COVER STORY
The 2004 Athens Olympics will bring together the most gifted athletes in the world.
From this elite group, PLAYBOY chose eight women whose beauty rivals their athletic
ability. Of course, to make photographer Arny Freytag's medal round, they all
had to torch their uniforms and bathing suits. Here, high jumper Amy Acuff sets
the bar. And our Rabbit wins the silver.
FEATURES
62 MACHINE POLITICS
After the Bush-Gore election, three Florida counties tossed out their punch-card
ballots and replaced them with touch-screen computers. They've since been used
in local elections, with unsettling results: Machines have crashed, votes have
been lost, and voters have been turned away. In the November presidential contest,
one in four people across the country will vote electronically. Are our election
problems only going to get worse? BY DAN BAUM
76 LIQUID ROMANCE
A woman who visits a man in his home expects him to know how to shake, stir and
blend any cocktail she might desire. Here are a few tips on the fine art of romantic
mixology. Plus: The Playboy Bar, our guide to lubricating properlytop-shelf liquor,
barware and more. BY A.J. BAIME
80 PLAYBOY'S 2004 PIGSKIN PREVIEW
We're no fans of the Bowl Championship System, piggyback bowl be damned. Still,
this college season will provide plenty of excitement before the new year. For
our annual guide, we pick the winners and losers, introduce the Playboy All America
team and honor the 2004 Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete. BY GARY COLE
104 YOU'RE KILLING ME! THE PLAYBOY COMPENDIUM OF OUTLAW HUMOR
For 50 years PLAYBOY has championed a comic breed that emerged at the same time
as the magazine: the outlaw humorist. In this A-to-Z primer, we pay homage to
the fearless jesters—such as Lenny Bruce, Bill Maher, Richard Pryor and
the Sex Pistols—who risked jail and alienation to poke fun at such touchy
subjects as sex, race and politics. BY JAMIE MALANOWSKI
1 19 CENTERFOLDS ON SEX: Peggy McIntaggart
Peggy likes to get downright dirty with clean men.
120 20Q TERRELL OWENS
The outspoken Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver can't juke our questions about
his stormy relationship with the San Francisco 49ers, his sidestepping of the
Baltimore Ravens, his touchdown celebrations and how he'd treat an openly gay
teammate. BY DEWEY HAMMOND
FICTION
86 ARE DREAMS FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT
A man suffering from a fatal disease that causes his muscles to atrophy, his hands
to tremble and his lungs to harden faces the last few months of his life. Number
one on his things-to-do-before-I-die list: kill his elderly father, a war veteran
who is also dying and in pain. BY JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN
INTERVIEW
55 GOOGLE GUYS
Websites don't generate fortunes anymore, but Google is an exception. As one of
the most visited Internet sites, the search engine has turned co-founders Sergey
Brin and Larry Page from computer geeks into billionaires. Just before the company
entered a pre-IPO period of silence, we searched the Google guys for answers on
maintaining a laid-back office culture once Google goes public, their "Don't
be evil" company motto and the state of electronic privacy. BY David SHEFF
PICTORIALS
90 PLAYMATE: Scarlett Keegan
Scarlett believes in truth in advertising: She is indeed a redhead.
68 PAINTED LADIES
Never mind the Dutch masters. Hef's master painter substitutes beautiful women
for canvases.
122 THE OLYMPIANS
From the world's greatest collection of athletes, we reveal the best bodies competing
in the Athens Games.
NOTES AND NEWS 11 HEF'S HAPPY 78TH
A toast to Hef with champagne, caviar and celebrities, too!
12 BUNNY HOPPING AT THE MANSION Pam Anderson, James Caan and others joined Hef with their children for his annual
Easter-egg hunt.
47 THE PLAYBOY FORUM
Arthur Schlesinger Jr explains the roots of power in America; why Mary Beth Buchanan
and John Ashcroft are best friends forever.
163 PLAYMATE NEWS
McCarthyism (of the Jenny variety) returns; a QeA with Krista Kelly.
DEPARTMENTS
3 PLAYBILL
15 DEAR PLAYBOY
19 AFTER HOURS
39 MANTRACK
43 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
102 PARTY JOKES
140 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY
169 ON THE SCENE
170 GRAPEVINE
172 POTPOURRI
FASHION
110 THE NEW PLAYBOY
Nine world-class designers—including Tommy Hilfiger, DonatElla Versace and
Joseph Abboud—create the ultimate wardrobe for the 21st century man. BY
JOSEPH DE ACETIS
REVIEWS
29 MOVIES
Josh Hartnett falls in love Chicago-style in Wicker Park; a young filmmaker is
caught in a Mob sting in The Last Shot.
30 DVDS
Stand in line for the Star Wars boxed set; saddle up for Hidalgo.
33 MUSIC
Kool Keith keeps on trucking; the Pierces update Southern folk rock; Dr. John
plays the Big Easy.
34 GAMES
Score a touchdown in Madden NFL 2005; get revved up for Street Racing Syndicate.
36 BOOKS
T.C. Boyle on Alfred Kinsey; Hunter S. Thompson on sports, life and loathing.
