29 DVDS
Get hitched to Starsky & Hutch; Kill Bill Vol. 2 beats its predecessor; Sigourney
Weaver—topless!
30 MUSIC
The Hong Kong channels Blondie; the Mooney Suzuki returns; Tommy Stinson's solo
album needs no Replacements.
32 GAMES
Get caught in Spider-Man 2's web; make the 2004 Olympic team in Athens.
33 BOOKS
Robert Olen Butler's Had a Good Time is a good read; the skinny on Fatty Arbuckle's
life.
